The Scottish Avalanche Information Service resumes its work amid a cold snap.
Scotland's daily avalanche hazard forecast service has resumed.
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service provides assessments for six mountain areas from mid December to about mid April. Forecasts are given for Lochaber, Glen Coe, Northern and Southern Cairngorms, Creag Meagaidh and Torridon. A standby service had been available over recent weeks for Northern Cairngorms, where the hazard has been rated "considerable".The latest season has started amid a cold snap, which has brought freezing temperatures and widespread snow across Scotland.
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