•England Club Fields

•Mountain Weather

•Mountain Forecast Discussion

•Webcams and Weather Stations

The Ski Scotland ALL Area Season Pass is returning for winter 2025/26 and is now on sale through to 30th November (or until sold out). Find out more at: www.snowsportscotland.org/all-area-pass .

Get an early West coast weather check - our Glencoe webcams are updating from around 7am currently. Our Leadhills camera in the Lowther Hills is online 24/7 for a weather check in the Southern Uplands.

November looks to be getting off to a rather unsettled start with blustery winds and wintry showers for the Highland mountains for what is the last weekend of most of the summer activities across the Scottish Ski Areas. So please check the latest lift / activity information in the morning in case wind speeds edge up to the wrong side of marginal!

Nevis Range wrapped up their lift served mountain biking season last weekend, but wind permitting there is one more weekend to ride the downhill tracks at Glencoe with both the red and black downhill tracks due to be open Sat 1st and Sun 2nd November. The XC trails are also open, but from Monday there will be no uplift to the plateau level as the Access Chair closes for both annual maintenance and the fitting of the new chair carriers to the lift. This weekend is also the final chance for summer tubing before the dry ski slope is reconfigured for winter for snowsports lessons. It really does not look like a weekend for disc golf, unless you plan using a 2kg discus instead of a disc golf disc!

For sightseers the Plateau Cafe on the mountain is due to open this weekend, but it will then be closed until the sledge park and / or lift served snowsports are available. The last chairlift up is at 4.15pm and last chair down is at 4.30pm. From Sunday the White Corries Panoramic Cafe at the base will change to low season autumn hours and be open daily 8am to 5pm, with last hot food orders at 3.30pm.

Summer activities also mostly wrap up this weekend at CairnGorm with mountain biking and carting drawing to a close. The adventure playpark and ball runs will be available weather permitting until significant snow arrives. The funicular railway will also be closed after Sunday for annual maintenance, with it due to reopen on Monday 10th November.

At Nevis Range, from the Top of the Gondola there is a choice of 2 view point walks. The Gondola opening hours have reduced since mid October and are currently 9.30am to 3.45pm for the last uplift. The lower mountain bike trails are open year round and the base Cafe Bar is currently open daily until 10pm for refueling after evening rides.

At the Lecht the Cafe is now closed until the snowsports season begins. The big news from the Lecht from mid August is that the Lecht has been granted full planning permission for a new snowfactory plant to be situated beside the existing piste basher garage that will produce more than 2.5 to 3x the snow output of the existing plant.

At Glenshee eyes are also turning to winter and the Cairnwell Chairlift will close till the ski season after Sunday.

:: England Club Fields

There are always opportunities to volunteer to assist various work parties over the autumn months to help get the club fields ready for winter, please visit the relevant websites and social media feeds for updates. Annual membership/season passes are now open.

Please check club access rules / availability if not a club member / pass holder.

Weardale: https: //skiweardale.com/ .
Allenheads: http://ski-allenheads.co.uk/ .

Yad Moss: https: //yadmoss.co.uk/ .
Raise: https: //www.ldscsnowski.co.uk/ .

:: Mountain Weather

At 6pm in the West at the Glencoe SSC hut at 850m the mid mountain temperature was +6.4°c, with a South Westerly at 17 gusting 43 mph.

Neither the SAIS AWS at the top of the Summit Tow on Aonach Mor, nor the Met Office Summit Run station are reporting temperature. The Met Office station was reporting a SSW wind at 33 gusting 49mph. The Tower 17 AWS on the Gondola was reporting +8.2°c at 6pm with a SW wind at 17 gusting 35mph. At Tulloch Station (237m) the temperature was +10°c.

In the East the CairnGorm the Met Office Summit AWS reported +4°c with a Southerly at 53 gusting 74mph. SE winds on Thursday evening peaked at Force 12 between 8 and 9pm with 86mph gusting 112mph. Aviemore was at +12°c at 6pm on Friday.

The Cairnwell AWS reported +6°c (3061ft /934m), with a SSE wind at a mean of 47 gusting 72 mph.

:: Mountain Forecast Discussion

After a milder and in the West particularly wet Friday, overnight rain will clear to a mix of heavy wintry showers and some bright or sunny spells on Saturday with snow on the higher Munros.

On Saturday, Munro level temperatures will start the day around +2 to 3°c to perhaps in the East 4°c, but will lower from the West to around 1°c later. Winds will turn SW and pick up to 30 to 40 mph, especially on exposed ridges gusts towards 60mph possible later, making the windchill feel significantly colder. Perhaps down into the region of -10 to -12°c directly in the wind on the summits.

Visibility will often be moderate to poor in precipitation: higher slopes will be under low cloud or drifting mist in the West Highlands after overnight rain, though sun may break through into the afternoon at times. In the Cairngorms expect similar conditions though perhaps slightly less precipitation, and slightly more in the way of brighter spells.

On Sunday, conditions remain unsettled and cold at height. Summit temperatures will start sub zero with around 0°c at Munro Level during the morning, but edging up to 3°c later in the day. Freezing level starting at 900m and rising to around highest summits by late afternoon. Winds are expected to remain widely strong to Gale Force on the hills in the order of 35 to 45 mph mean speeds, more likely around 45 to 55mph on and near the Cairngorm Plateau with higher gusts on summits and exposed ridges. The windchill will make it feel more like -15°c on the most exposed higher elevations. Visibility at times may improve during brief sunny spells, but low cloud and frequent wintry showers (with snow lying on higher tops) will often give poor visibility, especially on the west facing hills and the Cairngorm summits.

Looking into early next week, the unsettled start to November looks set to continue. Munro Level temperatures (900m) are set to fluctuate, milder on Monday with temperatures around +7 to +8°c and only small change towards higher summits before temperatures fall back somewhat mid-week. Often strong winds, Gales or above at times, with frequent precipitation giving considerable rainfall accumulation on Western hills.

:: Webcams and Weather Stations

Lowther Hill: Leadhills webcam is online (24/7).

GLENCOE: Most mountain webcams online and the first updated images will be shortly before 7am. There will be some interruptions to webcams during November due to pre season maintenance and preparation work. Wind speed is available from base and mid mountain. Storm Amy damaged the Summit AWS!