London, UK – Now in its fourth year, the Ski Club of Great Britain’s Big Spring Clean became even bigger this month with the Scottish ski  resort Glenshee added to the mountain clean-up operation. Over 80 litter-picking volunteers picked up trash on the slopes of CairnGorm Mountain, Nevis Range and Glenshee during the initiative, part of the Ski Club’s Respect the Mountain campaign that has been running since 2004.

Forty-four bags of garbage were collected across all three resorts by skiers, walkers and dedicated litter pickers. All sorts of unusual items were found amongst the general litter and waste, including a pair of boxer shorts at Cairngorm, a mattress and a message in a balloon at Nevis Range. The balloon was launched from Milngavie Primary School, over 100 miles away.

“The Big Spring Clean has yet again proved to be a success. We had decent weather, a good turnout of people, and most importantly plenty of litter was collected across all three resorts,” said Kate Thorman from the Ski Club of Great Britain, who organized and coordinated the event. “There was a real feeling from the local community that they were glad people had come along to do their bit and that they cared about the mountains we all love.”

“We were thrilled to expand the Big Spring Clean to include Glenshee this year,” added Caroline Stuart-Taylor, Chief Executive of the Ski Club. “The operation continues to raise awareness about the damaging effects of dropping litter in a mountain environment. We hope to make a clean sweep of all five Scottish ski areas in the future.”