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Create Profile →Hero dirt. Get out and ride. Rain falling now. If you head out, run wider tyres and drop your pressures. Strong gusts making exposed ridgeline trails sketchy. Stick to sheltered singletrack.
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Scotland's most accessible ski area, set in the Cairngorms National Park with views across the Spey Valley. Conditions are famously fickle, but good days rival anywhere for atmosphere, and the base town of Aviemore offers seasonal work in outdoor pursuits and the whisky industry.
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The air here is 84% cleaner than the average comparison city right now.
Significantly cleaner air than a typical city. Ideal for outdoor exercise with minimal respiratory strain.
Not a pollutant. Ozone is naturally higher at altitude and near the coast, and lower in cities where traffic exhaust breaks it down. High readings here typically indicate clean air. Can cause short-term airway irritation during intense exercise but is not linked to the long-term health risks of particulate pollution.
Additive health score: each pollutant contributes points relative to its WHO 2021 guideline and long-term health impact (PM2.5 9, NO₂ 5, O₃ 3, PM10 2, SO₂ 1 at WHO limits). Data via Open-Meteo. City markers show live readings. Red line marks the WHO guideline. Updated 10:46
Last 16 days of logged MTB conditions.
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A score comparing how good mtb is likely to be this week at Cairngorm with the version-matched historical observations available for late July.
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It means the weather data suggests good conditions. Local factors like lift closures, off-piste avalanche risk and grooming still matter. Check resort webcams and the local piste report before committing.
Check our timing score heatmap on the Season tab for a week-by-week breakdown combining snow conditions with school holiday crowd pressure.
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Based on historical weekly averages
Conditions at Cairngorm tend to be best between 05:00 to 08:00 in July.
Average score during this window: 75/100
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