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The centre has also offered mountain-bike tracks and chairlift rides in warmer months. Those activities run seasonally, so check dates before making a special trip for a summer day.
Overview
About Lecht Ski Centre
Why stop
- A strong fit for beginner skiers and family lessons.
- The base lodge groups rentals, toilets and food together.
Heads up
- Snow, lift availability and winter road conditions can all change the day.
- Queues for rentals and lifts build at busy times.
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Before you go
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3 active Cairngorms alerts
- CautionStorm Boelo high windsStorm Boelo will bring extremely windy weather to the Cairngorms; take extra care and limit time outdoors. - The Park Authority expects the very windy weather to last until Monday 26 October.Official details
- ClosureGlenmore wildfire closures and dangerous treesWildfire damage has closed Allt Mor car park and the path to Sugarbowl/Utsi’s Bridge; keep out of the closed area.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cairngorms Tour Guide
Your drive to Lecht Ski Centre, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cairngorms National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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“Lecht Ski Centre is ahead, a compact skiing and snowboarding base on the high pass between Cockbridge and Tomintoul.”
Plays as you drive up to Lecht Ski Centre in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Lecht Mine and its Crushing Mill
- The Watchers and the Standing Stone
- Corgarff Castle's Star Wall
- How a Bog Builds Its Ground
- 298 audio storiesacross Cairngorms’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Reindeer, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 260 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Lecht Ski Centre
A ski centre on the A939Lecht Ski Centre is a lift-served skiing and snowboarding base at the high pass between…
Lecht Ski Centre is a lift-served skiing and snowboarding base at the high pass between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, with its day lodge beside the A939. It has operated since the mid-1970s. Plan around the snow report: this is a weather-dependent ski day, so what is open can change.
A good fit for learnersThe centre works especially well for families and people learning to ski, with lessons and…
The centre works especially well for families and people learning to ski, with lessons and beginner terrain as well as blue runs for those already comfortable on skis or a board. Visitors also describe it as a compact area, so seasoned skiers looking for a large spread of terrain may want a bigger destination. Queues for equipment hire and lifts can build at busy times.
Sort out the basicsThe day lodge brings equipment hire, toilets and food together at the base.
The day lodge brings equipment hire, toilets and food together at the base. The hire department covers skis, snowboards, boots and helmets; the café is handy between runs. Parking is beside the centre. If you can, arrive early on a busy day, when visitors report queues for hire, lifts and café service.
The pass shapes the dayThe A939 crosses high ground between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, so winter weather can affect the…
The A939 crosses high ground between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, so winter weather can affect the drive as well as the slopes. Check the centre's current snow and lift status and the road conditions before setting out. The available runs and lifts depend on snow and weather.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cairngorms
159 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
63 sightingsReindeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
102 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
37 sightingsBlack GrouseMost seen around 4 AMSighting map
72 sightingsRed GrouseMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
82 sightingsPine MartenMost seen around 9 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cairngorms. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
