Glenshee ski holidays Skiing & snowboarding in Glenshee, Perthshire
Overview
Glenshee ski holidays - a delightful ski centre in the lower Cairngorm Mountains with Britain's largest lift system. The skiing extends over 3 valleys and 4 mountains providing a wide variety of skiing terrain for complete beginners to experts. Serviced by 22 lifts, the 36 pistes offer the most extensive skiing in the UK and one of the reasons why Glenshee is such a popular place to visit.
Off the mountains, the apres-ski is centrered around the tiny Spittal of Glenshee hotel bar or in Braemar, where you will find a good but small selection of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants.
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| Altitude | 650 m |
| Top lift | 1068 m |
| Piste (km) | 40 km |
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Featured ski holiday rentals
The ski centre has no accommodation other than a campsite so the best options for ski holiday rentals that are close to Glenshee are in Braemar, Spittal of Glenshee and Ballater which is renowned for its royal connections. Renting a lodge or cabin is popular with with families, friends and groups as self catering ski holiday accommodation provides the freedom, flexibility and space to do what you want, when you want.
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Our view on skiing in Glenshee
In a nutshell, Glenshee ski holidays are not that well known outside of the UK and consequently, the slopes are fairly quiet midweek, with the exception of school holidays, meaning minimal lift queues and an uncrowded base station cafe. On a fine spring day with blue skies and warm sunshine, skiing at Glenshee is a joy...please see our Glenshee resort guide for more information on the ski area and ski holiday rentals.
