Number of Recorded Avalanches in the Scottish Highlands already Exceeding Last Year’s Total The number of avalanches recorded in the Scottish mountains so far this winter has surpassed the total for the whole of the last one, reports the BBC. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) records the snow slides during its forecasting seasons, which run from December to April. The last forecasting season, 2016-17, involved the service’s lowest number of recorded avalanches […] Avalanche Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Skiers Survived Freezing Night by Digging Snow Hole before Being Rescued in the Cairngorms, Scotland Two skiers, who were on a mountaineering trip in the Cairngorms, Scotland were missing overnight in freezing temperatures but have now been found safe and well by rescue teams. The skiers had dug a snow hole to shelter overnight after the search was called off Tuesday night due to challenging conditions, including whiteouts and deep snow. They were found just […] Steven Agar | February 7, 2018 0 Comments
Floating Platform Wind Farm Is Changing The Future of Alternative Energy According to the Huffington Post, for thousands of years, humans have harnessed the wind to power ships on the ocean. Although, when it comes to wind generated electricity, turbines have been confined to being attached to fixed points on the ground and on the shallow seabed. It has been a major restriction, because so much wind is available on the deeper […] Brains Douglas Perry | October 24, 2017 0 Comments
Britain is Totally without Snow for only the 7th Time in 300 Years Britain has lost its longest-lasting patch of snow for the first time in over a decade, an event which has happened only six other times in the previous 300 years. Known as the Sphinx, (or affectionately known by climbers and walkers as “Scotland’s Glacier”), the patch at Garbh Choire Mor on Braeriach is historically the longest-lasting in Scotland’s mountains and […] Weather Steven Agar | October 3, 2017 0 Comments
Two Mountaineers Die After Climbing Peak In Scottish Highlands From Avalanche Two climbers were found dead at the base of a popular route on Scotland’s Glen Coe. Read more about the search and rescue organization effort and speculate on the cause of death with the officials. Avalanche Keenan Grady | January 19, 2016 0 Comments
Body of Skier Found in Scottish Highlands | Buried 13 Feet Under Avy Debris Rescue Helicopter near Glencoe Ski Centre. Scottish news outlet, the Daily Record, has reported that the body of a Scottish skier Daniel Maddox was found after being struck by an avalanche behind Glencoe Ski Centre in the Scottish Highlands. Maddox was caught in an avalanche Saturday March 30th while skiing off piste. Searchers found Maddox’ body beneath 13 feet of snow on Sunday beneath avalanche […] Eric Behn | April 2, 2013 1 Comment
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