MTA have teamed up with the Met Office to provide this specialist weather workshop specifically to support the syllabi of Mountain Training's qualifications as well as enhancing the knowledge of qualified leaders and instructors in their ability to apply information gained from available forecast information, practicaly whilst planning and dynamicly whilst out in the hills and mountains. The workshop is being run by Dr. Mike Reading, Senior Operational Meteorologist from the Met Office in Aberdeen and Mike Mason RMet. Industry and Aviation Training Manager from the Met Office College.  This is a unique opportunity and if successful there maybe an opportunity to run further workshops in the future. 

The workshop includes lunch, please let us know if you have any dietary requirements by filling out "special requirements" on the details page in your CMS account. 

The workshop will include:

• Introduction
• Where to find weather information
• Understanding the UKs weather
  • Air mass theory
  • Weather fronts
  • How to read a synoptic/weather chart
  • How mountains modify the weather
• Interpretation the weather changes while out on the hill
  • Identifying cloud types and what they tell us
  • Backing and veering winds
  • Weather observing practical (depending on there being some weather to observe!)
• Weather related hazards
  • Weather hazards in summer and winter
  • Planning a route according to the weather
• Practical exercise
  • Have a go at making your own forecast!
• Final discussion/any further questions

Aim: To help mountain leaders and hill walkers interpret weather information to assist with planning and safe passage.

 By the end of the workshop you’ll be able to:

• Interpret weather forecasts (media/online etc) and relate to mountain conditions
• Use weather observations to identify a changing forecast situation and predict short term outcomes
• Plan a route/activities based on weather impacts
• Interpret a weather (Synoptic) chart and relate to mountain conditions
• State the importance of air mass theory and what it means for mountain weather summer and winter
• Identify weather that will bring snow to the mountains
• State how mountains can impact on wind speeds/chill and temperature

Start

29/03/2018 09:00

End

29/03/2018 17:00

Maximum Bookings

16

Bookings

15

Venue

Glenmore Lodge

Town

Aviemore

County

Highland

Postcode

PH22 1QZ

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

57.16000

Longitude

-3.68000

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01690 720272

Email