What are the slopes like?

Cairngorm Mountain offers a full range of slopes to suit all abilities:

8 Green Runs
9 Blue Runs
6 Red Runs
3 Black Runs

The uplift for the mountain consists of:

1 Funicular Railway
6 Poma Drag Lifts
5 T Bar Drag Lifts

Click here to see the piste map
Although there are not as many slopes and lifts on the Cairngorm Mountain as Glenshee for example, you do get longer runs here with 2 long blue runs from the Ptarmigan station at the top, all the way down to the car park. There are also routes that allow beginners to test there stamina ("Traverse" to "Upper Cas" to "Zig Zags" and ending up in the car park at the bottom) and a good choice of more difficult runs that are quite reasonable in length.

How much does a ski pass cost?

2011/12 Lift Passes

• Under 5's ski free.
• Juniors are aged 6-16.
• Students must show a valid matriculation card.
• 4 day passes do not have to be used on consecutive days

(We try to keep prices as accurate as we can, however prices may differ slightly to the ones shown here.)

Overall what is Cairngorm Mountain like?

Good points

• Highest Resort in Scotland
• Long runs for all abilities
• Funicular Railway speeds up access to the mountain
• Excellent beginners slope high up (usually the first place to get enough snow to ski, and the last place to lose it)

Bad Points

• Not as many runs as Glenshee
• Only Poma's and T Bar lifts servicing the mountain (except for the main Funicular)
• Can be prone to high winds

From the North – Head down the A9 from Inverness towards Perth for 30 miles. Turn left signposted Aviemore B9152. Follow signs for Aviemore. Travel to the Southern end of the town and turn left along the B970 towards Rothiemurchus and Coylumbridge. Continue along this road for 9 miles.

By Train (to Aveimore) – Aviemore train station links into the main railway grid via Inverness and Perth. Public busses run regularly from the station to the Cairngorms slopes.