Snowsports sector 2022 - economic, social, and cultural impact: research
This report presents the findings of research into the economic, cultural and social value of the Scottish snowsports sector.
8. Appendix A
Scottish Market Review
We have also created a dashboard that provides more detailed analysis of the Scottish snowsports sector.
Scottish Snowsports Sector Data Analysis
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Local Authority | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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Stirling | 385 | 1,253 | 1,638 | |||
Perth and Kinross | 1,344 | 2,522 | 5,117 | 9,529 | 3,675 | 22,187 |
Moray | 3,150 | 4,717 | 7,867 | |||
Highland | 1,261 | 2,535 | 10,719 | 16,426 | 767 | 31,708 |
Argyll and Bute | 2,075 | 2,942 | 5,017 | |||
Angus | 864 | 827 | 5,633 | 1,118 | 1,296 | 9,738 |
Aberdeenshire | 2,278 | 6,430 | 4,792 | 13,500 | ||
Total | 3,469 | 6,269 | 30,225 | 41,162 | 10,530 | 91,655 |
Local Authority | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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West Lothian | 16,540 | 31,588 | 24,786 | 22,721 | 20,656 | 116,291 |
West Dunbartonshire | 35,513 | 25,038 | 14,731 | 9,884 | 4,785 | 89,951 |
Stirling | 10,756 | 12,648 | 12,847 | 26,812 | 26,869 | 89,932 |
South Lanarkshire | 49,546 | 46,755 | 33,832 | 33,534 | 35,931 | 199,598 |
Renfrewshire | 42,755 | 37,474 | 30,680 | 26,807 | 36,724 | 174,440 |
Perth and Kinross | 8,563 | 20,751 | 30,353 | 51,200 | 35,260 | 146,127 |
North Lanarkshire | 95,773 | 75,677 | 40,072 | 44,271 | 34,350 | 290,143 |
North Ayrshire | 11,494 | 5,243 | 5,443 | 3,630 | 2,944 | 28,754 |
Moray | 2,514 | 14,161 | 30,078 | 34,528 | 11,695 | 92,976 |
Inverclyde | 32,088 | 10,590 | 8,157 | 4,644 | 6,717 | 62,196 |
Highland | 18,455 | 28,037 | 53,226 | 59,187 | 17,397 | 176,302 |
Glasgow City | 257,612 | 99,773 | 78,026 | 71,293 | 71,476 | 578,180 |
Fife | 55,531 | 65,795 | 60,810 | 65,365 | 69,565 | 317,066 |
Falkirk | 24,472 | 36,161 | 40,272 | 26,103 | 28,802 | 155,810 |
East Renfrewshire | 5,305 | 9,701 | 7,630 | 15,674 | 52,088 | 90,398 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4,398 | 18,754 | 6,317 | 23,071 | 52,279 | 104,819 |
East Ayrshire | 270 | 4,812 | 1,562 | 5,579 | 3,455 | 15,678 |
Dundee City | 54,114 | 28,226 | 17,113 | 23,190 | 23,593 | 146,236 |
Clackmannanshire | 13,538 | 13,089 | 8,617 | 7,371 | 8,735 | 51,350 |
City of Edinburgh | 2,133 | 1,104 | 2,802 | 4,868 | 5,777 | 16,684 |
Argyll and Bute | 4,555 | 10,676 | 22,125 | 19,595 | 7,545 | 64,496 |
Angus | 8,567 | 24,174 | 34,935 | 33,113 | 14,790 | 115,579 |
Aberdeenshire | 11,006 | 40,004 | 80,747 | 67,893 | 199,650 | |
Aberdeen City | 23,049 | 50,938 | 36,279 | 30,082 | 81,602 | 221,950 |
Total | 777,541 | 682,171 | 640,697 | 723,269 | 720,928 | 3,544,606 |
Local Authority | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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West Lothian | 26,847 | 50,801 | 34,775 | 28,540 | 33,863 | 174,826 |
West Dunbartonshire | 35,513 | 25,038 | 14,731 | 9,884 | 4,785 | 89,951 |
Stirling | 10,756 | 12,648 | 12,847 | 26,830 | 26,869 | 89,950 |
South Lanarkshire | 62,760 | 78,462 | 63,333 | 55,853 | 52,797 | 313,205 |
South Ayrshire | 19,595 | 25,902 | 25,503 | 16,005 | 25,086 | 112,091 |
Scottish Borders | 1,749 | 6,745 | 17,116 | 20,007 | 8,514 | 54,131 |
Renfrewshire | 42,755 | 37,474 | 30,680 | 26,807 | 36,724 | 174,440 |
Perth and Kinross | 8,563 | 20,751 | 30,357 | 51,200 | 35,260 | 146,131 |
North Lanarkshire | 112,693 | 91,124 | 46,303 | 50,021 | 36,360 | 336,501 |
North Ayrshire | 56,430 | 26,107 | 18,111 | 16,339 | 14,640 | 131,627 |
Moray | 2,514 | 14,161 | 30,128 | 34,533 | 11,695 | 93,031 |
