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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #312
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Cairngorm at 1097 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mild with moderate rain (total 19.0mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | mod. snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
min °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -3 | |
42 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 97 | 98 | 90 | 92 | |
2700 | 2700 | 2400 | 1900 | 1800 | 1350 | 1450 | 1400 | 1350 | 1050 | 1250 | 700 | 800 | 950 | 550 | 600 | 750 | 600 | |
 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:07 | — |
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Cairngorm Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 50 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | 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 43 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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