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The green-roofed ski centre building and the chairlift's cables at the foot of the hill, a burn in spate, and the hill's slopes rising into low cloud.
Glen Coe and Glen Etive

Meall a' Bhuiridh

A Munro of 1,108 metres, number 45 of the 282.

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The hill

Meall a' Bhuiridh, 1,107.9 metres, is the hill of the Glencoe Mountain resort, off the A82 by Kingshouse.

The resort says Scotland's first commercial ski area began here in 1956, with the first overhead ski lift, under the name White Corries. Its chairlift reaches 2,200 feet.

The start
The Glencoe Mountain resort's car park, at grid reference NN 266 525. The resort lists hill-walking among its summer activities. Take the way up from a route description and the map.
The chairlift
The chairlift runs from the valley floor to 2200ft in 12 minutes. The summit, at 1,107.9 metres, is far above that on open mountain: plan the whole hill on foot, up and down, in case the lift is not running. The resort gives different last times up on different pages, so ask on the day.
Under snow
This is ski ground, in the core of the avalanche service's Glencoe forecast.
Summit
Grid reference NN 250 503
Car park
Glencoe Mountain Ltd runs the car park: ask the resort about charges.
Chairlift fares
In 2026 a return cost £20 for adults, £15 for children and £65 for a family. The summer season runs from mid May until late October, weather permitting.
Food
In 2026 the resort's White Corries Café opened every day from 8am to 8pm, with hot food until 7pm, and from 8am until 4pm between 29 October and 15 December. Hours may change in bad weather.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 1,108 m. Feels like −5° in the wind.

West wind to 13 mph, gusting 24
Rain, about 4 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.16pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−2° to 3° on top · 7 mph, gusts 17
Sun 18Mostly clear−4° to 3° on top · 9 mph, gusts 17
Mon 19Cloudy−5° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 16

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Meall a' Bhuiridh, Glencoe avalanche forecast.

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Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Photographs by Hristo Ivanov, Scott Walmsley, Daniel Price and James Caven, via Google

In the Glencoe region the 'core' forecast area primarily visited are the mountains to the south of Ballachilish and Glen Coe from Bidean Nam Bian to Buachaille Etive Mor to the Meall a Bhuirid range.The Scottish Avalanche Information Service, on its Glencoe forecast area
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 250 503
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

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Next along: Creise, Stob a' Choire Odhair, Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg, Stob Ghabhar. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Glencoe Mountain's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.