A ground-breaking ski lift agreement aimed at boosting tourism between Scotland and Iceland has been approved.
Anyone buying a season ticket for the slopes in the Cairngorms, Glencoe Glenshee, Nevis Range or The Lecht – or who has purchased an all-area season pass from Ski-Scotland – will now also enjoy free uplift at any Icelandic site.
Delegates at the North Atlantic Ski Areas’ Association (NASAA) conference, held recently at Glenshee and The Lecht, agreed the move.
Heather Negus, chair of Ski Scotland, said: “We believe this is the first international agreement between all snowsports areas in two countries.
“While there is cross-border co-operation between individual ski areas elsewhere, what makes this unique is that it includes absolutely every lift at every resort in both Scotland and Iceland.
“With daily flights linking Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh with Reykjavik, we believe many of our customers will see this as a wonderful opportunity to ski or snowboard on new terrain and enjoy the culture of a new country.”
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, added: “Both Scotland and Iceland are small countries that punch well above their weight on the global tourism stage.
“This historic collaboration will see the sharing of information and best practice on areas such as quality development, information provision and sustainability.”
