Ice picks: Avalanche risk forecasters' top shots

30 December 2013

Torridon — Image caption,
The Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has started its latest season of avalanche risk forecasts. For the first time, SAIS is giving forecasts for Torridon in Wester Ross. Pictures by SAIS forecasters

Avalanche assessment in Torridon — Image caption,
A forecaster carries out an avalanche assessment in Torridon

Snow drifts at Glenshee Ski Centre — Image caption,
Snow drifts at the Glenshee Ski Centre earlier in December

Northern Cairngorms — Image caption,
A stormy scene in the Northern Cairngorms

Creag Meagaidh — Image caption,
Snow-covered Creag Meagaidh, a Munro and one of the five long-established SAIS forecast areas

Glencoe — Image caption,
Sunshine breaks through cloud over Glencoe

Avalanche debris on Ben Nevis — Image caption,
Avalanche debris on Ben Nevis in Lochaber

Snow storm in Northern Cairngorms — Image caption,
A forecaster braves a snow storm in the Northern Cairngorms

Cross country skier in Northern Cairngorms — Image caption,
A cross country skier enjoys calmer conditions in the Northern Cairngorms

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