there whichcan help you develop the basic knowledge you need to recognise andminimise avalanche risk, though ideally, professional instruction isthe way to go.Scottish Avalanche InformationService - www.sais.gov.ukFunded bySportScotland, the SAIS produces regular

Sadly two climbers from Glagow were killed at the weekend afterapparently being avalanched on Beinn Dearg near Ullapool.The pair were reportedly found at the bottom of a route named bythe BBC as Penguin Gully after a search operation

The Scottish AvalancheInformation Service forecasts are back plus the reports have been revampedwith some neat graphics giving a clear idea of hazard levels and whichslopes are affected.The new report format was based on a group analysis

The BBC is reporting that eight people were caught in two avalanche incidents in the Cairngorms over the weekend.The Beeb says that the first avalanche took place in Coire an t-Sneachda – on of the most popular and accessible climbing areas

As winter conditions bit over the Christmas / New Year period, three mountaineers died inScottish avalanche incidents and there were a string ofother condition-related accidents in the hills.The Scottish deaths happened in two unrelated incidents

Two climbers were avalanched yesterday in Coire an Sneachda in thenorthern corries of Cairngorm according to a reporton the BBC Scotland news site.One of the pair is reported to have suffered 'serious leginjuries' in the accident which happened

A climber survived an avalanche on Lochnagar at the weekend andended up either being dug out by friends or on top of a pile of snowat the bottom of Black Spot (sic.)In the firstversion of the story in the Daily Record, the climber was swept800 feet

With snow sweeping in at last, a lot of us will be looking to theSport Scotland Avalanche Information and climbing condition forecastsas a prelude to a weekend walking or climbing in the Highlands.The good news is that the service us up and running

Four climbers have been caught in an avalanche in apopular area of the LakeDistrict with two of them suffering 'serious injuries'.The incident also triggered a call by Cumbria Police 'not towalk in the fells'.According to the BBC,the avalanche

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service is back on line for thewinter and has begun regular forecasts and climbing condition reportsfrom five of the main Scottish winter climbing areas.The reports cover Lochaber, the northern and southern Gorms