Midlothian | 6,984 | 30,220 | 19,691 | 13,836 | 12,192 | 82,923 |
Inverclyde | 34,956 | 11,516 | 10,248 | 11,715 | 11,912 | 80,347 |
Highland | 18,883 | 33,124 | 68,540 | 63,974 | 17,397 | 201,918 |
Glasgow City | 261,994 | 99,969 | 78,026 | 71,293 | 71,476 | 582,758 |
Fife | 73,412 | 75,467 | 69,694 | 73,600 | 72,609 | 364,782 |
Falkirk | 24,472 | 36,161 | 40,272 | 26,103 | 28,802 | 155,810 |
East Renfrewshire | 5,305 | 9,701 | 7,630 | 15,713 | 52,107 | 90,456 |
East Lothian | 5,461 | 30,000 | 22,851 | 22,175 | 18,953 | 99,440 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4,398 | 18,754 | 6,317 | 23,071 | 52,279 | 104,819 |
East Ayrshire | 38,605 | 31,170 | 20,508 | 18,729 | 13,040 | 122,052 |
Dundee City | 54,114 | 28,226 | 17,113 | 23,345 | 23,593 | 146,391 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 10,821 | 17,826 | 36,011 | 15,208 | 10,940 | 90,806 |
Clackmannanshire | 13,538 | 13,089 | 8,617 | 7,371 | 8,735 | 51,350 |
City of Edinburgh | 55,358 | 64,942 | 65,974 | 78,470 | 211,190 | 475,934 |
Argyll and Bute | 5,840 | 12,160 | 26,675 | 21,038 | 7,545 | 73,258 |
Angus | 8,567 | 24,174 | 34,933 | 33,113 | 14,790 | 115,577 |
Aberdeenshire | 7,927 | 23,048 | 55,633 | 93,183 | 72,577 | 252,368 |
Aberdeen City | 23,049 | 50,981 | 36,279 | 30,082 | 81,602 | 221,993 |
Total | 1,033,859 | 999,741 | 948,896 | 978,038 | 1,068,332 | 5,028,866 |
Local Authority | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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Aberdeen City | 11,959 | 32,144 | 25,733 | 19,723 | 53,802 | 143,361 |
Aberdeenshire | 2,453 | 8,062 | 21,849 | 27,852 | 60,216 | |
Angus | 7,703 | 18,851 | 21,060 | 22,287 | 6,239 | 76,140 |
Argyll and Bute | 71 | 71 | ||||
City of Edinburgh | 28,378 | 16,587 | 15,446 | 19,517 | 63,463 | 143,391 |
Clackmannanshire | 13,538 | 13,089 | 8,617 | 7,371 | 8,735 | 51,350 |
Dundee City | 325 | 1,345 | 1,670 | |||
East Ayrshire | 28,202 | 24,140 | 16,777 | 15,147 | 13,033 | 97,299 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4,398 | 18,754 | 6,303 | 23,071 | 52,279 | 104,805 |
East Lothian | 5,415 | 25,071 | 10,840 | 10,076 | 8,883 | 60,285 |
East Renfrewshire | 5,305 | 9,701 | 7,630 | 15,675 | 52,092 | 90,403 |
Falkirk | 24,472 | 36,161 | 40,272 | 26,103 | 28,798 | 155,806 |
Fife | 4,680 | 8,064 | 12,768 | 13,137 | 6,669 | 45,318 |
Glasgow City | 261,994 | 99,969 | 78,026 | 71,293 | 71,476 | 582,758 |
Highland | 2,310 | 6,478 | 8,788 | |||
Inverclyde | 797 | 1,675 | 2,645 | 5,117 | ||
Midlothian | 6,984 | 30,220 | 19,667 | 13,804 | 12,192 | 82,867 |
Moray | 1,881 | 2,338 | 3,178 | 7,397 | ||
North Ayrshire | 9,401 | 9,610 | 4,060 | 2,490 | 2,412 | 27,973 |
North Lanarkshire | 98,116 | 77,477 | 40,559 | 44,595 | 34,067 | 294,814 |
Perth and Kinross | 53 | 2,160 | 721 | 2,934 | ||
Renfrewshire | 42,755 | 37,474 | 30,676 | 26,791 | 36,724 | 174,420 |
Scottish Borders | 937 | 348 | 1,547 | 2,832 | ||
South Ayrshire | 6,515 | 5,740 | 7,901 | 5,564 | 10,068 | 35,788 |
South Lanarkshire | 53,418 | 53,563 | 45,892 | 42,769 | 48,487 | 244,129 |
Stirling | 10,161 | 10,066 | 8,413 | 15,967 | 21,351 | 65,958 |
West Dunbartonshire | 30,494 | 23,547 | 13,432 | 9,526 | 3,175 | 80,174 |
West Lothian | 19,134 | 38,727 | 31,231 | 26,476 | 24,493 | 140,061 |
Total | 673,819 | 593,289 | 461,003 | 465,395 | 592,619 | 2,786,125 |
Local Authority | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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Aberdeen City | 23,049 | 50,981 | 36,279 | 30,082 | 81,602 | 221,993 |
Aberdeenshire | 10,038 | 37,515 | 77,296 | 67,339 | 192,188 | |
Angus | 8,567 | 24,174 | 34,546 | 32,663 | 14,475 | 114,425 |
Argyll and Bute | 2,132 | 1,267 | 3,445 | 8,186 | 7,545 | 22,575 |
City of Edinburgh | 48,466 | 61,553 | 63,995 | 75,031 | 208,606 | 457,651 |
