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Snow Level: 1800 ft (550m) Vertical Runs: 1720 ft (520m)
Last Update 10.11hrs on Tuesday 20th Jan 2026
The rise in temperatures, has helped with some of the hard icy condition we had yesterday.
The Lady and M1 runs were groomed overnight and Patrol are reporting some excellent snowsports on these.
Top Bowl in great conditions
Later in the week there are high winds expected on Wednesday and Thursday along with further snowfall. This is likely to disrupt our operations, so keep a close eye on our reports nearer the time.
Longer range forecasts are suggesting suggesting it to be cold and snowy for the next two weeks!!
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Wind speeds 25 - 35 upper mountain and 10 - 20mph lower mountain
+1.0c at top Station and +2.0c at Base Station
Snow showers at uppe rlevels and rain on th elower slopes
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Open
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On busy days we can reach full capacity and may be unable to sell Lift Passes on arrival. We recommend only travelling if you’re comfortable with the possibility that you may not be able to ski or snowboard.
We cannot guarantee parking, even for pre-booked customers so please arrive early, consider car sharing or take the Stagecoach bus from Aviemore. On weekends certain days, there will be shuttle busses running from the Ciste car park from 9am.
During the winter season, and especially on weekends, our equipment rental facility will be very busy, with wait times often exceeding an hour. At present, we are only offering helmets as part of our main rental packages.
Multi-day passes are not available at the moment. Due to the changing conditions, we will release tickets only a short time in advance. If the weather is more settled, then this may change. During this busy time, we may not be able to respond to messages, comments, and email enquiries and suggest following updates on our Mountain Report.
Lift Status // Tue 20th Jan 2026 |
Status of Carpark Lifts |
1 | CairnGorm Funicular | 11 | DayLodge Poma |
2 | Carpark Ski Tow | 12 | SnowBadger Carpet 1 |
3 | Fiacaill Ridge Poma | 13 | SnowBadger Carpet 2 |
4 | Sheiling Tow | | |
Status of Coire Cas Lifts |
5 | Coire Cas T-Bar | 6 | M1 Poma |
Status of Top Basin Lifts |
7 | Coire na Ciste Tow | 9 | Ptarmigan Ski Tow |
8 | Polar Express Poma | | |
Status of Coire na Ciste Lifts |
10 | West Wall Poma | | |
Official Report data supplied by CairnGorm Mountain Ltd. Information on this page is © CairnGorm Mountain Ltd and Winterhighland Ltd.
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This 5 day outlook issued at 18.51hrs Mon 19th Jan.
Tuesday 20th January
FL: 3500ft. Light Snow
914m: 1°c SE 40 gust 60mph
Wednesday 21st January
FL: 3000ft. WhiteOut
914m: 0°c SE 50 gust 80mph
Thursday 22nd January
FL: 2500ft. Blizzard
914m: -1°c SE 60 gust 90mph
Friday 23rd January
FL: 2000ft. WhiteOut
914m: -2°c SE 70 gust 100mph
Saturday 24th January
FL: 1500ft. Snow Showers
914m: -3°c ESE 40 gust 60mph
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Upper Cas looking to Loch Morlich, giving sweet turns on skier packed snow.
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The M1 Poma made its season debut on Thursday. Top to Daylodge riding via various routes now possible.
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Twilight snowsports sessions this week at Daylodge Level.
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