In reply to lex:
Yesterday (Sat 2nd May) we skinned up from the ski area (having walked about halfway to the mid-station) skied down a wee way into Coire Raibert, skinned round to Cairn Lochan then had a very pleasant ski down to about 800m in Lurcher's Gully before walking back. Other than the walking at start & finish we had skis on all the time.