Glencoe Ski area

Glencoe Mountain Resort (Previously known as Glencoe Mountain limited or the White Corries ski centre), near Glencoe, Highland, is the oldest ski area in Britain, with the country's first ski tow which being installed in 1955 for around £5,000.[1] The ski area has eight lifts[2] on Meall a' Bhuiridh, (Translates to 'Hill of the roaring stag') which serve 20 runs / pistes / trails, including Scotland’s longest and steepest skiing slopes.[3] The Coire Pollach non-detachable Poma surface / drag lift was added to the mountain for the start of the 2016 season. The current access chairlift was renovated around this time, with new chairs and engine drive, as were the cafe facilities at the base of the mountain, accompanied by a new ticketing system and a new rental building. Installation of the new Rannoch 3 person chairlift is ongoing.[4] The car park is situated at the base of the mountain, below the normal snow line (although it is occasionally possible to ski all the way down to the car park). Snowsports facilities are reached via the Access chair lift, which also runs in summer for tourists, walkers and mountain bikers. A range of cross country and downhill mountain bike trails, bike, helmet and armour rental are available in the summer months, as are sno-tubing sessions on the plastic slope at the base of the mountain. In the winter, sledging, snowsports, lessons and lift accessed hiking are available. Accommodation is available year - round in micro -lodges, electric hookups and camping plots [https://www.glencoemountain.co.uk/accommodation/]. Accommodation is also available in the nearby villages of Glencoe and Ballachulish.

Glencoe Mountain Resort
Glencoe ski centre from near the top of the access chair lift
LocationGlencoe, Highland
Nearest major cityGlasgow
Runs20
Lift system8 (2 Chairlifts (another planned for (2017/18)), 3 Tows, 2 T-bar, 1 Poma)
Websitehttp://www.glencoemountain.co.uk/

The main resort building suffered a fire on Christmas Day 2019 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50916475], which was followed by the demolition of the main cafe, ticket office and rental department. Temporary replacement structures have subsequently erected, including the 'White Corries' Cafe at the bottom of the car park.

The Resort is located off the A82, at the end of a ~1km access road amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the UK, roughly 15 miles (24 km) from Invercoe. Citylink provide public transport to the Resort, dropping off at the main road.

References
  1. http://www.winterhighland.info/forum/file.php?2,file=6919
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.facebook.com/GlencoeMountain/photos/a.112454045449052.13670.111429118884878/1302968513064260

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