I'm not a mountain biker. However I have heard mixed reports.

Some say similar to that, others say it has potential. It is only marked as a blue run I do beleive and although it does follow landrover tracks from the top of the Cairnwell, there are purpose built features for Novice Mountain bikers. I think this is mainly because of restrictions set on by the Estate owners, but if it becomes a success it could expand nicely. Possibly to the callibre of Glencoe? Plenty of useable terrain anyway. They just need the willingness of all parties involved. It was only set up 2 or 3 years ago and has been improving each year. I hope it becomes a success. However the Glenisla Mountain biking developement will be literally just over the hill from it, so they will need to up their game.

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Glenshee are stuck between a bit of a rock and a hard place. without bikers going up some people say its not worth the investment/effort but as said the bikers that are going up may be a bit dissapointed,so far, if they are expecting glentress with a chairlift!
with an adventurous spirit there are a few great lines to be had and if you can drop off a car south of glenshee there are some very long runs without the full uphill to get back! have a look at a map n get thinking! if there are any good track builders reading this you could drop Kate Hunter an email up at glenshee. im sure you would get a good response. with a bit of work it could be great!

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Some reassuring observations today. Just been at glenshee this afternoon; impressive amount of work underway following that poor season. Looks like some new snow fencing here & there, a bit of car park resurfacing and most importantly the sunny side chair has bits (bull wheel and some sheaves) missing so hopefully that's a good sign. Looks like there has been some groundwork done in places as well.

The place was looking quite fresh and lively for a Monday also.

Yes, Graham McCabe told me on 1 July that they were concentrating so far on maintenance of existing lifts, and the Sunnyside Chairlift is getting a complete overhaul. There is new snow fencing on the Tiger piste. They intend to do more fencing further out. later in the season, including the Glas Maol Tow. The wet weather has favoured indoor maintenance jobs such as overhauling Sunnyside Chairlift. On 1 July while I was with him, Graham was fixing defective electrical works at the hut at the top of the Sunnyside Chairlift. He and the necessarily small team in view of the poor past season were all in great spirits.

i reckon glenshee need to take some tips from squaw valley on the future of the resort....
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Sorry lost a couple of posts from here, this thread went a bit wonky but it seems OK now!

Maybe some good second hand quad chairs coming on to the market