http://cairngormmountain.co.uk/rss/week Week en-gb Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:20:09 +0000 http://www.cairngormmountain.com Cairngorm RSS 2.0 editor@cairngormmountain.com webmaster@cairngormmountain.com http://cairngormmountain.co.uk/news/cairngorm-weekly-news-update Week commencing Friday 12th March 2010 at CairnGorm Mountain   We welcomed our 100,000th skier of the season to CairnGorm Mountain this week and the depth of snow we have should enable us to go on providing good skiing conditions throughout March and the Easter holidays in April.<br /> <br /> MOUNTAIN WEATHER OUTLOOK Friday 12th March: Wind N 25-30mph gusting 45mph.  Occasional snow showers. Cloud base from 750 to 1000m. Bursts of sunshine and generally good visibility except in snow. Temp at 900m -3C. Saturday 13th March: Wind NW 25-30mph gusting 45-50mph. Little precipitation. Pockets of cloud  above 800m. Patches of sunshine giving good visibility. Temp at 900m -1C. Outlook: Wind and rising temperatures bringing a gradual thaw.   TICKETS<br /> <br /> To get out onto the slopes quicker the Ranger Base issues tickets for internet bookings and all vouchers, but no cash or card transactions here. <br /> A cash booth operates at weekends only. This is located to the left of the Cas bar entrance selling day tickets until lunchtime. (No hire and no 2-day tickets.)<br /> Please tie ski passes onto a visible part of your clothing and expect to have your snowsports tickets checked closely at all uplift. Booking is still recommended for lessons at The Ski School. Tel. 08455 191191.<br /> <br /> OPENING TIMES, PARKING & SHUTTLE BUSES<br /> Ticket Office, Hire and the Cas Bar will be open at 8:00am at the weekend and 8.30am on weekdays.<br /> First train up will be at 9.00am, last train up at 3.45pm and last down at 4.30pm. Other uplift will be open for 8.30am weekend and 9.00am weekdays (often sooner). Please get here early to ensure you can get into our car parks which fill up quickly at the weekend. Shuttle bus will be running from the Ciste Car Park at the weekend and usually during the week. This will leave the Ciste car park at quarter past and quarter to the hour. Last morning bus 1.45pm, first afternoon bus 2.45pm (for drivers’ compulsory lunch break). Last bus of the day from Ciste car park to Base station 5.15pm. Please note we do not allow cars to drop off customers at the Upper car parks when we are using the Ciste. Please use the shuttle bus. <br /> <br /> EVENTS   Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th March: Nordica and Rossignol Test Day. 10am-4pm. Come along and try out the latest Nordica and Rossignol snowsports equipment near the bottom of the Car Park Tow.   Wednesday 17th March: Highland Schools team race for the Sir Frances Walker Trophy incorporating the Cairngorm Junior Championships. The race will consist of a Giant Slalom course on an easy gradient of slope.  Open to skiers & boarders P6 or above (max age 18yrs) in full time education in a school within the Highlands. No catsuits allowed. Closing date for entry -  Friday 12th 5pm. Forms to Donald@snowsportscotland.org Cheque of £20 per team payable to Snowsport Scotland (only cashed after race)  Registration 1030 in T bar; race start 1245; prize-giving 1500. Go ahead decision will be made on Tuesday 16th at lunchtime and posted on www.snowsportscotland.org and www.cairngormmountain.org  Please check before setting off on 17th. Sunday 21st March: Sports Relief Mile on CairnGorm Mountain. Ski our course and raise some funds for sports relief. More details to follow. Please note change of date for this event. Sledging: The Sledge Park is usually open from 10am until 3:20pm daily. Check at the ticket office that the park is open before buying your train ticket there then get your sledge ticket from the Shop at the Top. Only our mountain sledges can be used. It is not permitted to take your own sledges onto the Funicular and sledge park.<br /> <br /> CONDITION UPDATES Watch the web site for updates www.cairngormmountain.org. Tune into Speysound (107.1) at the weekend for updates or MFR 96.6 FM during the week. You can also follow us on Twitter at cairngormmtn. Our telephone message is also updated first thing in the morning and last thing at night with the weather outlook. The number to call is  01479 861261 <br /> <br /> Come and enjoy the snow soon…. CairnGorm Mountain ENDS              CairnGorm Mountain Ltd, Cairn Gorm Ski Area,Aviemore PH22 1RB<br />tel:  +44 (0)1479 861261  +44 (0)1479 861261 , fax: +44 (0)1479 861207, <br />email: info@cairngormmountain.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:20 +0000 #week-7235542e2321237b032e5b794b28c081