In Pictures / Overnight snow turns Shetland into winter wonderland

Hans J Marter

6 March 2023 12:11

Snow-covered landscape with rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky. A body of water is visible in the distance.

Burga Water between Sandness and Walls this morning. Photo: David Lees

WHILE travelling conditions were described as hazardous this morning, there is no doubt that the arrival of snow overnight turned Shetland into an even more beautiful place and put a smile on many faces.

We asked our readers to send us their snow photos from this morning, and the response has been great, in fact almost overwhelming, as we also had to contend with a power cut.

Here is a first selection of our readers’ snow photos. Many thanks to all contributors.

Snow-covered town at night with glowing streetlights and a faintly visible moon in the foggy sky.

Brae at 5.30am. Photo: Sean Fillingham

A snow-covered road illuminated by a dim light in the distance on a dark, foggy evening.

South Nesting in the early hours. Photo: Sam Willis

A snow-covered road stretches ahead, flanked by snow-laden fields and distant mountains under a cloudy sky. The scene is viewed from inside a vehicle.

Coming down Tresta Hill. Photo: Samantha Belokon-Dennis

A snow-covered landscape with a body of water reflecting a cloudy sky, a small settlement is visible in the distance beneath dramatic, overcast skies.

Weisdale Voe. Photo: Maggie Bird

A coastal village is covered in snow beside a large body of water under a partly cloudy sky. Snow-covered hills can be seen in the background.

West Sandwick. Photo: Tonia Harradine

A person in a high-visibility jacket walks alone in a vast, snow-covered landscape with a distant herd of animals and structure visible.

Feeding the ponies in Hillswick. Photo: Esme Wilcock

A snow hare is captured mid-leap across a snow-covered landscape with scattered vegetation.

Mountain hare at Sandness. Photo: David Lees

A person walks through deep snow toward a fence, with footprints visible in the snow. In the background, there is a snow-covered village with houses and a body of water.

Whalsay on Monday morning. Photo: Ann Marie Anderson

Snow-covered rural landscape with distant houses and stone fences under a cloudy sky. A garden with hedges and a tree is in the foreground.

An another photo from Whalsay. Photo: Linda Shearer

A garden covered in a thick layer of snow with buried planters and snow-laden bushes. Snow obscures most details, and footprints lead to a cleared spot in the snow.

An Ollaberry garden in the snow. Photo: Gill Hession

A snow-covered landscape featuring a house surrounded by trees and a wooden fence, with hills in the background.

Snow days at Dales Voe. Photo: Beth Gerrard

Snow-covered landscape featuring a small lake, hills, and sparse vegetation under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Noss, Grimsetter Loch and Gorie. Photo: Jonathan Wills

A serene, snow-covered rural landscape features a fenced property with quaint buildings near a reflective body of water under a partly cloudy sky.

Houss, East Burra. Photo: Pierre Cambilliard

A partially cleared snowy road with a barbed wire fence and snowbanks on both sides, viewed from the interior of a vehicle.

Northmavine this morning. Photo: David Murray

Snow-covered tree branches with a grey sky background.

Ollaberry tree. Photo: Alan Macdonald

A narrow snow-covered road flanked by stone walls and leafless trees leads to a house in the distance on a winter day. Tracks from vehicles are visible in the snow.

Kergord. Photo: Elaine Falconer

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