1750

Old Games Day Devils Elbow

General Wade

1935

Glenshee Timeline

Skiers Begin to explore Glenshee's Hills on Foot

1955

Glenshee Timeline

First Rope Tow

First powered rope tow built at Ben Gulabin, driven by an old tractor

1957

T-Bar Lift built on Meall Odhar by Dundee Ski Club

1961

Glenshee Timeline

Glenshee Chairlift Company formed to built a chairlift

1962

Glenshee Timeline

Cairnwell Chair Opens

To the Public, A book of 12 tickets cost £1

1963

Glenshee Timeline

The First Lift on Sunnyside

A T-Bar is built and a part-time ski rescue service is established by local GP Dr Paul Mackenzie. Volunteer Scouts and Guides were the first "Ski Patrollers".

1966

Glenshee Timeline

The Base Café was built

Along with the Ski area expanded and the opening of the Butcharts T-bar.

1966

Butcharts T-Bar was Built

1967

Glenshee Timeline

Opening of the Cairnwell T-Bar

1968

Glenshee Timeline

Ski-rescue Facilities

Dedicated ski-rescue facilities was built. Previously the used a Caravan but it blew away in a gale!

1969

Glenshee Timeline

Devils Elbow

The Legendary "Devils Elbow" hairpin on the A93 is bypassed as part of a major road update

1971

Glenshee Timeline

Carn Aosda T-Bar opens

1974

Glenshee Timeline

The Plastic Slope Poma Opens

The piste really was plastic, however silt running off the hills clogged up the matting and this was later removed, the name stuck though.

1977

The Sunnyside T-Bar replaced

Replaced with a new Poma lift. This was doubled up with the addition of Sunnyside-2 the next year.

1978

Glenshee Timeline

The First Snow grooming machine arrives at Glenshee

1978

Sunnyside 2 Poma Built

1979

Cluny Poma

The “middle valley” opens up with the construction of the first Cluny Poma.

1980

Glenshee Timeline

Second Chairlift on Sunnyside

Glenshee’s second chairlift opens on Sunyside, along with a new poma on Meall Odhar.

1980

The Dink-Dink beginners lift opens

1982

Caenlochan poma opens alongside the original T-bar on Meall Odhar.

1983

Glenshee Timeline

Beag Poma Built

1983

The first lift opens in Coire Fionn

The first lift opens in Coire Fionn, and Glenshee gets its first full-time ski patroller.

1984

Tom Dearg poma opens.

1985

Glenshee Timeline

Coire Fionn-2 poma opens.

1986

Glenshee Timeline

The longest & Highest lift at Glenshee opens

Glas Maol Poma, the longest and highest lift at Glenshee opens giving the glen its second black-grade run.

1987

British Association Of Ski Patrollers Founded

1987

Glenshee Timeline

Cluny-2 and Butcharts Access pomas open.

1989

Claybokie poma opens.

2004

Original Chiarlift Company bought out by centre management.

2004

Mountain Bike Track Opens

2009

Beginner Rope Tow Built

2010

Glenshee Timeline

Baddoch chairlift opens.

2015

Glenshee Timeline

Cairnwell chairlift upgrade

The original Cairnwell chairlift is replaced and upgraded with the new triple chair.

2018

Opening of the Snow Roads Scenic Route

2019

Snowfactory snow making system installed.

We are closed for 2 weeks from 4th Nov to 17th Nov 24

Cafe will reopen 18th Nov 2024

The chairlift will remain closed until the winter season , we plan to open for snowsports on 21st Dec 24 with man made snow on 2 x beginner runs and 1 x intermediate, more if we get enough natural snowfall .

Online bookinigs will open from 21st Dec for the holiday period , or you can pay on the day at the ticket office

(limited tickets on man made snow) 

See Daily Status for updates