Members of the Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) have been capturing images of conditions in Scotland's mountains this winter. This photograph taken in Lochaber shows a view looking south west over the Mamores. The image and others in this gallery have been published with permission from SAIS and service co-ordinator Mark Diggins

Mild weather has been a mark of the winter so far. The Laggan Dam on the River Spean was opened to deal with heavy rain and melting snow before Christmas. SAIS Creag Meagaidh took this picture on 24 December

SAIS Creag Meagaidh also captured this image of a swollen river on 25 December

Walkers brave wind and snow in Glen Coe on 30 December in a photograph taken by SAIS Glencoe

Rime ice on rocks in the Southern Cairngorms on 2 January

A walker keeps their head down in wild conditions in the Northern Cairngorms on 5 January

A walker almost disappears from view in a white out in Lochaber on 7 January

Aonach Beag on a cloudy day on 9 January in an image captured by SAIS Lochaber

Rime ice on a wooden post in Northern Cairngorms on 13 January, which was described as the "the first sunny, wind free day for a while" by SAIS Northern Cairngorms

A snow cannon in action at the Glenshee Ski Centre on 16 January

Sunshine breaks through clouds over Lochan Coire Choille-rais on 16 January

Snow and ice on Ben Nevis on 16 January