For climate-friendly ski touring, try Scotland | Letter

Scottish hills and mountains are fun to ski up and down – you just have to seize the snow when it comes, says Mike CawthorneWhile Sam Haddad (No lifts? No problem: a low-impact ski touring trip to the Italian Alps, 13 January) is absolutely right to flag up ski touring as more environmentally friendly than its downhill cousin, I would add that it’s not always necessary to travel abroad to seek its pleasures. During the recent spell of Arctic weather, members of our backcountry snowsp