Cairngorm saw 120cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, up 15% on last winter, with 1 fewer powder day than last year. That puts it 20th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
11cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 27 Jan 2026.
41cm
deepest basemeasured on 6 Feb 2026.
55cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
25cm
best weekseven days from 23 Jan 2026.
93%
of a typical winter's snowfall. Right about average.
Snow reliability
1/100
MarginalTypically about 3 ski days a season, improving by 2 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 20th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 46% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.