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- Road: Open
- Funicular: Open
Last updated 21/12/2025 17:56pm
Our piste machines have harvested the drifting snow at the top of the mountain with a small learners slope set up by the Polar Express. Lower Snowbadgers Beginners Area set up and in good condition with snowmaking continuing daily.
Snow Level: 800m
News from the Slopes
Lot’s of festive snowy fun at Cairngorm Mountain today with lots of people getting their first taste of snowsports and enjoying a play outside the Ptarmigan Top Station.
At the top, the team have prepared the Polar Express Poma and Learners Slope which we will aim to open tomorrow along with the Snowbadgers Beginners Area at the Base Station. Work will continue to move snow around, there could even be the chance of the Ptarmigan T-Bar opening in the afternoon – we will keep you posted as things progress.
The forecast is for milder temperatures at the Base Station, +4°c with SE winds 20-30mph. Staying around freezing at the Top Station with SE 40-45mph winds. It looks like there is a decent spell of calmer weather from Tuesday.
Our floodlit snowsports sessions are proving popular and will continue this week – that means some after school skiing and snowboarding for local kids! A reminder these sessions are from 3:30pm – 5pm.
As usual, the Mountain Railway will be running from 10am. Last train up at 3:30pm, last train down 4:30pm.
Book snowsports here: book.cairngormmountain.co.uk/lift-passes
Weather
Current Weather:
South Easterly winds of 25-30 mph. -1.0c at Top Station.
15-20 mph and +5.0c at the Base Station rain showers coming through.
Forecast Weather:
Milder temps at the Base Station tomorrow +4°c with SE winds 20-30mph. Staying around freezing at the Top Station with 40-45mph winds.
Lift Status
| Lift | Status | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Funicular | Open | 2,000m |
| Snowbadger Magic Carpet 1 | Open | 100m |
| Snowbadger Magic Carpet 2 | Closed | 100m |
| Polar Express Trainer Lift | Expected | 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 | Opening | Easy |
| Snowbadger Learners 2 | Closed | Easy |
| Floodlit Session | Opening | Easy |
| Polar Express Learners Area | Opening | 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
1° Fog
23mph
Wind Gust
SE
Wind Direction
19mph
Wind Speed
Less than 1km
Visibility
Mountain weather can change rapidly, we recommend the following weather resources:
- Met Office - Base (640m) | Summit (1245m)
- MWIS - Cairngorms National Park
- Avalanche Info - Anyone leaving the patrolled area should ensure they are familiar with the latest SAIS avalanche report.
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