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

Avalanches in the Pyrenees last week.Never heard one or been close before.  Sounds like a jet coming at you, scary.  Was skiing in Les Arcs a few weeks ago, and we woke most mornings to the sound of loud explosions as the avalanche patrols did

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

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

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 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

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

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

Sad news from Scotland yesterday where two climbers have diedafter being caught up in an avalanchenear Curved Ridge on Buchaille Etive Mor in Glencoe. Athird man who was with the two escaped the avalanche.Buchaille Etive Mor - Ben Hedley

By now most outdoors people will be aware of the tragic accident onSaturday when threemountaineers were killed by an avalanche on Buchaille Etive Morin Glencoe.The three - two brothers from Northern Ireland and a Scotsman - wereclimbing the mountain