The SportScotland Avalanche Information Service starts publishing its detailed reports for the Scottish Mountains today (Thurs 17 Dec). The five mountain areas covered are North Cairngorms, South Cairngorms, Lochaber, Creag Meagaidh and Glencoe. Each report covers snow, avalanche, and climbing conditions. The reports are available from the website or via mobile phone and are in a slightly different format from previous years.
The SAIS is also asking any walkers or climbers who see an avalanche to report it to them. This can be done on line from the SAIS website As well as the forecasts, the website also contains a wealth of information about snow and avalanches generally and archive records.