Clackmannanshire | 13,538 | 13,089 | 8,617 | 7,371 | 8,735 | 51,350 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 2,233 | 1,633 | 447 | 509 | 4,822 | |
Dundee City | 42,771 | 19,588 | 9,257 | 18,542 | 16,199 | 106,357 |
East Ayrshire | 38,605 | 31,151 | 20,508 | 18,729 | 13,040 | 122,033 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4,398 | 18,754 | 6,317 | 23,071 | 52,279 | 104,819 |
East Lothian | 5,461 | 30,000 | 22,849 | 22,168 | 18,953 | 99,431 |
East Renfrewshire | 5,305 | 9,701 | 7,630 | 15,713 | 52,107 | 90,456 |
Falkirk | 24,472 | 36,161 | 40,272 | 26,103 | 28,802 | 155,810 |
Fife | 72,508 | 70,813 | 57,681 | 51,207 | 50,768 | 302,977 |
Glasgow City | 261,994 | 99,969 | 78,026 | 71,293 | 71,476 | 582,758 |
Highland | 1,382 | 3,538 | 8,809 | 23,087 | 10,131 | 46,947 |
Inverclyde | 34,956 | 11,516 | 10,248 | 11,712 | 11,912 | 80,344 |
Midlothian | 6,984 | 30,220 | 19,691 | 13,836 | 12,192 | 82,923 |
Moray | 1,981 | 11,702 | 23,930 | 28,484 | 7,958 | 74,055 |
North Ayrshire | 56,430 | 26,107 | 18,069 | 16,339 | 14,640 | 131,585 |
North Lanarkshire | 112,710 | 91,124 | 46,303 | 50,021 | 36,360 | 336,518 |
Perth and Kinross | 7,088 | 17,976 | 20,847 | 29,544 | 28,599 | 104,054 |
Renfrewshire | 42,755 | 37,474 | 30,680 | 26,807 | 36,724 | 174,440 |
Scottish Borders | 5,674 | 13,003 | 17,748 | 8,349 | 44,774 | |
South Ayrshire | 17,528 | 21,126 | 23,317 | 16,005 | 25,086 | 103,062 |
South Lanarkshire | 62,760 | 78,435 | 63,301 | 55,853 | 52,797 | 313,146 |
Stirling | 10,756 | 12,263 | 11,475 | 26,748 | 26,869 | 88,111 |
West Dunbartonshire | 35,513 | 25,038 | 14,731 | 9,882 | 4,785 | 89,949 |
West Lothian | 26,847 | 50,801 | 34,775 | 28,540 | 33,863 | 174,826 |
Total | 971,189 | 901,866 | 766,563 | 832,570 | 1,002,191 | 4,474,379 |
Venue | 30 Minute Drive | 60 Minute Drive |
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Aberdeen Snowsports Centre | 174,756.00 | 360,812.00 |
Alford Ski Centre | 19,413.00 | 215,194.00 |
Bearsden Ski and Board Club | 496,815.00 | 2,299,080.00 |
Firpark Ski Centre | 121,796.00 | 1,643,631.00 |
Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre | 1,467,097.00 | 2,702,789.00 |
Glenmore Lodge | 4,461.00 | 20,477.00 |
Huntly Nordic and Outdoors Centre | 19,420.00 | 167,341.00 |
Lagganlia Outdoor Centre | 8,634.00 | 45,967.00 |
Loch Insh Outdoor Centre | 8,697.00 | 48,029.00 |
Midlothian Snowsports Centre, Hillend | 279,633.00 | 1,343,976.00 |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 194,779.00 | 2,042,083.00 |
Polmonthill Snowsports Centre | 490,987.00 | 2,767,898.00 |
RM-Condor, Arbroath | 77,810.00 | 239,008.00 |
Visitor Council Area | SIMD Q1 | SIMD Q2 | SIMD Q3 | SIMD Q4 | SIMD Q5 | Total |
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Highland | 0.72% | 1.34% | 4.92% | 12.80% | 1.70% | 21.48% |
Aberdeenshire | 0.09% | 1.88% | 5.10% | 5.82% | 12.89% | |
Perth and Kinross | 0.18% | 0.72% | 2.24% | 3.76% | 2.69% | 9.59% |
City of Edinburgh | 0.36% | 0.45% | 1.07% | 2.60% | 3.40% | 7.88% |
Aberdeen City | 0.09% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 3.31% | 6.34% |
Fife | 0.72% | 0.63% | 0.72% | 1.25% | 1.61% | 4.93% |
Glasgow City | 0.81% | 0.72% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.52% | 4.13% |
Dundee City | 0.72% | 0.36% | 0.63% | 0.81% | 0.63% | 3.15% |
Angus | 0.27% | 0.45% | 0.81% | 0.90% | 0.27% | 2.70% |
Stirling | 0.09% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 1.25% | 0.72% | 2.69% |
Moray | 0.18% | 1.16% | 0.81% | 0.27% | 2.42% | |
Argyll and Bute | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.18% | 2.41% |
South Lanarkshire | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.45% | 0.45% | 0.63% | 2.07% |
East Dunbartonshire | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 1.25% | 1.97% | |
