The Ski School and The Snowboard School on CairnGorm Mountain

Welcome to The Ski School and The Snowboard School

The Ski School and Snowboard School on Cairngorm has now closed for the season. If you need to contact us then please use our enquiry form and we will get back to you.

We have had a great season with good snow conditions and have employed 65 instructors during this period. Many thanks to all our customers and we hope to see you again next year!

Cairngorm Snowsports is a not-for-profit organisation that trades as The Ski School and The Snowboard School and is the only ski and snowboard school based on Cairngorm Mountain, at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. In partnership with Cairngorm Mountain Ltd (the operating company of the ski area) we offer all levels of instruction and coaching, from getting beginners going and giving them the confidence to do it on their own, to freestyle and race training courses. Our instructors are carefully selected for their patience and teaching skills, but also for their passion for the sport, and their desire to pass this on to others!

In order to ensure we deliver the highest quality instruction to our customers we make the following commitments:
- We do not charge if lessons do not operate (due to snow and weather conditions)
- We operate with a maximum of 10 in a ski class and 8 in a snowboard class, as we feel this is a safe and professional maximum (however classes usually go out with less than this)
- We recognise that young children and adults learn in different ways, and therefore aim to operate separate adult and childrens group lessons (sometimes not possible when quiet)

- We ensure that we exceed the high standards of teaching and customer service as laid down by the BASI Kitemark scheme, the only quality assurance scheme for ski and snowboard schools, and we are inspected on an annual basis to ensure this. We also meet the quality and environmental standards for use of the Cairngorms Brand and are associate members of Snowsport Scotland.

We are proud to be supported by our sponsors (and friends!):

Cross clothing:This Swedish sportswear company manufactures highly technical winter wear which we use for our ski uniforms. We also work closely with them, providing feedback in order to improve the product they offer.

Marker/Tecnica/Volkl:This German equipment manufacturer produces the best performing ski and snowboard kit we have ever seen, and a majority of our instructors are on their kit. The equipment copes effectively with all the conditons we experience on Cairngorm.