Fiacaill Traverse at Cairngorm
Easy · 2299 m long with 183 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing NW.
—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2299 mlength
183 mvertical
1001 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Fiacaill Traverse is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Fiacaill Traverse
Lifts that reach the top: Fiacaill Ridge Poma (skiing novice terrain to get there); Coire Cas T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Fiacaill Ridge Poma
- Ski Fiacaill Traverse (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Cas Boulderfield, Zig Zags, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coire Cas T-Bar (1 min), Cairngorm Funicular Railway (2 min), Cairngorm Funicular Railway (2 min).
See Fiacaill Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at CairngormMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.