West Lothian | 0.09% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.45% | 1.71% |
Falkirk | 0.45% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.72% | 1.62% | |
Clackmannanshire | 0.09% | 0.54% | 0.27% | 0.09% | 0.54% | 1.53% |
East Renfrewshire | 0.36% | 1.16% | 1.52% | |||
Scottish Borders | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.45% | 0.36% | 1.08% |
West Dunbartonshire | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.99% | |
East Lothian | 0.09% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.99% | |
North Lanarkshire | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 0.99% | |
Inverclyde | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.90% | |
Midlothian | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.90% | ||
Renfrewshire | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.90% |
South Ayrshire | 0.27% | 0.45% | 0.72% | |||
Dumfries and Galloway | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.54% | |
East Ayrshire | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.45% | |
North Ayrshire | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.45% | |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 0.09% | 0.09% | ||||
Orkney Islands | 0.09% | 0.09% | ||||
Grand Total | 6.12% | 9.70% | 18.99% | 36.19% | 29.12% | 100% |
Visitor Council Area | Cairngorm | Glencoe | Glenshee | Lecht | Nevis |
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Highland | 50% | 12% | 2% | 15% | 43% |
Aberdeenshire | 6% | 2% | 19% | 47% | 2% |
City of Edinburgh | 5% | 12% | 9% | 2% | 5% |
Perth and Kinross | 5% | 8% | 19% | 4% | |
Moray | 4% | 15% | |||
Fife | 4% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 5% |
Aberdeen City | 3% | 2% | 11% | 15% | 4% |
Stirling | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
Glasgow City | 2% | 11% | 2% | 4% | |
East Dunbartonshire | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | |
Clackmannanshire | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
South Lanarkshire | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | |
Dundee City | 2% | 6% | 2% | 4% | |
Inverclyde | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
East Renfrewshire | 2% | 3% | 1% | ||
West Lothian | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
Falkirk | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | |
South Ayrshire | 1% | 2% | |||
Argyll and Bute | 1% | 7% | 7% | ||
North Lanarkshire | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
East Lothian | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
East Ayrshire | 2% | ||||
West Dunbartonshire | 3% | 2% | |||
Angus | 8% | ||||
Orkney Islands | |||||
Scottish Borders | 1% | 2% | 2% | ||
Renfrewshire | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
Midlothian | 2% | 1% | 2% | ||
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | |||||
North Ayrshire | 2% | ||||
Grand Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
List of Roles within Sector
- Activities Manager
- Finance Manager
- Marketing Assistants
- Ski Hire Technicians
- Assistant Manager
- General Manager
- Mechanics
- Ski Patrol
- Bookkeeper
- Health and Safety Manager
- Office Manager
- Ski Patrol Manager
- Catering Assistants
- HR Manager
- Operations Director
- Ski School Manager
- Catering Manager
- HSE Director
- Party Host
- Snow factory Technicians
- Chef
- Land Manager
- Pisting Technicians
- Snowsport Instructors
- Chief Executive
- Leisure Attendant
- Ranger Service Head Ranger
- Snowsport Volunteers
- Cleaners
- Lift Operators
- Rangers
- Support Assistants
- Commercial Manager
- Maintenance Director
- Retail Assistants
- Tech Ops Manager
- Community Leisure Officer
- Maintenance Technicians
- Sales and Events Co-Ordinator
