The Legendary Cairngorm 4000ers route - an anti clockwise skier's variant.
Taking in 5 of Scotland's 10 highest mountains in one giant, beautiful day out.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 30 km
- Ascent
- 2.7 km
- Descent
- 2.5 km
Ski Touring in Highland
Go Ski Touring in Highland with curated guides of the best routes across the region. With over 165 3D trail maps in FATMAP, you can easily discover and navigate the best routes in Highland.
No matter what your next adventure has in store, you can find a guide on FATMAP to help you plan your next epic trip.
Get a top Ski Touring recommendation in Highland from one of our 13 guidebooks, or get inspired by the 165 local adventures uploaded by the FATMAP community. Start exploring now!
Ski Touring Routes in Highland
Ben Nevis and its 3 giant neighbours
Ski mountaineering & steep skiing on the UK's highest peak and adjacent mountains
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 2.2 km
- Descent
- 2.9 km
Sgùrr nan Clach Geala
A remote and magnificent mountain in the Fannichs
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 17 km
- Ascent
- 914 m
- Descent
- 914 m
Geal Chàrn Mòr
Sheltered easy angle powder skiing in the Monadhliaths
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 830 m
- Descent
- 831 m
Sgurr Na Lapaich
Summit to loch in the remote Northwest Highlands
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 20 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.5 km
Ben Hope
A Wilderness Ski Adventure Like No Other
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 15 km
- Ascent
- 968 m
- Descent
- 968 m
Fionn Bheinn
An accessible yet remote ski tour with exceptional Highland views
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 9 km
- Ascent
- 776 m
- Descent
- 776 m
Braeriach via Allt Buidheannach aka 'The Escalator'
A truly memorable bike/ski adventure in the Cairngorms
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 1.2 km
- Descent
- 1.2 km
North Castle Gully
A great pairing with South Castle Gully, if steep and extreme is your aim of the day.
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Ascent
- 9 m
- Descent
- 367 m
South Castle Gully
Deep cut, steep couloir for the entire length - a great tick.
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Ascent
- 8 m
- Descent
- 450 m
Broad Gully
Visible straight from the A82, this extremely aesthetic couloir gives a great day long mission within Glencoe.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 7.2 km
- Ascent
- 993 m
- Descent
- 994 m
Raeburn's Gully
Narrow, fairly steep and flanked by ice falls - Raeburn’s Gully is Easy Gully’s nasty cousin!
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 877 m
- Descent
- 877 m
Easy Gully
A fantastic north east facing ramp that is surrounded by some of the finest winter climbing in the Highlands!
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 922 m
- Descent
- 922 m
An Chul-Choire
A fantastic way to get way out of the resort boundaries and down into a wild and remote corner of Aonach Mor/Aonach Beag.
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 6 km
- Ascent
- 454 m
- Descent
- 879 m
Number 2 Gully
Technical, narrow and steep, a hidden gem!
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Ascent
- 5 m
- Descent
- 604 m
Number 4 Gully
A great introduction to skiing on the north face, yet still requiring strong technical abilities
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 486 m