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Scotland Ski Area Business At All Time Low

Oct 26, 2007 By Patrick Thorne     Comments (2)

Scotland's five ski areas recorded less than 80,000 skier visits between them last winter, less than 20 percent of the numbers that used to visit the country's slopes in their heyday in the 1960s and '70s. The most popular area remains Cairngorm, above Aviemore, which accounted for about half the total. Least visited was Glencoe with 7,300 skier days logged as recently as 2000/1. The areas reported a combined 365,000 visits, with Glenshee the most popular with 118,000 visit – last season it was just 8,500. The country's ski areas have suffered a succession of lackluster winters and have limited snowmaking coverage, in part due to the difficulty of making snow as temperatures tend to fluctuate widely in the winter and are often too warm for snow making. All is not lost for snow in Scotland, however, as a year-round indoor snow center, the SNO!zone has opened near Glasgow, attracting far more visitors than all of the regular ski hills.
 

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  • by sataustralia Aug 20, 2009
    I tried the opening of the season at Aviemore and then skipped around to Glenshee. It was good fun as there were not many there. We had just come from Interlaken...That's the one in Switzerland. I bought my Ski outfit and Skis from the OP shop in Aviemore 4Scottish Pounds and 5 Scottish pounds respectively. Hey they even work in Australia. Ever taken a pair of skis travelling to Hong Kong and Singapore? A great conversation piece. NO! I think the slopes in Scotland will endure even if they have lousy seasons. I get to go skiing down here (Thredbo) in September again. For me a 2500km round trip from South Australia. I WILL be back!
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  • by 5nichc.2005 Jan 10, 2009
    It's sad but i think that the next 10 years will see the end of skiing in Britain. Enjoy it while you still can.
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