Cairngorm Mountain ski resort: snow, terrain & trip planner

Scotland, United Kingdom · Base 1,805 ft · Summit 3,599 ft · Vertical 1,795 ft

Updated Nov 15, 2026, 22:00 UTC: usually opens around Nov 22.

Cairngorm Mountain snow report

Nov 15: closed; 9 in. forecast at the summit over the next 7 days.

Status from the resort's snow report (cairngormmountain.co.uk); forecast and modeled snow from Veabird's snow model. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

Opens ~Nov 22

Opens around Nov 22 with 9 in. forecast, most with 4 in. on Sunday.

Snowfall sits at 106% of normal, and the weeks of Dec 20 and Jan 3 should be quietest.

Grades from Veabird's snow model; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

No mapped run data for this resort yet.

Shares of mapped run length from OpenSkiMap (OpenStreetMap contributors); advanced includes expert terrain. Official acreage splits can differ.

Day tickets are usually cheapest bought online, in advance, from the resort's site.

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