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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 1097 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 04 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
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max °C | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
-21 | -21 | -20 | -17 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -7 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -18 | |
98 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 84 | 92 | 93 | 87 | 86 | 99 | 97 | 94 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 100 | |
 | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — |
 | — | 3:45 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:53 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the NE by Fri morning).
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Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
- 1 hour ago
For Cairngorm: No wind here. Pretty cold today. The new snow between ankle and knee deep. Some lifts are open. Piste snow conditons are fair. The off-piste has variable snow conditions. from Cairngorm
Cairngorm Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 26 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 3 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:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | 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 1097 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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- Jo from United Kingdom writes:
The weather has largely been perfect all week. Blue sky and very little wind. Quite misty today, but still plenty of skiing to be done and most lofts and runs still open. The snow cannons are making a real difference this year. Like has been sad before; check the forecast, get up early (top car park will probably Be full by 10) or use the bus, use the restaurant outside peak times when the ski schools descend and have a fab time using the great snow sports on offer.
Visitor Reviews of Cairngorm
Jo from United Kingdom writes:
The weather has largely been perfect all week. Blue sky and very little wind. Quite misty today, but still plenty of skiing to be done and most lofts and runs still open. The snow cannons are making a real difference this year.
Like has been sad before; check the forecast, get up early (top car park will probably Be full by 10) or use the bus, use the restaurant outside peak times when the ski schools descend and have a fab time using the great snow sports on offer.
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