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Scottish Ski Season Underway
Scotland’s ski season has gotten underway during Christmas week with the four centres that have all-weather snowmaking each offering limited snowsports in one form or another.
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Cairngorm at 549 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 07 Jan 2026
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max °C | -1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
min °C | -2 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
-2 | -11 | -12 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -4 | |
98 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 84 | 92 | 97 | 99 | 98 | |
350 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 500 | 450 | 1150 | 1100 | 1250 | |
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 | 3:51 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | 3:59 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).
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Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
- 15 hours ago
It is snowing lightly in Cairngorm. No wind today. Pretty cold today. The new snow is ankle deep. There are some open lifts. Snow conditions on piste are good. Variable snow conditions off-piste from Cairngorm
Cairngorm Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 13 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 549 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cairngorm. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United Kingdom.
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Visitor Reviews of Cairngorm
Overall 3.2 Based on 32 votes and 87 reviews
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- Cameron from United Kingdom writes:
Would just like to say that the 2012/13 season is now open! Was up on the opening weekend with the ski club and it was class. Bluebird conditions genuine powder and well groomed pistes. The new snow cannons are obviously doing their work. Please Cairngorm, work on getting a larger area open as the queues were quite bad (however, this is to be expected with great snow, brilliant weather and being the first weekend of the season). If going to Cairngorm or any other of Scotland's 5 resorts then make sure to check the weather forecast and the snow conditions to stop you moaning on this site when you turn up out of the blue (or sleet) and don't have miles of alpine powder and sunshine. Here is hoping that this season continues as it has begun.
Visitor Reviews of Cairngorm
Cameron from United Kingdom writes:
Would just like to say that the 2012/13 season is now open!
Was up on the opening weekend with the ski club and it was class. Bluebird conditions genuine powder and well groomed pistes. The new snow cannons are obviously doing their work. Please Cairngorm, work on getting a larger area open as the queues were quite bad (however, this is to be expected with great snow, brilliant weather and being the first weekend of the season).
If going to Cairngorm or any other of Scotland's 5 resorts then make sure to check the weather forecast and the snow conditions to stop you moaning on this site when you turn up out of the blue (or sleet) and don't have miles of alpine powder and sunshine.
Here is hoping that this season continues as it has begun.
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