{"id":19337,"date":"2019-02-28T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=19337"},"modified":"2019-02-28T14:52:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:52:25","slug":"winter-set-to-return-to-scotlands-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/winter-set-to-return-to-scotlands-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter set to return to Scotland&#8217;s mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nunprecedented warm weather in Scotland\u2019s mountains in recent weeks\nlooks set to end \u2013 and mountaineering experts are reminding\nwalkers, climbers and skiers that it\u2019s time to replace T-shirts\nwith fleeces and make sure they have their \u2018winter heads\u2019 back in\nplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow have meant many hill-goers have abandoned crampons, ice-axes and skis in favour of more summery options such as hill walking, climbing and mountain biking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCF9977-800x458.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCF9977-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCF9977-200x115.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCF9977-390x223.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCF9977.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Winter conditions in the Cairngorms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nHowever, although the daffodils are just on the cusp of flowering in\nthe lowlands, the weather is set to change back to more usual\nconditions for the time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain\nforecasts for the weekend show a dramatic change in the air mass\naffecting Scotland.  Instead of warm air being drawn up from the deep\nsouth within a Tropical Maritime air mass, the Jet Stream is dipping\nsouth, and Scotland will be influenced by cold air drawn down from\nthe North.  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freezing levels\nare dropping below summit level from Saturday onwards and snow is\nforecast.  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountaineering\nScotland\u2019s Mountain Safety Adviser, Heather Morning, said: \u201cCombine\nfresh snow cover with high winds and poor visibility and it\u2019s time\nto switch on that #Thinkwinter awareness again and reinstate those\ncrampons and ice axes essential for safe travel in the winter\nmountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s\nimportant to consider our mind-set: over the past two weeks it very\nmuch felt like winter was behind us, so it would be all too easy to\nget caught out in the wrong place with the wrong kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlanning is\nkey this weekend to make the most of our return to winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the up\nto the minute info on snow conditions at the sportscotland Avalanche\nInformation Service webpage and combine that information with the\nlatest mountain-specific weather forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find\navalanche information at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sais.gov.uk\/\">www.sais.gov.uk<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain weather forecasts can be found from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/public\/weather\/mountain-forecasts \">Met Office<\/a> and from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mwis.org.uk\">Mountain Weather Information Service<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unprecedented warm weather in Scotland\u2019s mountains in recent weeks looks set to end \u2013 and mountaineering experts are reminding walkers, climbers and skiers that it\u2019s time to replace T-shirts with fleeces and make sure they have their \u2018winter heads\u2019 back in place. The unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow have meant many hill-goers have abandoned crampons, ice-axes and skis in favour of more summery options such as hill walking, climbing and mountain biking. However, although the daffodils are just on the cusp of flowering in the lowlands, the weather is set to change back to more usual conditions<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/winter-set-to-return-to-scotlands-mountains\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more &#8250;<\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-access-issues","category-magazine","category-walking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19339,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19337\/revisions\/19339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}