Can anyone recommend a winter skills ebook/pdf/online article suitable for beginners to winter walking/mountaineering?
The BMC you tube channel is very good
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTodUXkQjZwxa2g6yfV21wLRXffbAdFxT
or to read , this series from ukc sister site ukhillwalking
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/skills/winter_essentials_for_beginne...
If you're under 30 try applying for a Jonathon Conville course!
I think this is a really good avalanche book - it's pretty accessible, doesn't go too far into the snow science side of things: http://falcon.com/book/9780762779994
For the mountaineering side of things, this is great: http://www.mountain-training.org/publications/winter-skills
Cheers, Will