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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If this winter's anything like the last two, we could end up with a sHs flash mob hitting Wales  Mike Pow, now have harness. All I need is a rope and I can attempt that ridiculously epic line down Pen Y Fan. Might have to scope it out next time I'm up there on the bike
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I have climbed right hand trinity and can't imagine just how much snow you would need to ski it!
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Sharkymark, I've got plenty of spare gear if we get the right conditions 
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Scarpa,dont forgt to take me along Ive got to see someone ski that line.
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meandrew, Scarpa, even though i dont have the skill or the equipment i will come for the day and have a nice walk./climb. I will be the official Snowheads photographer for the day and take snaps of you all if you want???
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Did a little mission in and around Dolgellau last week.
Some great opportunities for 4-500m descents and easy access from the A487 around Cadair Idris (892m)
http://www.trekkingbritain.com/cadairidristheminfforddpath.htm
and A470 around Aran Fawddwy (906m).
Some wide open grassed slopes needing not a lot of snow to be skiable and steep, technical lines if there's prolonged snowfall and cold temps. They'd need 1m+ packed.
The hike up Cadair Idris on the Minffordd Path is brilliant.
Stayed at Tyddyn Mawr guesthouse just out of Dolgellau. Superb. The owner Mrs Olwen Evans is mine of information.
http://www.wales-guesthouse.co.uk/booking.htm
And ate at Bwyty Mawddach Restaurant. Fabulous.
http://mawddach.com/
Going back up in mid-October to take in the Autumn colour show (if there are any leaves on the trees after the recent storms) and going to dine at two restaurants in Dolgellau highly recommended by Mrs Evans
Dylynwad Da
http://www.dylanwad.co.uk/
The Meirionydd
http://www.themeirionnydd.com/
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Mike Pow,
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| steep, technical lines if there's prolonged snowfall and cold temps. |
I had a hike up there a couple of years ago and wondered. We're you thinking about some of the lines to the lake (inside) side of the 'horseshoe' ?
Today was spent hiking up to Titterstone Clee Hill. Some possibilities of short steep lines in the quarry at the top, and maybe the inclined plane but I think we'd need a fair bit of snow to enable a sustained descent.
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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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Moelwyn mawr that is.
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Mike Pow, brilliant thanks for that. This sounds ideal for me, steepish but not to difficult and not with a massive climb up either. I am not confident enought nor could do any skiing in a gully. If you go to do this particular route you mentioned then please let me know, i would love to do it with you. Cheers!!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Mike Pow,
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| steep, technical lines if there's prolonged snowfall and cold temps. |
I had a hike up there a couple of years ago and wondered. We're you thinking about some of the lines to the lake (inside) side of the 'horseshoe' ?
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Yep. Both sides. But there'd have to be a lot of snow to make this skiable.
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| meandrew wrote: |
| http://www.germanhikes.co.uk/hike10/2010Feb/17Feb10/17Feb10.html the moelwyns are near to my place in wales and always look pretty good for a few descents not a bad hike up from croeser. |
Moelwyn Mawr looks magic.
On the list 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mike Pow, i have a place in north wales very near if the conditions are right i will post up and we could meet up and anyone else is welcome I think it would be a good base to trip about from if the conditions were good we could bag some new welsh lines 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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meandrew, I'd be up for that.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| meandrew wrote: |
| Mike Pow, i have a place in north wales very near if the conditions are right i will post up and we could meet up and anyone else is welcome I think it would be a good base to trip about from if the conditions were good we could bag some new welsh lines |
Sounds great. Thanks.
This thread is really shaping up.
All we need now is Derek forecasting the white stuff.
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meandrew, Sounds good. I also have the use of a club mountaineering hut in Llanberis if it turns out to be a crowd 
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Peter S,
Were abouts did you live,were you a hippy?
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Peter S, I am hoping for a snowy winter again hopefully better than last year, going around wales as and when it snows the moelwyns are very close to the coast and not that high but if it snows over a couple of days and puts down a foot or more snow like last year even if its not ideal conditions its nice to ski where you normally walk.The picture of moelwyn mawr that i posted looks pretty skiableb to me.
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Peter S, I am hoping for a snowy winter again hopefully better than last year, going around wales as and when it snows the moelwyns are very close to the coast and not that high but if it snows over a couple of days and puts down a foot or more snow like last year even if its not ideal conditions its nice to ski where you normally walk.The picture of moelwyn mawr that i posted looks pretty skiableb to me.
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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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Were abouts did you live,were you a hippy?
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No but there are still a few around there. I lived in garreg Llanfrothen, a fantastic part of the world, particularly if you're into the outdoors. Brilliant walking, climbing, scrambling, winter mountaineering, mountain biking, sailing, mine exploration....and occasionally skiing
The 55 inches of rain got me down eventually however, but happy days. Or should that be hippy days
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You know it makes sense.
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Peter S, peter my place is there as well,if you go up the road towards the Glaslyn from garreg and go past the two farms then there is the old island on your right with a turning on your right the cottage is down there so we were practically neighbours i spent many a time sliding down the slate slab outside the Brondanw Arms as a kid
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Well im off out for a drive somewhere in North Wales today so i will keep my eyes open for some slopes that could be used for some Welsh Skiing. I will take pics and post later on!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ricklovesthepowder, Grassy slopes ?
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AndAnotherThing.., I didnt go up i just stopped and saw it from the road, which was about a mile away. The bottom half is all grass and the upper half is a mixture between grass, rocks and bracken. Ive just been on google earth and there is a way down it which looks pretty good. I zoomed in and it looks skiable with not much rock!!! I have a week booked off in October so i think i will go an d walk to th etop and see if it is an option when the snow arives. The other good thing is that its accessed via a main road, the A494 so this road will be claer etc. What do people think on this place???
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meandrew, Are they pics of the place I mentioned? Looks very different and much more steep! It's situated about 2 miles from lake Bala.
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Ricklovesthepowder, no they are nearer to us further north.
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