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CairnGorm Mountain 1245m -1.8°c SE 56 gust 75mph at 05:00hrs
Aviemore 228m 6.3°c at 05:00hrs
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Snow Level: 2800 ft (850m) Vertical Runs: 50 ft (20m)
Last Update 19.44hrs on Saturday 20th Dec 2025
No real change in snow cover. Lower Snowbadgers Beginners Area set up and in good condition with snowmaking continuing daily.
| Forecast | Vertical Descent |
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| Weather |
| Southerly winds across the Mountain 30 mph +1.0c at the top. 10 mph +6.0c at base level. Dry and bright overhead. |
| Road Status |
Open
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Awesome to kick off the festive period with our first floodlit snowsports session, thanks to everyone who came along! Forecast for Sunday 21 December is for milder temperatures at the Base Station. +4°c with SE winds around 20-25mph, dropping later in the afternoon. Staying cold at the Top Station, wind speeds 35-40mph and temperatures around -1°c but feeling like -10°c with the wind chill. We will be running another floodlit session from 3:30pm to 5pm. The Cas Bar will be open later serving hot/cold drinks and snacks. The Mountain Railway will be opening from 10am with the last train up at 3:30pm and last down at 4:30pm.
Book snowsports here: book.cairngormmountain.co.uk/lift-passes
Lift Status // Provisional for Sun 21st Dec 2025 |
Proposed Status of Carpark Lifts |
1 | CairnGorm Funicular | 11 | DayLodge Poma |
2 | Carpark Ski Tow | 12 | SnowBadger Carpet 1 |
3 | Fiacaill Ridge Poma | 13 | SnowBadger Carpet 2 |
4 | Sheiling Tow | | |
Proposed Status of Coire Cas Lifts |
5 | Coire Cas T-Bar | 6 | M1 Poma |
Proposed Status of Top Basin Lifts |
7 | Coire na Ciste Tow | 9 | Ptarmigan Ski Tow |
8 | Polar Express Poma | | |
Proposed Status of Coire na Ciste Lifts |
10 | West Wall Poma | | |
CairnGorm Mountain have updated their Official Report with the Lifts scheduled for Sunday. The Lifts shown below as closing were operating on Saturday.
Lift Status // Sat 20th Dec 2025 |
Status of Carpark Lifts |
1 | CairnGorm Funicular | 11 | DayLodge Poma |
2 | Carpark Ski Tow | 12 | SnowBadger Carpet 1 |
3 | Fiacaill Ridge Poma | 13 | SnowBadger Carpet 2 |
4 | Sheiling Tow | | |
Status of Coire Cas Lifts |
5 | Coire Cas T-Bar | 6 | M1 Poma |
Status of Top Basin Lifts |
7 | Coire na Ciste Tow | 8 | Polar Express Poma |
9 | Ptarmigan Ski Tow | | |
Status of Coire na Ciste Lifts |
10 | 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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This 4 day outlook issued at 23.28hrs Sat 20th Dec.
Sunday 21st December
FL: >Tops. Overcast
914m: 3°c ESE 40 gust 55mph
Monday 22nd December
FL: >Tops. Snow
914m: 4°c SSE 55 gust 75mph
Tuesday 23rd December
FL: >Tops. Overcast
914m: 2°c East 25 gust 35mph
Wednesday 24th December
FL: 4500ft. Overcast
914m: 1°c SE 25 gust 30mph
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Small park laid out beside the beginner area carpets outside the Daylodge.
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Northern Cairngorms from Strathspey.
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A promising early season base in the Ciste Gully.
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