First powered rope tow built at Ben Gulabin, driven by an old tractor
To the Public, A book of 12 tickets cost £1
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".
Along with the Ski area expanded and the opening of the Butcharts T-bar.
Dedicated ski-rescue facilities was built. Previously the used a Caravan but it blew away in a gale!
The Legendary "Devils Elbow" hairpin on the A93 is bypassed as part of a major road update
The piste really was plastic, however silt running off the hills clogged up the matting and this was later removed, the name stuck though.
Replaced with a new Poma lift. This was doubled up with the addition of Sunnyside-2 the next year.
The “middle valley” opens up with the construction of the first Cluny Poma.
Glenshee’s second chairlift opens on Sunyside, along with a new poma on Meall Odhar.
The first lift opens in Coire Fionn, and Glenshee gets its first full-time ski patroller.
Glas Maol Poma, the longest and highest lift at Glenshee opens giving the glen its second black-grade run.
The original Cairnwell chairlift is replaced and upgraded with the new triple chair.
We will have the Plastic, half the DinkDink and the Rope tow open for snowsports.
Thin in places but improving.
Sorry no snow for sledging
