The SAIS service is based at Glenmore Lodge, near Aviemore
International mountain guide Mark Diggins has been appointed the co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service.
The Aviemore-based mountaineer has 25 years’ experience as a mountain guide and has worked in mountain and wilderness areas throughout the world. He has also worked supporting film and media companies in extreme and difficult environments.
Mr Diggins also worked with the Canadian Avalanche Association to establish an avalanche training and assessment programme for mountain guides and ski professionals in the Alps. He is both an alpine and telemark skier and works skiing and climbing all over the world. He is a graduate in environmental science.
Ross Purves, chair of the Snow and Avalanche Foundation for Scotland said: “We are delighted that Mark Diggins will be the new co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service, and look forward to working with him to further improve the already world-class provision of avalanche forecasts to Scotland’s mountaineers.”
Mr Diggins said: “I am very pleased to take up the position of sportscotland Avalanche Information Service co-ordinator and look forward to developing the current highly acclaimed service into the future.
“In particular I look forward to working with the team of area observers who visit the mountains in all weathers on a daily basis carrying out their task, making field observations and avalanche hazard assessments for the SAIS avalanche report.
“This has become an essential source of information for members of the public wishing to enjoy the Scottish highlands safely in the winter months.”
The post of co-ordinator was previously held by Blyth Wright, who died in May this year.
The SAIS service begins in December and runs through to the end of the winter mountaineering season, covering Lochaber, Glencoe, the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh.
International mountain guide Mark Diggins has been appointed the co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service.
The Aviemore-based mountaineer has 25 years’ experience as a mountain guide and has worked in mountain and wilderness areas throughout the world. He has also worked supporting film and media companies in extreme and difficult environments.
Mr Diggins also worked with the Canadian Avalanche Association to establish an avalanche training and assessment programme for mountain guides and ski professionals in the Alps. He is both an alpine and telemark skier and works skiing and climbing all over the world. He is a graduate in environmental science.
Ross Purves, chair of the Snow and Avalanche Foundation for Scotland said: “We are delighted that Mark Diggins will be the new co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service, and look forward to working with him to further improve the already world-class provision of avalanche forecasts to Scotland’s mountaineers.”
Mr Diggins said: “I am very pleased to take up the position of sportscotland Avalanche Information Service co-ordinator and look forward to developing the current highly acclaimed service into the future.
“In particular I look forward to working with the team of area observers who visit the mountains in all weathers on a daily basis carrying out their task, making field observations and avalanche hazard assessments for the SAIS avalanche report.
“This has become an essential source of information for members of the public wishing to enjoy the Scottish highlands safely in the winter months.”
The post of co-ordinator was previously held by Blyth Wright, /magazine/2009/06/01/blyth-wright-a-tributewho died in May this year.
The SAIS service begins in December and runs through to the end of the winter mountaineering season, covering Lochaber, Glencoe, the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh.
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