 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Any risk of slides ? I'm guessing not (around here - shropshire hills ) as we've not had that much and the wind seems to have been light.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Today in the Brecon Beacons was as good as it gets. Anywhere.
blue skies
deserted
amazing views, even as far as the ocean which was illuminated all morning
cold, dry temps. Started off at -11, warmed to -3
packed powder all over and light, dry powder stashes. Some up to knee deep
Skied some new lines for me off Cribyn and Pen-y-Fan. There was some sloughing off the steeper spines on the NE face of Pen-y-Fan (facing Cribyn), but very manageable.
The run back to the car park was fast, smooth and creamy.
The snow's not going anywhere and more forecast for Sunday.
Saturday could be the pick of the weekend for visibility. Monday could bring more powder.
Happy days 
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Mike Pow, I'm giving it a go at the weekend on the local hills - hoping for good things...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mike Pow, any pics?? didnt make it down, hoping for saturday now,
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I'm probably going to try Pen Y Fan on Saturday (only ever ridden on the hill at Garwnant up that way), what's the best place to park to skin it up? Is it Storey Arms? Cheers
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norris
Took pics. Will try to put something up later.
TotallyBoard
Either that car park or the one closer to Merthyr.
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I'm really tempted to go up to the brecons -I just can't bear the thought of walking up to slide down
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Mike Pow, sounds amazing! I'd so love to try skiing that close to home, but alas I'm in Les Arcs until the middle of next week, shortly followed by a week in Austria. But I'm due to visit my parents at the end of the month. Wonder what the odds are on decent snow then?
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The Storey Arms car-park looked busy on the Traffic Wales Cam today, so presumably roads are passable.
I can't make the w/e, so taking a day off & hoping to head up there tomorrow - anyone else out to play?? 
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I'll be on Dawn Patrol again tomorrow morning.
Looking to head up in the dark for sunrise pow turns
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Can anyone tell me what the state of the roads over in the Beacons are like?? 
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You know it makes sense.
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Mike Pow, weather permitting a mate and I will be there Saturday morning. Your post is exactly what I was hoping for...might be windblown slab by Saturday though or was the wind fairly light? 
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mike roger
Roads are fine. Car parks unplowed and rutted.
geoffers
Will look out for you
Sharkymark
Winds were very light today except right on top of Pen-y-Fan. Hasn't got above freezing, so no crust expected. And it's been that cold - they're calling for -18 tonight - that the snow should remain dry and light.
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Poster: A snowHead
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WOW! Sounds terrific Mike.
Guessing there were some temperature inversions going on as well?
In terms of views from the top of the fan on a clear day what can you see?
I've heard all sorts of posts on the net claiming Dunkery Beacon on Exmoor and Cadair Idris on Snowdon - sounds fanciful to me but I have no experience to refute it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No inversions today.
With my eyes,
Black Mountain, Black Mountains, Brecon, Swansea Bay.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Fascinating thread and great reading, thanks for posting all the reports - just wish I had touring kit given this is just up the road from me ... must get that sorted!
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I bootpack with skis on my backpack. No problem.
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it just gets better!
what's the forecast for tomorrow. Definitely going to be there. Can't wait!
Can you park on the A470 if the car parks (assuming there's only pont ar daf - AKA toilet one and stoney arms?) are full
How long does it take you to ski down?
Also, do you not have to work? 
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Mike Pow, we're heading there for about 9:30am so may well see you on the "north face" of Pen-Y-Fan around 10:30am-ish with any luck
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You can park on the verges on the side of the road but take a shovel.snow is great,i was up there at 9am and left at 4pm,it was getting pretty windy up there and 50mph gales have ben given for the next few days.the snows not going anywhere and more coming in sunday-tuesday.ill be up there monday am.deepest i had it was waist high
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geoffers, looks awesome That was close to the line I took last Saturday
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wow!! That looks incredible.
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Brilliant! amazing stuff
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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MP i went up the hill and over the other side opposite the storey arms(dont know its name).waist deep walking unfortunately(still aching from it now).Should mention im a boarder boo hiss.im going up pen y fan monday,i was thinking of walking up from the side of the storey arms to the obelisk or would you suggest going straight up from the toilets car park?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Pity. Was hoping you'd found a secret stash
That's Fan Fawr.
I always go up from the 'toilets' car park. Don't like the up, down, up of the Storey Arms route. I walk up in my ski boots and they're fine going up, but downhill they tend to slip and slide.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 9-01-10 19:04; edited 1 time in total
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Mike Pow, we went up to today for a few hours from 10am until about 1:30pm. It was bitterly cold, white out/blizzard conditions, 70 mph gales on the saddles with a bitterly northerly wind. We decided not to try the summit due to the wind and it's likely effect on the snow. Instead, we hiked over Cefn Crew and skied down towards the car park. The snow was very good (compacted powder) out of the wind and there was powder within the bog where the reeds stopped it being blown away. We had some really good runs and on one hike up, we ended up waist deep. Just packing for my trip to Tignes tomorrow. Awesome
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Discretion is the better part of valour.
Think I'll wait until the next storm does its magic.
Enjoy Tignes.
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Finally made it today. Incredibly busy as expected. Sadly conditions not great and bailed after walking up by the lake. Had some fun on a board though over the other side by the car park. Fantastic really. The way the weather changes up there makes it tough to call though. Weather forecasts were totally wrong.
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Sounds awesome, I had to make do with the Golf Course next to my house in Praa Sands Cornwall for some smooth boarding, even taught my neighbour (surf dude) to snowboard, but isn't it just brilliant
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Yes Thursday looks like it could be OK before it all warms up.....
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This was the "clear day" on Fan Hir that the Met Office forecast for Saturday:-
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). Then up to the obelisk and back to the carpark on some good packed pow I'd spotted on the way up.
