Cairngorm ski mountaineering (24 March 2022)

Skiing Half a Gully

We can also offer winter mountaineering and ropework skills for backcountry off-piste skiers on a bespoke basis.

Skiing the Back 23rd April 2021

Local Lockdown Skiing on Cairngorm's White Lady (3rd April 2021)

Easter Skiing on Cairngorm's White Lady (3rd April 2021)

Cairngorm Backcountry Skiing 2nd March 2021

Skiing El Alamein Strath Nethy 28th Feb 2021

Backyard backcountry skiing in the Scottish Highlands

Torr Mor Powder

Backyard Backcountry at Slochd!

Skiing on Carn na Lair 23rd January 2021

Whiter than a white white thing!

Lockdown skiing in the Cairngorms!

Cairngorm White Lady Skiing (20th March 202)

360 Video Cairngorm Skiing 19th March 2020

Snow Shoeing on Cairngorm 13th Nov 2019

Winter skills and snowshoeing in the Cairngorm's near Aviemore in November!

If you too fancy a few days of bespoke and unique early, mid or even late late season off piste skiing, snowshoeing, winter mountaineering or winter climbing adventures that are well away from the queues and crowds, booking details can be found on our website at https://www.talisman-activities.co.uk/winter-skills-courses under private guiding.

Cairngorm Off-piste skiing 11th Feb 2019

Festive winter cheer for winter skills!

A lot of snow forecast for this weekend and with already a good buildup in the gullies for winter climbing and plenty of good neve for winter skills. Conditions over Christmas (Xmas) and into the New Year are looking especially good. You can book your festive guiding and winter skills courses here :-)

Cairngorm's Northern Corries - A few pics from today and although they give a good idea of the refrozen snow and ground cover they don't show the strength of the wind which was well over 100 mph on the summit and funnelling down the coires. 

Soon to change though with SE gales and a lot of fresh snow soon to fall on the icy hard frozen ground creating interesting conditions, check out the SAIS which started today at https://www.sais.gov.uk/northern-cairngorms/

Great skiing on Cairngorm :-)

Finally after several days of blizzard conditions in the highland and epics on snowbound roads the winds dropped, clouds lifted and the sun shone to reveal a winter wonderland and skiers paradise in the Cairngorms - music version below ;-)

New Year back-country skiing

A good start to the New Year with a few guided days with Leonard and Fi skiing and climbing on Cairngorm. 

Conditions not great in the ski area but good snow on the back of Cairngorm, if you know where to look!