Cairngorm Mountain

Scottish Highlands · United Kingdom

Cairngorm Mountain is a ski resort in Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom. It averages around 150 cm of snow a season on a Sub-arctic maritime, extremely wind-affected snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr (weather dependent).

UK skiing is short and wind-dependent but has strong local, low-key culture

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Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Sun
009° · 14kFL 3.5k
Mon
0012° · 28kFL 3.6k
Tue
009° · 25kFL 3.5k
Wed
0014° · 28k
Thu
0012° · 17k
Fri
0011° · 17k
Sat
009° · 23k
Sun
008° · 15k
Mon
006° · 20k
Tue
007° · 18k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Sunday, Aug 23Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 23.

Mountain profile

Summit
1,097 m
Base
640 m
Vertical
457 m
Terrain
Small, funicular-served
Avg annual snow
150 cm
Typical season
Dec-Apr (weather dependent)
Snow climate
Sub-arctic maritime, extremely wind-affected
Type
Lift-served
Exposure / orientation
Notoriously exposed to gales; frequent lift holds

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