Mountaineers have been warned of hazardous conditions in the Scottish mountains
An avalanche large enough to bury a small car has been recorded in Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands.
The avalanche debris was spotted from the summit of Meall a’ Bhuiridh in the White Corries and estimated to be 8 feet high at its highest point.
The Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) said the debris, made up of large blocks of snow, was deep enough to “lose a Mini in”.
SAIS thought the slide may have happened on Sunday or Monday.
The risk of avalanches occurring in the six areas monitored by the service – Lochaber, Glen Coe, Northern Cairngorms, Southern Cairngorms, Creag Meagaidh and Torridon – has been assessed as “considerable”.
SAIS, which provides information on the potential risk of the slides and how to interpret avalanche forecasts, has recorded 111 avalanches since starting its latest forecasting season in December.
Ninety of these recorded events happened in the last month. There were 237 detected last season.
