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CairnGorm Mountain at a Glance...

Snow Level:
1800 ft (550m)   Vertical Runs: 1650 ft (500m)

:: CairnGorm Mountain Official Report

Last Update 17.49hrs on Tuesday 13th Jan 2026

End of day Tuesday 13 January.

The Ptarmigan Bowl is in great condition with a decent route down the Ciste Fairway back to the Ciste T-Bar. We have lost all the off piste powdery snow of late, but there is still good cover on most of the runs that were in action last week. The Coire Cas and Car Park T-Bars are both now operational.

Tomorrow is looking pretty windy up top which may impact upper lifts and funicular later in the day. Further snowfall expected into the evening. The forecast for Friday and Saturday is looking good at present.

ForecastVertical Descent
   
Weather
Negligible wind speeds across the Mountain. -2°c at the top and +2°c at the base. Lovely clear evening. 
Road Status
Open


:: CairnGorm Mountain Lift Status & News
A limited number of walk-in Lift Passes are expected to be available on a daily basis. However, this is not guaranteed and depends on capacity as well as the expected number of Season Pass holders choosing to visit. 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.

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 and we do not have enough surface lifts open at the bottom to be able to offer ski touring tickets. 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 // Provisional for Wed 14th Jan 2026
Proposed Status of Carpark Lifts
1
Scheduled
CairnGorm Funicular
11
Closed
DayLodge Poma
2
Scheduled
Carpark Ski Tow
12
Scheduled
SnowBadger Carpet 1
3
Closed
Fiacaill Ridge Poma
13
Scheduled
SnowBadger Carpet 2
4
Closed
Sheiling Tow
Proposed Status of Coire Cas Lifts
5
Scheduled
Coire Cas T-Bar
6
Scheduled
M1 Poma
Proposed Status of Top Basin Lifts
7
Scheduled
Coire na Ciste Tow
9
Scheduled
Ptarmigan Ski Tow
8
Scheduled
Polar Express Poma
Proposed Status of Coire na Ciste Lifts
10
Closed
West Wall Poma


CairnGorm Mountain have updated their Official Report with the Lifts scheduled for Wednesday. The Lifts shown below as closing were operating on Tuesday.

Lift Status // Tue 13th Jan 2026
Status of Carpark Lifts
1
Closing
CairnGorm Funicular
11
Closed
DayLodge Poma
2
Closing
Carpark Ski Tow
12
Closing
SnowBadger Carpet 1
3
Closed
Fiacaill Ridge Poma
13
Closing
SnowBadger Carpet 2
4
Closed
Sheiling Tow
Status of Coire Cas Lifts
5
Closing
Coire Cas T-Bar
6
Closing
M1 Poma
Status of Top Basin Lifts
7
Closing
Coire na Ciste Tow
8
Closing
Polar Express Poma
9
Closing
Ptarmigan Ski Tow
Status of Coire na Ciste Lifts
10
Closed
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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Northern Cairngorms Forecast
This 5 day outlook issued at
18.45hrs Tue 13th Jan.
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Wednesday 14th January
FL: 1500ft.  Overcast
914m: -3°c WSW 30 gust 45mph
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Thursday 15th January
FL: 2000ft.  Snow Showers
914m: -2°c SSW 30 gust 50mph
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Friday 16th January
FL: 1500ft.  Part Cloudy
914m: -3°c SE 20 gust 40mph
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Saturday 17th January
FL: 1500ft.  Part Cloudy
914m: -3°c Var. 10 gust 20mph
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Sunday 18th January
FL: 1500ft.  Overcast
914m: -2°c ESE 15 gust 25mph
Further Information
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 09 Jan 2026
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Upper Cas looking to Loch Morlich, giving sweet turns on skier packed snow.
CairnGorm Mtn // Thu 08 Jan 2026
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The M1 Poma made its season debut on Thursday. Top to Daylodge riding via various routes now possible.
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 26 Dec 2025
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Twilight snowsports sessions this week at Daylodge Level.



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