cairngorm mountain
Weather
CairnGorm Mountain
1245m
-4.4°c
WNW 40 gust 49mph
at 05:00hrs
Aviemore
228m
-1.3°c
at 05:00hrs


 
CairnGorm Mountain at a Glance...

Snow Level:
2800 ft (850m)   Vertical Runs: 50 ft (20m)

:: CairnGorm Mountain Official Report

Last Update 17.47hrs on Tuesday 30th Dec 2025

Limited snow at the Top Station which has set up firmly with the colder temperatures. Snowmaking continuing at the Base Station with fan guns and snow factory operating to keep the slope in good condition.

ForecastVertical Descent
   
Weather
Negligible winds across the Mountain. -8.0c at the top of the hill and 0.0c at the base area. Hill fog clearing 
Road Status
Open


:: CairnGorm Mountain Lift Status & News
End of day Tuesday 30th December. Good evening. Due to the limited area available at the moment, snow sports tickets are sold out for tomorrow. There is still availability for Funicular tickets, at the ticket office. Tubing is also fully booked. Tomorrow's evening skiing is closed due to the forecast of stronger winds.

The cold weather is set to continue, with snow forecast to move in around dusk tomorrow. The winds will be light tomorrow morning and then increase in the afternoon to 20 to 40 mph at the base station with a temperature of 0C and West South Westerly 40 to 50 mph at the Top station with a temperature of -3C. Limited snow sports opening at 9am. The First train up departs at 10am.

Lift Status // Provisional for Wed 31st Dec 2025
Proposed Status of Carpark Lifts
1
Scheduled
CairnGorm Funicular
11
Closed
DayLodge Poma
2
Closed
Carpark Ski Tow
12
Scheduled
SnowBadger Carpet 1
3
Closed
Fiacaill Ridge Poma
13
Closed
SnowBadger Carpet 2
4
Closed
Sheiling Tow
Proposed Status of Coire Cas Lifts
5
Closed
Coire Cas T-Bar
6
Closed
M1 Poma
Proposed Status of Top Basin Lifts
7
Closed
Coire na Ciste Tow
9
Closed
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 30th Dec 2025
Status of Carpark Lifts
1
Closing
CairnGorm Funicular
11
Closed
DayLodge Poma
2
Closed
Carpark Ski Tow
12
Closing
SnowBadger Carpet 1
3
Closed
Fiacaill Ridge Poma
13
Closed
SnowBadger Carpet 2
4
Closed
Sheiling Tow
Status of Coire Cas Lifts
5
Closed
Coire Cas T-Bar
6
Closed
M1 Poma
Status of Top Basin Lifts
7
Closed
Coire na Ciste Tow
8
Closing
Polar Express Poma
9
Closed
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
05.41hrs Wed 31st Dec.
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Wednesday 31st December
FL: 3500ft.  Overcast
914m: 1°c NW 50 gust 60mph
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Thursday 1st January
FL: Surface.  Heavy Snow
914m: -4°c NW 55 gust 75mph
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Friday 2nd January
FL: Surface.  Snow Showers
914m: -5°c NW 45 gust 60mph
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Saturday 3rd January
FL: Surface.  Snow Showers
914m: -5°c NW 45 gust 55mph
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Sunday 4th January
FL: Surface.  Snow
914m: -5°c WNW 35 gust 45mph
Further Information
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 26 Dec 2025
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Twilight snowsports sessions this week at Daylodge Level.
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 14 Feb 2025
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Small park laid out beside the beginner area carpets outside the Daylodge.
CairnGorm Mtn // Sun 31 Mar 2024
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Northern Cairngorms from Strathspey.



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