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Ken Banks<\/span>North east Scotland reporter, Aberdeen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I’ve enjoyed taking photos in the snow – but the novelty is wearing off a bit now<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Like many in the north-east of Scotland, I have trudged through deep snow every single day of 2026 so far – it’s not exactly the start to the new year I was hoping for. <\/p>\n

The white stuff started falling heavily on 1 January and it’s been a constant presence in our lives ever since. <\/p>\n

It’s caused huge disruption. Hundreds of schools have been closed, many roads were impassable, and some people in rural areas have been snowed in for more than a week. <\/p>\n

As north east Scotland reporter for the BBC news website, I’ve been covering the impact of the wintry weather while living with the effects in my own life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Communities in the Aberdeenshire countryside have had a really tough time over the last 10 days – far worse than those of us in the city. <\/p>\n

But this is probably the worst sustained period of heavy snow we have seen in Aberdeen for 15 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The snow has caused travel issues here in Aberdeen, as in this shot on Monday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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I spent Christmas – not a white one, ironically – and new year in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n

The snow began on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n

I was starting back at work in Aberdeen on Monday, but rather than risk driving in the dark in tricky conditions that morning I came back down the road on the Sunday afternoon in daylight, during what appeared to be a slight weather window.<\/p>\n

Between Peterhead and Ellon, even 30mph barely felt comfortable in the conditions. And then the main A90 for the final stretch to Aberdeen was down to one lane and I was never going at more than 50mph.<\/p>\n

I decided there was more chance of parking at the office and walking home, but on arrival my car became stuck in deep snow.<\/p>\n

It was pushed into a space with the help of two kind colleagues. It’s been there ever since. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The alarm was set for 06:45 on Monday and – dressed in a warm hooded jacket, scarf, gloves and sturdy boots – I set off at 07:30 to take photos. Cars were buried deep in snow.<\/p>\n

It was meant to have been the return of schools, and the start of the working year for many.<\/p>\n

But school closures meant the roads were incredibly quiet.<\/p>\n

Many pupils – including my son in fifth year – have had exams postponed that were due to be held during the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Tuesday I saw people trying to clear snow from outside their workplaces<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Tuesday brought an Amber snow warning from the Met Office, just when it seemed like there might be some light at the end of the tunnel.<\/p>\n

The first person I came across that morning was using a shovel to clear snow outside a business premises.<\/p>\n

Later in the day, Aberdeenshire Council declared a “major incident”<\/a> as the impact of the snow continued.<\/p>\n

The local authority said it was looking at a “prolonged period of significant impact”, including people being cut off. <\/p>\n

Declaring the major incident allowed it to escalate activity to respond to the weather by redeploying staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the way home, I popped into a local shop for food. However many shelves and fridge sections were empty – especially bread, milk and vegetables.<\/p>\n

Was it an indication of the struggle to get supplies through to the city or a result of panic buying? Possibly both. <\/p>\n

It almost felt a little like the early days of Covid lockdown.<\/p>\n

The last bag of scampi and some oven chips were mine. Maybe not my finest culinary moment but picking from the freezer section felt somehow appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The depth of the snow was not a figment of our imagination<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The heavy thumps of snow falling from the roof during the night into Wednesday may have woken me up, but it was a welcome sign that a slight thaw may finally have been under way.<\/p>\n

This was now day seven after all.<\/p>\n

People were still using shovels to clear pavements, but it was now far more slushy rather than thick snow.<\/p>\n

Roads were far clearer than they had been, and cars seemed to have far less snow on them than in recent days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I met Iona, nine, and Daniel, six, (both pictured) enjoying the snow with their little sister Charlotte, two, and mum Esther on Thursday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Awaking on Thursday morning, the prospect of a continued thaw proved to have been short-lived.<\/p>\n

A fresh dumping of snow had re-coated the city’s streets, cars and rooftops.<\/p>\n

I think this was the low point of the week, our hopes dashed.<\/p>\n

However, I definitely cheered up when I bumped into a young family enjoying the snow.<\/p>\n

Mum Esther watched on as Charlotte, two, Daniel, six, and nine-year-old Iona joyfully sledged down a slope. Daniel then hit me with a snowball. It’s the simple pleasures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Friday saw a team effort to clear this car in Aberdeen<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Friday was our ninth day in the snow, although there at least did not seem to have been any more overnight.<\/p>\n

By this stage it felt like Groundhog Day.<\/p>\n

However, I knew I was lucky compared to some. One radio colleague was snowed in for days in his Aberdeenshire village and had to work from home.<\/p>\n

Neighbours helped each other with food and drink supplies.<\/p>\n

And TV colleagues have had to deal with horrendous conditions out and about when filming in deep snow<\/a> to reach communities that have been cut off.<\/p>\n

On the now daily trudge to work through the snow and ice, I came across a mum and daughter scraping their car clear of heavy snow.<\/p>\n

Steph and four-year-old Ellie were going for the teamwork approach, Steph with an orange shovel to shift the worst of the snow, and Ellie using a small scraper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is my favourite image I have captured this week, in Aberdeen’s Victoria Park<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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I’ve always loved photography since I was a young boy, so have enjoyed trying to capture eye-catching shots of the snow during the week.<\/p>\n

The favourite image I have captured this week was taken in Aberdeen’s Victoria Park on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

It was of a woman walking through the snow, framed by trees. I’d turned and taken it after she walked past me. <\/p>\n

In the November and December of 2010, this area endured many consecutive days of deep snow<\/a>, which again closed schools and caused major travel problems.<\/p>\n

This has been as bad, if not worse.<\/p>\n

Weather warnings are in place for Saturday and Sunday, but it seems there may be light at the end of the tunnel next week with milder temperatures forecast.<\/p>\n

Would we want to go through anything like this this again anytime soon? Snow chance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

#Weve #battling #Scotlands #snow #single #day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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