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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 17.23hrs on Monday 9th Feb 2026

What an awesome day for snowsports on the hill, with amazing spring snow conditions across the mountain.

Visibility was pretty good for most of the day and the sun made an appearance in the afternoon. Forecasts are suggesting a return of very cold snowy weather, from late Tuesday, with snowfalls of up to 30 cm on the higher ground.

This will further improve the great conditions we already have. All uplift is available apart from the Ridge Poma â€' hopefully further snowfall and a change in wind direction, will help fill in the Ridge Poma uptrack.
Cheers
Ops 1

We expect to be parking in the Coire na Ciste car park fairly early this week, and we have two shuttle buses to take folks round to the center

We kindly ask that no one parks 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.

ForecastVertical Descent
   
Weather
Top Station weather,10 -20 mph SE, 0.0c Snow showers
Base Station weather 5 - 10 mph SE, +2.0c Rain showers 
Road Status
Open


:: CairnGorm Mountain Lift Status & News
Advance Lift Pass bookings for Snowsports are now available through our webshop for the next few weeks â€' this is the only way to guarantee a lift pass. We may have walk-in capacity on the day, but these are not guaranteed and issued on a first-come, first-serve basis dependent on what terrain we have available. Whilst we anticipate being busy with snowsports, foot passengers are still welcome to come and enjoy the Mountain Railway. Tickets for the Mountain Railway will only be available from the Ticket Office, not online.

We cannot guarantee parking, even for pre-booked customers so please arrive early. On weekends and certain midweek days, there will be shuttle busses running from the Ciste car park from 9am. There is a regular Stagecoach bus from Aviemore or you could consider car sharing through the new Mountain Rideshare service.

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 Tue 10th 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
Scheduled
SnowBadger Carpet 2
4
Scheduled
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 Tuesday. The Lifts shown below as closing were operating on Monday.

Lift Status // Mon 9th 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
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
Closing
West Wall Poma
Official Report data supplied by CairnGorm Mountain Ltd. Information on this page is © CairnGorm Mountain Ltd and Winterhighland Ltd.


tricky
Northern Cairngorms Forecast
This 5 day outlook issued at
19.53hrs Sun 8th Feb.
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Monday 9th February
FL: 3500ft.  Light Snow
914m: 1°c South 15 gust 30mph
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Tuesday 10th February
FL: 3500ft.  Light Snow
914m: 1°c SE 30 gust 50mph
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Wednesday 11th February
FL: 3000ft.  Flurries
914m: 0°c ENE 20 gust 30mph
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Thursday 12th February
FL: 2000ft.  Snow Showers
914m: -2°c NE 20 gust 40mph
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Friday 13th February
FL: Surface.  Inversion
914m: -6°c NE 30 gust 50mph
Further Information
CairnGorm Mtn // Fri 09 Jan 2026
>>>
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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