There are five ski areas in Scotland - Glen Coe, Nevis Range, Aviemore, Glenshee and The Lecht. There is also an indoor skiing facility at Braehead in Glasgow.

 

Glen Coe is the oldest of the ski areas and was the first in Scotland to have an overhead tow. Prior to that enthusiasts would hike up any hill that had snow on it carrying their skis and then slide back down. Records suggest that people were doing this in Glen Coe as far back as 1911. My first encounter with skiing was about half a century later on Ben Lawers. The skis were long and wooden with coiled spring bindings and you struggled uphill in the snow carrying your skis and then slid down, falling over a few times on the way and then got up and did it again. At that time skiing abroad was for the elite and I didn't find myself very attracted to something that I could do much more easily without the encumbrance of skis.

 

Aviemore was the next ski area and has become the biggest, with considerable investment being ploughed into the ski area and the town of Aviemore over the years. Glenshee has the widest area and the greatest variety of runs including the steepest black run, which is called The Tiger. The most recent ski area is Nevis Range with a gondola to take you from the car park to the restaurant and base station. The main area has a number of runs served by a chair and surface tows while the back corrie offers more challenging skiing. The Lecht has quite limited skiing.

 

You can check conditions at all the areas via this link - http://ski.visitscotland.com/