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Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms

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The skiing and snowboarding season usually runs from December to April, but it depends on the weather, so check the ski reports before you go.

You can hire equipment if you don’t have your own, and lessons can be arranged too. If you would rather not ski, there is still the scenery, the atmosphere and the facilities to enjoy.

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The Daily for 28 October, from Scotland with love. The same waterfall seen closer, its churning white water framed by orange and red autumn foliage.
A short drive awayAllt Mor CaféThe community-owned café in the Glenmore Visitor Centre by Loch Morlich, for coffee, soup and cake before or after the hill.7 min by roadSee itInside the café, wooden tables down a long room.

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  1. The funicular climbing the mountainside above Glenmore.Cairngorm MountainUnder a mile 2 min by road
  2. A walker resting on granite boulders above the corries.BraeriachBritain's third highest mountain, 1,296 metres, in the western Cairngorms: a long day on exposed ground above the Lairig Ghru.Under a mile 2 min by road
  3. Cairngorm Reindeer CentreCairngorm Reindeer CentreBritain's only free-ranging reindeer, on the Cairngorm slopes above Glenmore, brought back in 1952, with guided Hill Trips most days.3 miles 6 min by road
  4. Reindeer with antlers walking along a wooden boardwalk through moorlandCairngorm Reindeer Centre3 miles 6 min by road
  5. An Lochan UaineAn Lochan Uaine3 miles 7 min by road
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Inside the café, wooden tables down a long room.CafeAllt Mor Café3.2 miles
Aerial view of mist rising from a dense pine forest, dark mountain ridges fading into cloud along the horizon.AttractionsLoch Morlich3.4 miles
Glenmore Lodge among the pines from above, the hills behind.AttractionsGlenmore Lodge3.8 miles
Ryvoan Bothy, Nethy BridgeAttractionsRyvoan Bothy3.8 miles
Sunlight slanting across the tables and wooden chairs in the Old Bridge Inn's dining room.BarsThe Old Bridge Inn6.2 miles
Floured hands shaping dough on a dark, flour-dusted worktopRestaurantsLa Taverna6.2 miles
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.RestaurantsThe Rowan Tree Country Hotel6.5 miles
The dining room at Delaneys', with dark tables laid by tall windows on Grampian Road.RestaurantsDelaneys'6.7 miles
Coylumbridge Aviemore Hotel entrance lit up at dusk, surrounded by pine treesActivityThe Fun House at the Coylumbridge Hotel7.9 miles

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Places to stay near Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms, and when each is next free.

A landscape view of Park Cottage in the snow, its windows lit, forest and a white hill behind.Park Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Kincraig
  • 8 miles from Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms
Free 30 Oct – 1 NovEast Dell in spring sunshine, a low stone cottage with a red door and a mossy roof beside its garden and an old oak.East Dell
  • Sleeps 5
  • In Nethy Bridge
  • 9 miles from Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms
Check datesA wooden gate in a picket fence opens onto Little Dell's green garden, with cow parsley and a wooden bench beyond.Little Dell
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Nethy Bridge
  • 9 miles from Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms
Check datesWest Dell, a whitewashed stone cottage with a red door and a slate roof, in low winter sun.West Dell
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Nethy Bridge
  • 9 miles from Skiing and Snowboarding in the Cairngorms
Check datesPlaces to stayEvery stay in the CairngormsAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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