Scottish Avalanche Information Service Suspended
11th February 2025
The organisation says that it is currently not needed as there is not enough snow. SAIS reports for the six operational areas of Lochaber, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Southern Cairngorms, Northern…
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The organisation says that it is currently not needed as there is not enough snow.
SAIS reports for the six operational areas of Lochaber, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Southern Cairngorms, Northern Cairngorms and Torridon regions are usually issued daily.
It has recorded 23 snow slides this winter.
The service’s co-ordinator Mark Diggins said at this point he would normally expect over 100.
“It is startling,” he said.
“We have had the same amount of precipitation, but it is the rapidity of temperature change and big storms that has caused the situation.
“You can’t have an avalanche without snow.”
See more in the John O’Groat Journal.
Glenshee, Scotland. Image c/o Simon Wilson.
