Mountain Report


  • Road: Open
  • Funicular: Open

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19/01/2026 09:58am

With the thaw freeze cycle, and todays wind, there are areas on the runs which have become pretty hard and icy. Please go with caution and heed the warning signs.
THE RUNS BETWEEN THE MID STATION AND THE TOP OF THE LOWER BEGINNERS AREA HAVE BECOME VERY ICY AND ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS OR LOWER INTERMMEDIATES. The snow is a lot nicer on the upper mountain and on the beginner areas.
Later in the week there are high winds expected on Wednesday and Thursday along with further snowfall. This is likely to disrupt our operations, so keep a close eye on our reports nearer the time.
Longer range forecasts are suggesting suggesting it to be cold and snowy for the next two weeks!!


Snow Level: 500m


News from the Slopes

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.

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:
Wind speeds 30 - 40 upper and lower mountain
-2.0c at top Station and +2.0c at Base Station
Variable visibility at the top with low cloud coming and going.
Good visibility

Forecast Weather:
Continuing very breezy throughout the day, staying dry with sunny periods forecast


Lift Status

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

Run Status

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

Summit Weather Conditions

Cloudy (-3°)

-3° Cloudy

21mph

Wind Gust

S

Wind Direction

13mph

Wind Speed

1-4km

Visibility


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