The A95 at Grantown shortly before 8pm on Saturday night. Picture: Traffic Scotland.
Motorists in Badenoch and Strathspey have been urged to avoid travel as “most routes [are] severely impacted” by further snow and drifts.
The police issued the plea on Saturday night after a day in which heavy snowfalls and drifting brought chaos to many parts of the north of Scotland.
The drifts are so bad that the A9 and A99 in Sutherland and Caithness have been “impassable” for most of the day, and drifting has also been an issue in other parts of Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire.
Urging motorists not to travel, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Roads across Badenoch and Strathspey continue to be badly affected by adverse weather, with most routes severely impacted by snow and drifting snow.
“Travel conditions remain hazardous and the public are strongly advised not to travel unless their journey is absolutely essential.”
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