Stock Photo - Jan. 01, 1962 - Daily Herald, London. Winter Sports in Scotland. Scotland's biggest ski lift has just been opened in the Cairngorm Mountains 30 miles south of Inverness. Winter sports have now become big business in Scotland instead of a prank in previous years. The Speyside hoteliers have combined to the Cairngorm Development Association and put 20,000 into improving sports facilities. Already crowds of English and Scottish visitors are enjoying skiing with similar facilities to those in Switzerland and Austria. the new chair lift takes the sports enthusiasts to the top of the Cairngorms with the choice of several runs down. The season is expected to last until April or Early May. OPS: A caravan ski shop has been put at the start of the chair lift where enthusiasts can be fitted out for the sport. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)