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The Mountain Weather Information Service

Safe passage on the hills and mountains in winter conditions requires an understanding of avalanches and the conditions that can cause them.

The following links from sportscotland SAIS (Scottish Avalanche Information Service) are probably the best sources of information regarding avalanche conditions that are available in Scotland.

sportscotland SAIS, Snow and Avalanche reports

SAIS, Lochaber observers blog
SAIS, Creag Meagaidh observers blog
SAIS, Northern Cairngorms observers blog
SAIS, Southern Cairngorms observers blog

It's also worth checking the blogs on our conditions page , as the instructors and guides featured there regularly report on the conditions prevalent on the routes that they've climbed.

Another couple of good sources of information on avalanches are Wikipedia and the MC of S.