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Snow Level: 1800 ft (550m) Vertical Runs: 1720 ft (520m)
Last Update 18.53hrs on Friday 6th Mar 2026
End of Day Friday 6th March.
A great day in the cool sunshine, with fresh cold powdery snow on a hard base.
Wind picking up overnight which will likely deposit some fresh drifting mid mountain and above. Southerly winds tomorrow 35 to 45 at the Top Station dropping off slightly to 30 to 40 mph, with a temperature of -1C on the upper mountain. At the Base winds 20 to 30 mph and a temperature rising to +5C. Dry with Sunshine and good visibility.
Upper lifts may be limited by the wind to start the day.
Shuttle Bus operating from Ciste.
We have great snow conditions on the White Lady Piste, the M1 Piste is full width to crossover, then thin and narrow for the last section. The top bowls are also in great shape.
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| Weather |
| Sunshine and calm conditions -5C at The Top Station and -2C at The Base Station. Excellent visibility. |
| Road Status |
Open
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Lift Passes are available to book both online and purchase on the day from the Ticket Office with afternoon tickets available daily from 12:30pm. Equipment Rental bookings can be made online but please note, during busy times we may not have availability for walk-ins. If you have’t secured rental with us please hire elsewhere, you can find a list of local shops here.
Please do not park in any mountain car parks overnight, especially during snow storms as this can impact our snow clearing operations. There is overnight parking available in Glenmore.
We cannot guarantee parking, even for pre-booked customers so please arrive early. There is a regular Stagecoach bus from Aviemore or you could consider car sharing through the new Mountain Rideshare service. When our car parks are full can we kindly ask that people do not park on our access roads carriageways, as this severely hinders us in keeping traffic moving freely, and allows buses and emergency vehicles to pass safely.
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 // Fri 6th Mar 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 19.37hrs Fri 6th Mar.
Saturday 7th March
FL: 4000ft. Sunny
914m: 2°c South 35 gust 55mph
Sunday 8th March
FL: >Tops. Part Cloudy
914m: 4°c South 25 gust 40mph
Monday 9th March
FL: 3500ft. Flurries
914m: 1°c SSW 20 gust 35mph
Tuesday 10th March
FL: 3000ft. Part Cloudy
914m: 0°c South 30 gust 55mph
Wednesday 11th March
FL: 2500ft. Snow Showers
914m: -1°c WSW 30 gust 50mph
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Bluebird Saturday on the 'Gorm. The weather won't be as nice on Sunday, but surface conditions should loosen up across the mountain as the freezing level nudges up on Sunday to give great spring snow after recent freeze / thaw cycles.
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Fresh cord greets the first train load of riders on Friday morning! Bluebird Saturday forecast, but please not equipment hire is FULLY BOOKED for Saturday.
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Snow due overnight, brightening up on Friday and a SUNNY Saturday forecast!
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