{"id":28387,"date":"2024-12-11T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=28387"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:55:42","slug":"scottish-avalanche-information-service-starting-daily-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/scottish-avalanche-information-service-starting-daily-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Avalanche Information Service daily reports begin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Daily Avalanche Reports for the 6 areas – Lochaber, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Southern Cairngorms, Northern Cairngorms and Torridon regions – will be issued daily by the Scottish Avalanache Information Service (SAIS) from tomorrow, Thursday 12th Dec 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The SAIS website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Some reports and the SAIS Blogs (useful for snow cover reference) have already been issued. The Scottish Avalanche Project began in 1988 as an avalanche forecasting service funded by the Scottish Sports Council and operating in 2 areas, Glencoe and the North Cairngorms. This ran for 2 winters, with the addition in 1989-90 of Lochaber and a weekend pilot scheme on Lochnagar.  After this the Project was permanently adopted by the Scottish Sports Council and became the Scottish Avalanche Information Service.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Avalanche debris in the Cairngorms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In addition to the daily forecasts<\/a>, the SAIS also have a free online resource<\/a> for Scottish hillgoers to learn more about how to assess avalanche hazard and make better decisions in the winter hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Avalanche Reports for the 6 areas – Lochaber, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Southern Cairngorms, Northern Cairngorms and Torridon regions – will be issued daily by the Scottish Avalanache Information Service (SAIS) from tomorrow, Thursday 12th Dec 2024. Some reports and the SAIS Blogs (useful for snow cover reference) have already been issued. The Scottish Avalanche Project began in 1988 as an avalanche forecasting service funded by the Scottish Sports Council and operating in 2 areas, Glencoe and the North Cairngorms. This ran for 2 winters, with the addition in 1989-90 of Lochaber and a weekend pilot scheme on Lochnagar.  After this the…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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