- Ticket Office Assistants
- Customer Services and Operations Coordinator
- Managing Director
- Ski Hire Manager
- Youth Worker
- Duty Officer
Venue | Year | Item | Amount | Funding Source | Project Details | Reason for Investment |
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Cairngorm | 2019-2020 | Exhibition Base Station | £60,000 | HIE | Exhibition Base Station | To increase dwell time |
Cairngorm | 2019-2020 | Refurb Cafes in Day Lodge | £27,423 | HIE | Refurb Cafes in Day Lodge | To improve facilities and increase dwell time |
Cairngorm | 2019-2020 | Tubing Slide | £36,151 | HIE | Tubing Slide | To provide family activities |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Access Track | £15,186 | HIE | Access Track | 0 |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Addition to Tubing Slide | £110,448 | HIE | Addition to Tubing Slide | To enhance the existing experience |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Camper Van Facilities | £60,257 | HIE and CNPA | Camper Van Facilities | To reduce pollution from wild camping |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Car Park Barrier System | £34,803 | HIE | Car Park Barrier System | 0 |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Car Park Upgrade | £17,685 | HIE | Car Park Upgrade | To improve sense of arrival |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Energy Efficiency | £50,029 | HIE | Energy Efficiency | To reduce the carbon footprint |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Equipment Hire | £7,979 | HIE | Equipment Hire | Business Improvement |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | IT Hardware | £11,268 | HIE | IT Hardware | Business Improvement |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Kitchen Equipment | £12,678 | HIE | Kitchen Equipment | Business Improvement |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Online Ticketing | £40,790 | HIE | Online Ticketing | Business Improvement |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Ptarmigan Refurbishment | £628,525 | HIE | Ptarmigan Refurbishment | To improve facilities and increase dwell time |
Cairngorm | 2021-2022 | Replace EPOS System | £6,182 | HIE | Replace EPOS System | Business Improvement |
Glencoe Mountain | 2016 -2017 | Coire Pollach Button tow | £200,000 | Own Funds and HIE | New Beginners button | Improve beginners experience |
Glencoe Mountain | 2017 - 2018 | New Garage | £250,000 | Own Funds and HIE | Large Garage on the mountain | To allow plant to be stored inside |
Glencoe Mountain | 2017 - 2021 | Rannoch Chairlift | £1,100,000 | Own Funds and HIE | New 3-man Chairlift on the plateau | To relieve bottle neck and improve experience |
Glencoe Mountain | 2017 -2018 | Snow Factory Purchase | £400,000 | Own funds HIE and crowdfunding | Small snowfactory | to guarantee snow on beginners' area |
Glencoe Mountain | 2021 -2022 | New Base café after fire | £2,000,000 | Insurance (£1m), own funds and HIE | Replace base café after fire on 25th Dec 2019 | Original café burnt down |
Glenshee | 2017 | Master Plan | £60,000 | SE £13716 | Master Plan | Help with Funding |
Glenshee | 2018 | Café Feasibility | £8,000 | SE 50% | Café Feasibility | Realistic Possibilities |
Glenshee | 2019 | Snow Factory/Canons | £898,500 | SE 40% | Snow Factory/Canons | Upgrade of Existing Snowmaking Including Snow Factory |
Glenshee | 2019 | Surface Lift Upgrades | £277,000 | SE 50% | Surface Lift Upgrades | Upgrade to Variable Speed Drives |
Glenshee | 2019 | Ticket System | £50,000 | SE £4200 | Ticket System | Obsolete - part funding software only |
Glenshee | 2019 | Wind Turbine/Energy Storage Feasibility | £9,962 | LCIPT 50% | Wind Turbine/Energy Storage Feasibility | Reduce reliance on Diesel Generation |
