Scottish ski history past or failed ski developments
Highland-Instinct is currently undertaking an extensive project of collating, gathering and researching as full a history of Scottish skiing as we can manage. Due to the nature of the task - and given that the work is being carried out in my own (limited) free time - the project is far from short.

None of the fruits of this ongoing work have yet been made available. The pages below were written in early 2006, and are summaries of early ski developments or proposals (largely outwith the present ski centres).

If anybody may be able to contribute to our history project, I would be very interested in hearing from you.

It's our history - let's keep it.
- Jamie (Highland-Instinct), October 2009.
An incomplete list giving a brief summary on past and failed skiing developments in Scotland. More information available for some of those listed.

 • Ben Wyvis
 - Information and images regarding numerous larger scale failed proposals involving rack-rail schemes.

 • Braeriach
 - Information available regarding the previous possibility to develop this area which was later dismissed.

 • Cairn an Tuirc
 - Limited information available regarding this 1960s rope tow up Turkey Gully.

 • Coire Odhar, Lawers Range
 - Limited information available regarding this hut and tow.

 • Creagan Bheithe (Ben Gulabin)
 - Information, speculation and images available regarding a hut and tows operated by the Dundee Ski Club

 • Dalmunzie
 - No information available about this small tow with snow making operated behind the Spittal (the International Glenshee ski school)

 • Dalwhinnie Corries
 - Information and graphics available regarding this failed larger scale proposal from the 1980s that was near construction.

 • Glenmore Gondola
 - Information and graphics available regarding this failed alternative proposal to the Funicular.

 • Jean's Gully, Drumochter
 - Information and an article available about this failed 1980s proposal that received outline planning permission

 • Lurcher's Gully & Coire an t-Sneachda
 - Information and graphics available regarding this failed larger scale proposal for expansion of the CairnGorm ski area in '81 and '91.

 • Mar Lodge Ski Centre
 - Information available regarding this ambitious 1960s ski area involving large-scale snow making.

 • Mount Blair
 - No information available about a portable tow that was used here - the first ski tow in Scotland - in 1950, run by the Dundee SC.