News / Local Massive snow shaft pictured off the coast of Aberdeen By Ewan Cameron 16/01/2016, 11:18 am Updated: 16/01/2016, 9:26 pm A snow shaft looms over a boat off the coast of Aberdeen. Picture by James Cheyne A massive snow shaft has been photographed off the coast of Aberdeen today. Reader Ian Cheyne’s son James took the picture at around 10am from Hilton Drive. Initially it was believed the weather phenomenon was a waterspout however it’s now thought to be a snow shaft.