The Met Office is calling for the freezing level to drop below the summits of the BreconBeacons National Park over the weekend with the possibility for the first snow of winter 2013-14 on Monday afternoon (18 November).
BRECONBEACONS NATIONAL PARK
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Monday 18th November
A cloudy start with patchy outbreaks of rain. Clearer spells and scattered showers developing through the afternoon, increasingly falling as snow over the summits through the afternoon. Winds becoming northwesterly and strengthening.
Last winter saw the first snow (Yr eira gyntaf in the Welsh language) on the peaks of the BreconBeacons National Park on 01 November 2012, and the first turns on 03 November 2012.
Cwm Llwch panorama, Sunday 04 November 2012
Yours truly on the summit plateau of Corn Du, Sunday 04 November 2012
(Chris Dainton pic)
For last season's words & pictures please click the following link
Bob Hillier took this wonderful picture of the Central Beacons Massif from the BreconBeacons National Park Visitor Centre in Libanus at sundown last night, saying that it wouldn't be around for long.
How right he was unfortunately.
With heavy rain overnight and the freezing level climbing above the summits it was back to Autumn in the Beacons today.
Pen-y-Fan and Corn Du from Mynydd Illtud
Fan Fawr from Mynydd Illtud
Narrow lane on Mynydd Illtud
Cefn Crew
It's much colder now with snow forecast above 700m this evening through to tomorrow morning.
If it's the right type of snow turns could be on tomorrow.
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Some stunning pictures there mike! I would love to ski the beacons at some point!
After all it is free
After all it is free
As usual, lovely pics. Looking forward to seeing you dropping off some barely-covered looking Welsh peaks again!
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Mike Pow, awaiting the start of the 2014 season
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Mike Pow, Sharkymark, I've got the Storey Arms web cam permanently on my browser
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Going to have to wait a little bit longer I'm afraid.
If the snow which fell on the Carmarthen Fans had fallen on Pen-y-Fan and Cefn Crew then the season would have started.
Unforunately the Carmarthen Fans are much rockier and need more coverage thsn was on the ground on Tuesday.
Not a lick up there at the moment and none forecast for a while.
Great late Autumn walking though.
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Wow, great shots and some great lines the last couple of years. I was sitting in Uni in Swansea watching it snow for all of 10 minutes earlier this week, hopefully there will be more to come.
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Thanks.
Fingers crossed.
Hard frosts the past two days, but no precipitation in the forecast
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
"Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?"
Tony Evans pic from 07 February 2014
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Mike Pow, White on the tops by us but snow level high. I had a walk up the Berwyns weekend last and there was snow from about 700m but nothing that prompted me to grab the ski's.
That's a great pic. It looks like the lift system could use a little investment though
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
AndAnotherThing.. wrote:
Mike Pow, White on the tops by us but snow level high. I had a walk up the Berwyns weekend last and there was snow from about 700m but nothing that prompted me to grab the ski's.
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Web cam on the lay-by looking white at the Storey Arms and snow forecast overnight. Was dumping here today for a while but I had to go for a boot fitting. I'm hoping that Thursday may give a window in the weather for some local skiing.
After all it is free
After all it is free
Long Mynd (just over the border) webcam looking white as are Brown Clee and the Wrekin. Some snow lying on grass and roofs to about 200m. Still trying to snow so guess the BreconBeacons are getting some tonight.
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Are the Brecons on for the weekend?
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Ski the Net with snowHeads
Anyone out playing?
"There's (white) gold in them thar hills"
Jason Reynolds pic from today (23 March 2014)
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
We have the terrain, some snow for Easter please.
Fabulous pic of Corn Du from the air taken by Jason Hawkes
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Wow! What a shot.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2014
Back in the 'Land Of My Fathers', and had a fabulous walk up Sugar Loaf Mountain in the Black Mountains above Abergavenny with Nerys, Sue, Mark, Ceri & Gemma.
We did the Sugar Loaf Circuit as recommended by the National Trust
Easy access by car to the Llanwenarth car park (free car parking) and then a 60-90 minute walk to the summit (depending on conditions underfoot, the weather, and your fitness).
We had intermittent sunshine and clouds with a strong breeze that dropped the tempeature down significantly as we got to the top.
Ceri, Gemma, Sue, Mark & Nerys at the summit
The 596 m summit is lower than the Central Beacons Massif of Corn Du, Cribyn and Pen-y-Fan (886 m) but with easy access, a healthy 275 m vertical, and wide open non-rocky slopes it should be a great ski.
With enough coverage the ancient oaks and beech in St Mary's Vale at the foot of the mountain could offer up some wonderful tree skiing
TravelChampion's winter walk of Sugar Loaf from January 2013
The 3-course set lunch offers plenty of choice and tremendous value for money at 24 quid.
Excellent. Highly recommended.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Lovely. I'm very fond of that walk and of the Hardwick.
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Mike Pow wrote:
The 596 m summit is lower than the Central Beacons Massif of Corn Du, Cribyn and Pen-y-Fan (886 m) but with easy access, a healthy 275 m vertical, and wide open non-rocky slopes it should be a great ski.
That looks good! What side of sugar loaf is this?
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It's so long - half a century at least - since I walked up the Sugarloaf. Lunch at that pub sounds fantastic. Must get back down to that part of the world v soon. Lovely picture of the group on the summit. My sister and brother in law were in the Beacons over the easter weekend, with friends, getting in some "training walks" for their planned Coast to Coast - I must ring and find out how they did. Knowing them, they did at least as much eating as walking - their walking companions are real foodies, and bad for the willpower!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Mike Pow, Nice pics - must make a pleasant change from all that powder you've had to tolerate this season - joking apart you can have some great days in your own back yard,in my case The Forrest of Bowland.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
pam w, there is SO much good food to be had in that neck of the woods - really hard to resist.
The 596 m summit is lower than the Central Beacons Massif of Corn Du, Cribyn and Pen-y-Fan (886 m) but with easy access, a healthy 275 m vertical, and wide open non-rocky slopes it should be a great ski.
That looks good! What side of sugar loaf is this?
The side you walk up from the car park looking down on Abergavenny and on to Blaenavon.
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- joking apart you can have some great days in your own back yard,in my case The Forrest of Bowland.