Resort and all facilities will be closed Thursday 22 January.
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Mountain Report


  • Road: Open
  • Funicular: Closed

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21/01/2026 17:30pm

A reminder that the resort and all facilities will be closed tomorrow, Thursday 22 January. Snow is forecast right down to the Base Station from Thursday evening and we expect there to be delays on Friday whilst our team work to reopen the road, car parks, and ski area.

Ticket sales are on-hold for Friday and Saturday whilst we wait to assess conditions, terrain and available uplift following the storm.

Please do not park in any mountain car parks overnight, especially during snow storms as this can hamper our snow clearing operations. There is overnight parking available in Glenmore.

Snow Level: 600m


News from the Slopes

We cannot guarantee parking, even for pre-booked customers so please arrive early, consider car sharing or take the Stagecoach bus from Aviemore. On weekends and certain midweek days, there will be shuttle busses running from the Ciste car park from 9am.

Just a reminder that there are ski touring tickets available which gives you uplift on two surface lifts to get to the top station. These are only available form the ticket office, and does not include the Mountain Railway

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. 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.


Weather

Current Weather:
Strong winds at the Base Station with snow falling at the top.

Forecast Weather:
Weather warning for rain forecast which will fall as snow across the mountain. Strong winds across the tops.


Lift Status

Lift Status Length
Funicular Closed 2,000m
Snowbadger Magic Carpet 1 Closed 100m
Snowbadger Magic Carpet 2 Closed 100m
Polar Express Trainer Lift Closed 122m
Fiacaill Ridge Poma Closed 1,030m
Day Lodge Poma Closed 792m
Sunkid Tow Closed 296m
Coire Cas T-bar Closed 1,061m
M1 Poma Closed 805m
Ptarmigan T-Bar Closed 521m
Coire Na Ciste T-Bar Closed 828m
West Wall Poma Closed 1,640m
Car Park T-Bar Closed 1,000m

Run Status

Run Status Difficulty
Snowbadger Learners 1 Closed Easy
Snowbadger Learners 2 Closed Easy
Polar Express Learners Area Closed Easy
Car Park Run Closed Easy
Cottams Way Closed Easy
Burnside Closed Easy
The Slot Closed Easy
Sheiling Closed Easy
Home Road Closed Easy
Ridge Run Closed Intermediate
Side Slope Closed Intermediate
Fiacaill Run Closed Intermediate
Zig Zags Closed Easy
Gun Barrel Closed Intermediate
Upper Cas Closed Easy
105 Closed Intermediate
M1 Closed Difficult
White Lady Closed Difficult
Fiacaill Traverse Closed Intermediate
Traverse Closed Easy
Ptarmigan Bowl Closed Easy
Ciste Bowl Closed Easy
Ciste Fairway Closed Easy
M2 Closed Intermediate
Ciste Gully Closed Difficult
West Wall Closed Expert
Aonach Bowl Closed Difficult
Bynack Closed Difficult
Ryvoan Closed Difficult
Over Yonder Closed Intermediate
No 1 Gully Closed Intermediate
No 2 Gully Closed Expert
Day Lodge Run Closed Intermediate
Upper M2 Closed Easy
Ptarmigan Freestyle Area Closed Difficult

Summit Weather Conditions

Heavy snow (-2°)

-2° Heavy snow

48mph

Wind Gust

SE

Wind Direction

41mph

Wind Speed

Less than 1km

Visibility


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