Nice waking up this morning to the first snow of the winter at our place, at about 250m. Enough to cover the ground and it's on and off. Not enough to go and play yet but fingers crossed for the future!
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
White stuff
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Blue skies here 
I'm looking forward to the snow, getting strange looks from the people I tell that to, wanting to do my first snow hang lol, bring it on.
I'm looking forward to the snow, getting strange looks from the people I tell that to, wanting to do my first snow hang lol, bring it on.
Rain, and more rain, with occasional flurries of snow. Not a hope of it lying though, the whole place is sodden wet. We're about 59m asl.
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Still no snow here, although it is hailing like nobody's business as I type.....we're over a 1000ft here so if there's snow about we usually get it
Fingers crossed
Fingers crossed
44" measured at the neighbors after 36hrs, then 3 days of -20. Peaks around my village no more than 7,000 - 9,000'.
As it has warmed up, I hope that the entire layer has consolidated. Only snow pits can assess the avalanche hazard.
Clear, -2C/28F, no wind this AM. The sled-heads are thrilled.
Nobody dead yet but should be a dozen killed by spring.
I know that sounds absolutely macabre. Sad truth about those
with more money than brains and an unwillingness to learn how
to use avalanche safety gear (Pieps, Avalung, probes, etc).
As it has warmed up, I hope that the entire layer has consolidated. Only snow pits can assess the avalanche hazard.
Clear, -2C/28F, no wind this AM. The sled-heads are thrilled.
Nobody dead yet but should be a dozen killed by spring.
I know that sounds absolutely macabre. Sad truth about those
with more money than brains and an unwillingness to learn how
to use avalanche safety gear (Pieps, Avalung, probes, etc).
Yup the hills behind the village were white yesterday morning and a nice snowflake ensconsed itself on my nose when I put my head out the door. Was round at friends helping them with their Christmas decorations in the afternoon with snow falling, woodburner roaring and copious amounts of prosecco lace with sloe gin. Even an old humbug like me felt festive.
This morning the place was like a skating rink and was having to do an odd shuffling sliding run after the posty who had a parcel for me. Hills look great in their winter mantle.
This morning the place was like a skating rink and was having to do an odd shuffling sliding run after the posty who had a parcel for me. Hills look great in their winter mantle.
My wife and I went for a nice long walk in Macclesfield Forest on Sunday. A the highest point we stopped for home-made soup and had a short-lived, but nonetheless impressive, blizzard. When we returned to the car it had all gone.
Well it all went with the high winds. It returned last night and is now coming down heavily, wet stuff though. The local schools have a snow day!
At 6:23 this morning the power went out and immediately afterwards probably the loudest and longest peal of thunder rent the air. Quickly unplugged the 'puter which was a good idea as the machines in the local post office are kaput this morning.
It's now hammering it down and all the lovely snow has gone.
It's now hammering it down and all the lovely snow has gone.
