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CairnGorm Mountain at a Glance...

Snow Level:
1800 ft (550m)   Vertical Runs: 1720 ft (520m)

:: CairnGorm Mountain Official Report

Last Update 16.32hrs on Friday 27th Feb 2026

It's the Scottish Children's Alpine Championships and Bairns Bucket this weekend with races taking place on the White Lady and Ptarmigan Bowl (parallel to the up track).
Access to these areas will be restricted until early afternoon on both Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March with priority queues in operation at the M1 Poma and Ptarmigan T-Bar.

As the temperature returns to freezing it will allow us to move snow around and set up for the weekend in areas that have become thin and narrow in the recent warm temperatures.
We will be operating mid station stops on the Railway

Saturday is also looking like great weather, with Cold and Sunny conditions.

The slopes will be much quieter with the half-term holidays wrapping up so when the weather allows, come on up and enjoy some skiing and snowboarding with fewer queues and spacious pistes. Lift passes can be booked online or purchased from the Ticket Office.

Have an excellent weekend

ForecastVertical Descent
   
Weather
Clear overhead at present, with 20 mph Westerly winds and 0.0c at the Top Station
10 mph Westerly and +4.0 at the Base Station

 
Road Status
Open


:: CairnGorm Mountain Lift Status & News
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.

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 // Provisional for Sat 28th Feb 2026
Proposed Status of Carpark Lifts
1
Scheduled
CairnGorm Funicular
11
Scheduled
DayLodge Poma
2
Scheduled
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
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
Scheduled
West Wall Poma


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

Lift Status // Fri 27th Feb 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
Closed
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
20.13hrs Fri 27th Feb.
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Saturday 28th February
FL: 2000ft.  Sunny
914m: -2°c South 10 gust 20mph
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Sunday 1st March
FL: >Tops.  Showers
914m: 3°c South 40 gust 65mph
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Monday 2nd March
FL: 3500ft.  Snow Showers
914m: 1°c SW 40 gust 60mph
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Tuesday 3rd March
FL: 3500ft.  Sunny
914m: 1°c Var. 10 gust 20mph
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Wednesday 4th March
FL: >Tops.  Inversion
914m: 5°c SW 30 gust 45mph
Further Information
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 13 Feb 2026
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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.
CairnGorm Mtn // Thu 12 Feb 2026
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Snow due overnight, brightening up on Friday and a SUNNY Saturday forecast!
CairnGorm Mtn // Tue 10 Feb 2026
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Looking back to the Ptarmigan Restaurant from the M2.



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