Glenshee | 2021 | Kassbohrer Winch Cat | £391,451 | SE 75% | Kassbohrer Winch Cat | Upgrade and Replace 30-Year-Old winch cat |
Adventure Aberdeen Snowsports | 2019 | Installation of new Travellator on tubing slope | £80,000 | Installation of new Travellator on tubing slope | Improve product and help allow less able-bodied members of the public to participate in tubing | |
Adventure Aberdeen Snowsports | 2020 | Ground works. Path Widening | £17,000 | Sport Aberdeen | Ground works. Path Widening | Make paths to slope wider during Covid-19 |
Adventure Aberdeen Snowsports | 2021/22 | Matting replacement | £130,000 | Matting replacement | Slope surface improvement | |
Alford Ski Centre | 2021 | Mat replacement, poma upgrade and travelator upgrade, sprinkler system upgrade | £300,000 | Council | Mat replacement, poma upgrade and travelator upgrade, sprinkler system upgrade | Mat was almost 20 years old and going bare, needed significant update. |
Hillend | No Data | No Data | £0 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 01/01/2021 | Ski Resort Recovery - Round 1 - March- Dec 2020 | £45,000 | Scottish Government - Snowsports Scotland | Ski Resort Recovery - Round 1 - March- Dec 2020 | Ski Surface Mat Replacement |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 01/03/2021 | Ski Resort Recovery - Round 2 - Jan - March 2021 | £24,726 | Scottish Government - Snowsports Scotland | Ski Resort Recovery - Round 2 - Jan - March 2021 | Ski Surface Mats |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 01/05/2019 | Tubing Track | £196,833 | Ayrshire LEADER | Tubing Track | Increase Capacity, increase income |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 01/06/2021 | Communities Recovery Fund | £28,500 | SCVO Adapt and Thrive | Communities Recovery Fund | Outdoor Shelter |
Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex | 01/12/2021 | Accessible Play Park | £20,000 | Postcode Lottery Fund | Accessible Play Park | Site Development |
Total | £7,606,376 |
It should be noted that the above table includes funding by HIE for third party projects only. This excludes any HIE owned assets that are leased to Cairngorm Mountain Scotland Ltd, including the Cairn Gorm Funicular. It is estimated that the cost of the funicular refurbishment will be around £25 million, with funding being provided by both Scottish Government and HIE.
Year of Investment | Cairngorm Mountain Ltd | Glencoe Mountain Limited | Lecht Ski Company Ltd | Nevis Range Development Company Limited | Approval Amount |
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2014 | £139,471 | £1,629,295 | £342,100 | £627,650 | £2,738,516 |
2015 | £126,000 | £72,535 | £10,500 | £209,035 | |
2016 | £14,467 | £14,467 | |||
2017 | £58,800 | £33,800 | £92,600 | ||
2018 | £140,000 | £208,000 | £15,100 | £363,100 | |
2019 | £920,852 | £521,000 | £1,441,852 | ||
2020 | £20,000 | £300,000 | £412,975 | £732,975 | |
2021 | £1,916,261 | £500,000 | £98,125 | £800,000 | £3,314,386 |
Total | £3,035,384 | £2,415,295 | £1,035,227 | £2,421,025 | £8,906,931 |
Item | Amount SE Approved | Investment Paid by SE |
---|---|---|
Snowmaking Equipment | 370,000 | 300,000 |
Winchcat | 400,000 | 200,000 |
Tiger chairlift | 635,000 | 6,000 |
Cairnwell Tow | 1,840,00 | 476,178 |
Ground source heat pumps and low carbon ventilation system | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Lift Infrastructure | 56,698 | 56,698 |
Small Infrastructure | 6,000 | |
Total | 1,605,000 | 1,332,464 |
How to access background or source data
The data collected for this social research publication: are available via an alternative route on the Scottish Snowsports Sector Data Analysis dashboard
Contact
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