SAIS Kit 2011/12

ME Tech Rep Andy Green called by Scottish Avanlanche Information Service HQ at Glenmore Lodge last week to hand over this seasons uniform to Mark Diggins (Director SAIS) and his team.

Mark Diggins and Andy Green with some of this seasons kit 

Mark and his team offer a invaluable service to anyone heading out to climb, walk, ski etc... in Scotland during the winter season, they are also part of our extensive product test team and put our kit through its paces everyday during the winter season and provide us with indepth feedback as part of our constant product R&D.

This seasons kit list includes:

Kamchatka Jacket
Changabang Pant
Concordia Jacket
Trojan Jacket - New GORE TEX SOFTSHELL test product for release in 2012
Colouir Gloves

Heres some more general info about the SAIS -

Avalanche hazard considerations should always be part of any winter hill goers daily plans. Whether you are a climber, walker or off-piste skier venturing into the hills, you should always continue to note snow and weather conditions in respect to any potential avalanche hazard.

SAIS is funded by the Scottish Sports Council and publish the daily forecasts of the avalanche, snow, and climbing conditions at 5 key climbing areas of Scotland during the season.

For more information and latest reports go to www.sais.gov.uk

SAFOS Lectures

Our friends at the SAIS are offering the opportunity for all winter mountain enthusiasts, skiers, boarders, climbers, walkers, mountain guides, instructors and other professionals to address the challenges that avalanche hazard in Scotland presents. What snowpack conditions are we faced with? How can we effectively manage decision making as enthusiasts, as rescue teams, as individuals and as commercial operators?

These topics and relevant experiences will be presented by: Stefan Harvey - WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland, Ed Chard - Jagged Globe, Dave MacLeod - Professional Climber , Mark Williams - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Mark Diggins - SAIS Coordinator, John Allen MBE - Scottish Mountain Rescue. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for participants to discuss topics and issues relevant to all mountain users and enable a better understanding of the challenges that we face in avalanche terrain.

Event itself is being held at Ratho on the weekend of 29th/30th October'11. 

ME Pro partner Dave MacLeod will also be lecturing on the Saturday evening as part of this event.

More information/tickets available at the SAIS site here