Friday 9th March 5.00 pm. Now then. Tomorrow's forecast is not looking the best, with higher winds forecast of between 30 -50 mph at the top and heavy snow in the afternoon. We are hopeful of offering snowsports on the front side of the mountain, so stay tuned for our updates from 7.00 am. Back to today, with nearly 1000 folks up enjoying some classic conditions, we hope most of you enjoyed your day 😉 Cheers Ops 1 A few pics from today

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Friday 9th March 7.15 am Winds at the top are WSW, 25 - 35 mph, -2.0c. Snow showers and ground drifting at present with variable to good visibility at present. The runs are grooming up very nicely with the fresh and drifted snow. All lifts and terrain are available subject to demand and weather conditions First lifts from 9.00 am. Enjoy your day. Cheers Ops 1

Thursday 8th March 5.00 pm. Another not too shabby day on the Big Blue, with almost 1200 folks up enjoying the great weather and great snow conditions. Great top to base snowsports across the whole mountain, and some pretty tasty runs to be had on Ryvoan, Ciste Gully and No.1 Gully. Forecast for tomorrow is for Southerly winds of 25 - 35 mph, snow showers and sunny spells. All terrain will be available and all uplift available subject to demand and weather conditions. Thanks for joining us today. Cheers Ops 1. A few pics from today.

Thursday 8th March 7.15 am. Bonnie morning at present, with winds at the top coming from a SSE direction, 20 - 25 mph.Temperature of -5.0c. -3.0c at Mid Station. Good to moderate visibility with some hill cloud coming and going. Roads and car parks clear but be aware of black ice from Aviemore to Glenmore. The snow is grooming up nicely in many places, however be aware of the odd hard and icy patch in occasional areas. Good to go for the train and lower lifts from 9.00 am. Enjoy your day. Cheers Ops 1

End of day Wednesday 7th March. Some fantastic snow conditions today, with all the main runs loaded. A lot of dozing and grooming today to get the hill back into great shape after several days of poor visibility and drifting. The temperature rise this afternoon has firmed up the snow pack from the middle of Coire Cas, with drifting powder above. The M2 and Daylodge pistes, are excellent, full width for the full length. Army racing on the White Lady piste tomorrow. Considerable Avalanche danger at the moment on the Coronation Wall and Head wall. Coire Cas Head Wall did Avalanche today. Forecast tomorrow is Southerly winds 20 to 30 mph with a temperature of -5C and some snow showers. Snow sports scheduled to Open at 9am updates from around 7am. Ops2.

10:45 am Wednesday 7th March. Winds increasing now with ground drifting at all levels this may start to affect the access road. Winds SE 30mph with good visibility and a temperature of -4C at the Top station. Expect delays as we have a lot of snow to move around, as this is the first day in many that we have had visibility to allow machines to work on the upper mountain. We are open upto the top of the Cas with more lifts coming on as the day progresses. Pistes are grooming up superb today with perfect snow conditions. Army Races on the White Lady piste. The Funicular Railway is on hold at the moment as it requires digging out. Wind increasing later with more snow showers in the afternoon. Ops2.

8am Wednesday 7th March. Great weather and snow conditions this morning. Light winds with excellent visibility and a temperature of -4C at the Top station. Expect delays as we have a lot of snow to move around, as this is the first day in many that we have had visibility to allow machines to work on the upper mountain. We intend to open the lower lifts from 9am upto the top of the Cas with more lifts coming on as the day progresses. Pistes are grooming up superb today with perfect snow conditions. Army Races on the White Lady piste. The Funicular Railway is on hold at the moment as it requires digging out. Wind increasing later with more snow showers in the afternoon. Ops2.

7am Wednesday 7th March. Light winds this morning with excellent visibility and a temperature of -4C at the Top station. Expect delays this morning as we have a lot of snow to move around, as this is the first day in many that we have had visibility to allow machines to work on the upper mountain. We intend to open the lower lifts first upto the top of the Cas with more lifts coming on as the day progresses. Army Races on the White Lady piste today. The Funicular Railway is on hold at the moment as it requires digging out. Updates to follow. Ops2.

Tuesday 6th March 5.00 pm A mixed bag of light winds, snow and sunshine is forecast for tomorrow, so it looks like we will be good to go for snowsports. We have managed to get the ploughs and blower through the link road, so there should not be any delay in opening the roads tomorrow. We will update from 7.00 am. We expect to open the surface lifts on the front of the Mountain first, whilst we assess how much work is involved in opening the Railway. The forecast for Thursday and Friday is also looking pretty decent at this time. Lifts expected to open from 9.00 am. Cheers Ops1 Picture shows the amount of snow accumulation above the Traverse which will need assessed to see if it may open.

9.00am Update No let up in the weather. Ski area closed for the day. Access roads closed at Glenmore for the day. Forecasts are looking better for tomorrow and we will update later in the day with a plan. Cheers Ops 1