Snow Upper M2 at Cairngorm
Novice · 804 m long with 61 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing N.
—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
804 mlength
61 mvertical
1093 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Upper M2 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Upper M2
Lifts that reach the top: West Wall Poma (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed funicular (skiing novice terrain to get there); Polar Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Coire na Ciste T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ptarmigan T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Cairngorm Funicular
- Ride unnamed funicular
- Ski Upper M2 (novice)
Where it ends
Joins M2, Lady Luck, Ciste Fairway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coire na Ciste T-Bar (2 min), Cairngorm Funicular (2 min), Cairngorm Funicular (2 min).
See Upper M2 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.