 Poster: A snowHead
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Tuesday 02 February 2010
Fresh snow over the weekend, but not enough to play. Dry, light powder - 'The wrong kind of snow' (which will make sense to the Brits reading this).
Pissing down and warmer today , and washed it all away. Might be luckier next week.
In the meantime some ski & snowboard action from Snowdonia 
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=3475
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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absoloutely fantastic!
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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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Mike Pow, GFS is showing some serious cold and snow for later into feb.. 
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If any snowheads fancy recreating the Snowdon video I'm up for a hike if the weather gets cold again.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mike Pow, Do you know of this site and how to see the web cam at Storey arms? Double click on the map and then hold your mouse over the camera icons (don't click just hover). There is a camera up at Storey Arms.
http://www.traffic-wales.com/traffic
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Mike Pow, good luck, hope you get loads and get out in it.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
Mike Pow, Do you know of this site and how to see the web cam at Storey arms? Double click on the map and then hold your mouse over the camera icons (don't click just hover). There is a camera up at Storey Arms.
http://www.traffic-wales.com/traffic |
It's the same camera, less faffing about 
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| Swirly wrote: |
| Mike Pow, good luck, hope you get loads and get out in it. |
Thanks. Off to Munich this afternoon for three days skiing in Bavaria.
Starting here
http://www.bergfex.com/wendelstein-bayrischzell/
Hoping the Beacons will be covered like it was a month ago on my return.
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Covered nicely now even by the car park so must be reasonable at the top.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Game on... 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Heading over there tomorrow I think
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A mate of mine's just completed the 10 peaks and reports "snow consistently knee deep on some slopes of Pen-Y-Fan". That's all I need to know
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You know it makes sense.
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Brilliant. Anyone get up?
Sunday 21 February 2010
Got back from my Bavarian jaunt last night and woke to 5cm of wet snow at the back door in Aberdare.
Storey Arms web cam is looking very wintery.
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Penyfan/webcams/latest
Going to try to get up tomorrow.
Warmer temps and rain forecast from Tuesday afternoon.
Very small window this one.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Just about to leave the house. Will attempt to post a live report if I can work out the text thingy
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Poster: A snowHead
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Watch out for the trees!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Look forward to the full sp later on.
Sun is out now. Should be a day for pics.
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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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Having lunch now. Snow at the top is better than I could've hoped for: fresh heavy powder. First run coming up... (via SMS)
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Booyah.
Let's see the pics asapp.
Better, same, worse than when we met up before?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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....obviously doesn't like picture messages then 
Summary: Awesome.
Mike - snow not as deep (grass was anything from 3in to 18in down) but softer and less windblown. Probably the best overall condition I've skied it. You'll be like a pig in poo-poo tomorrow!
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Sharkymark, got any pics. really tempted to head down tomorrow as forecast is for clearing tomorrow afternoon after a few more cms.
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FFS...can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong please...? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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super pics!
Gutted I couldn't go today.
Visibility and snow looked tremendous.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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...to put them in the post al la Mike Pow?
Thanks nigelpm...was a bit different to the last time I went up!
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great stuff. looks way better than i thought it might be 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Sharkymark, under the photo in Snowmediazone there's something that says linked thumbnail with a link. To the right of that is a little icon, click that and then copy and paste the medium image line into your post (the one with [img] tags)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Glad you had a good day, Sharkymark. I wasn't optimistic this morning; I'm at about 1000ft and what fell overnight and over the last couple of days wasn't too deep and was melting fast. Opted for the bike instead. However, I finally managed to get the board out at about 3pm and had a couple of runs down the North side of Mynydd Llangatwg. What was lacking in quantity was more than made up for in quality!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ardderchog Sharkymark.
Will continue your good work tomorrow lunchtimeish 
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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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At last I managed to get it to work. The post should make sense now.
Soooooo, Mike Pow, how was it...? 
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Not as good as you had it by the looks of things. But still great turns. Will post tomorrow.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mike Pow, looking forward to it. Perhaps I got the best day? I guess tomorrow's looking pretty good too - was snowing intermittently in Gloucester this afternoon.
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Mike Pow, great pics once again. Looks like the wind took it's toll on the snow I had on Sunday. Looking forward to today's installment...
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Hey Mark
Nice pics. I put the ones I took on Facebook (find me 'Matthew Fitt' - picture of fire spining). Will try and work out how to put them on here when I have time. Camera quality nowhere near as good as yours so don't expect too much!
Mike - Saw the same ponies (I think) when I was on my way back down on Sunday. Was wondering where they sleep and what they do for food when the snow is like it was earlier this year.
Was a really good day, best I ever had in the UK!
Can't wait to ride again...
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Great stuff Mike.
That place is awesome!
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