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The best of the weekend will be Saturday morning, if considering mountain biking this weekend at Glencoe or Nevis, go for Saturday and be on site for first uplift to get the best of the weather. Limited number of online 10 quid day passes for lift served biking at Nevis Range remain for Saturday - must be booked in advance!

Get an early West coast weather check - our Glencoe webcams are updating from around 5.45am currently. Our Leadhills camera in the Lowther Hills is online 24/7 for a weather check in the Southern Uplands.

Please check Glencoe and Nevis Range mountain report pages for daily updates on activity and lift status.

Meteorological summer will end with a distinctly autumnal feel this weekend as a deepening secondary low pressure forms and swings under the remnant trough from Erin. Saturday AM will be as good as the weekend gets in the West Highlands and there is a risk of an early close to the Access Chair at Glencoe and Gondola at Nevis Range as winds start to increase during the afternoon.

If you are planning some lift served mountain biking, or just sight seeing, aim for early Saturday morning to catch the best of the overhead and best shot at more distant views.

Though Scottish schools are now back, summer activities remain in full swing across the snowsports areas at present. If planning an autumn mountain biking trip, note that Nevis Range plans to end daily mountain bike uplift on Sun 14th September. Due to events there will be no further bike uplift at Nevis Range until Sat 27th September.

At Glencoe both the red and black downhill bike tracks, plus the blue, red and black xc trails on the mountain are due to remain open daily through Sun 2nd November (wind permitting, check mountain report page for daily updates).

During spring, Glencoe revamped the lift served downhill bike tracks, featuring an improved combined lower section that runs out into a finish area adjacent to the White Corries Cafe at the base for both the red and black downhill tracks.

The Access Chairlift is open for sighting daily from 9am to 4.15pm with last lift down at 4.30pm and the Plateau Cafe on the mountain is open for hot and cold drinks, plus light snacks daily from 10am to 3pm. The White Corries Panoramic Cafe at the base is open daily 8am to 8pm.

For sightseeing the 15 minute walk to the summit of Creag Dhubh from the Access Chair is well worth doing for a fantastic 360deg panorama. The UKs highest disc golf course is also open daily. Both the disc golf and blue single track xc bike loop start from the Plateau Cafe.

Summer tubing at Glencoe on the relaid dryslope is open daily through Sun 2nd November. Advisable to book tubing sessions online for summer to avoid disappointment at http://glencoe.axess.shop .

At Nevis Range, from the Top of the Gondola there is a choice of 2 view point walks. The Gondola is currently open 9.30am to 4.45pm (4pm last bike uplift). The lower mountain bike trails are open year round and the base Cafe Bar is currently open daily until 10pm for refueling after evening rides.

At Glenshee the Cairnwell Chairlift operates daily over the summer holidays giving views over not just the surrounding mountains but over the core Cairngorms.

On CairnGorm the funicular is back in action and the magic carpets at the Daylodge level operate daily during the holidays for the small bike park. Mountain carting and tubing are also available. Tubing and mountain carting should be pre booked to avoid disappointment as sessions are filling up.

At the Lecht the Cafe is open over the summer, but the Snowy Owl Chairlift will not operate this summer season. Big news mid August is that the Lecht has been granted full planning permission for a new snowfactory plant to be situated beside the existing piste basher garage that will produce more than 2.5 to 3x the snow output of the existing plant.

:: England Club Fields

There are always opportunities to volunteer to assist various work parties over the summer months to help keep the club fields operating, please visit the relevant websites and social media feeds for updates.

Please check club access rules / availability if not a club member / pass holder.

Weardale: https: //skiweardale.com/ .
Allenheads: http://ski-allenheads.co.uk/ .

Yad Moss: https: //yadmoss.co.uk/ .
Raise: https: //www.ldscsnowski.co.uk/ .

:: Mountain Weather

At 3pm in the West at the Glencoe SSC hut at 850m the mid mountain temperature was +8.8°c, with a SSE wind at 12 gusting 20 mph.

The SAIS AWS at the top of the Summit Tow was reporting +7.4°c on Aonach Mor, the wind at the Met Office Summit Run station was Southerly 14 gust 24mph. The Tower 17 AWS on the Gondola was reporting a Southerly wind at 6 gusting 16 mph. At Tulloch Station (237m) the temperature was +13.9°c.

In the East the CairnGorm the Met Office Summit AWS reported +6.5°c with a Southerly at 22 gusting 31mph. Aviemore was at +16°c after a high of 18°c late morning.

The Cairnwell AWS reported +9.8°c (3061ft /934m), with a South wind at a mean of 15 gusting 22 mph.

:: Mountain Forecast Discussion

:: Webcams and Weather Stations

Lowther Hill: Leadhills webcam is online (24/7).

GLENCOE: All mountain webcams online and the first updated images will be shortly before 5.45am BST. Base webcam relocated to outside the White Corries Panoramic Cafe to give an overview of the finish of the downhill bike tracks.