The Ptarmigan lift offering access to the top of the west side of the ski area is scheduled to open Wednesday, according to the post.The opening of the lift will also be when the ski area extends ...

Photographs of ptarmigan exposed against bare, snow-free mountainsides have been captured by Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) forecasters in the northern and southern Cairngorms.

BBC Weather Watchers have reported smoke from a wildfire near Carrbridge in the Highlands drifting for 40 miles (64km) across the Moray Firth. But residents in Orkney have also reported smelling ...