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Snow Level: 1800 ft (550m) Vertical Runs: 1720 ft (520m)
Last Update 18.25hrs on Tuesday 17th Feb 2026
There are high winds expected which are likely to bring drifting snow across the Ski Area and access roads.
If the weather is too severe to open the roads and Ski Area, then all lift pass and equipment rental bookings will be refunded automatically. Please allow up to 5 working days for refunds to be processed. If you have rented equipment for multiple days and taken this home with you, then it will need to be dropped back to a member of our team at the Glenmore snow gates.
Our team will be in first thing tomorrow morning to assess conditions and will update our website as soon as possible.
Please do not park 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.
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| Light winds across the mountain. |
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Open
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Lift Pass and Equipment Rental are available to book online through our webshop for the Half Term break! Tickets can also be purchased on the day from the Ticket Office. We cannot guarantee parking, even for pre-booked customers so please arrive early. 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.
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.
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 Wed 18th Feb 2026 |
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 Wednesday. The Lifts shown below as closing were operating on Tuesday.
Lift Status // Tue 17th Feb 2026 |
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 5 day outlook issued at 21.32hrs Mon 16th Feb.
Tuesday 17th February
FL: Surface. Snow Showers
914m: -6°c NW 20 gust 30mph
Wednesday 18th February
FL: Surface. Sunny
914m: -5°c SE 30 gust 45mph
Thursday 19th February
FL: 1000ft. Part Cloudy
914m: -5°c SE 35 gust 55mph
Friday 20th February
FL: 2500ft. WhiteOut
914m: -1°c SSW 50 gust 79mph
Saturday 21st February
FL: 4500ft. Wintry Showers
914m: 3°c WNW 40 gust 60mph
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Fresh cord greets the first train load of riders on Friday morning! Bluebird Saturday forecast, but please not equipment hire is FULLY BOOKED for Saturday.
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Snow due overnight, brightening up on Friday and a SUNNY Saturday forecast!
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Looking back to the Ptarmigan Restaurant from the M2.
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