 Poster: A snowHead
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@8611, I'm near Portrush on N Coast and have a clear view across to the Innishowen Penninsula. Slieve Snaght looks pretty loaded. The Antrim hills to the East also have a good covering. The vis was so good today we could see the snow covered tops of Aran behind the Mull of Kintyre.
Word seems to have got out on social media and alot of people about on the Antrim Hills.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good to hear people getting out. Clear day good for the soul in the current circumstances too I think.
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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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I was back in the Antrim Hills today. Glenravel/ Glenarrif. Surprisingly good snow. I did a walking loop of 16 Km between 200m and 350m. Lovely snow the whole way round! Wish I had the touring skis now!
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That's mad, not a sniff of snow in Galway until around 600m and then only a little bit. Lugnaquilla in Wicklow looks plastered from that facebook page so hope to get up it at some point next week, without skis first. 5k travel limit in the Republic won't make that easy.
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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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@8611, I was in the Sperrins today. Not as much as the Antrim Hills despite their slight altitude advantage. I only got to around 400m and there was a sprinkling. Cover above 500m though.
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Got to Seefin 620m in South Dublin today. Plenty snow higher up. Access roads very poor from the South.
Not sure how much downhill skiing would be viable, but you could certainly ski tour across the tops of the Dublin mountains, over to Kippure or West over Seefingan and above the firing range. Saw a video of lads skiing down North side of Kippure, proper skiing.
A spin over the tops of the mountains above Sally Gap toward Wicklow Gap would definitely be viable too.
All of this is making me rue not having touring skis.
In the meantime here are some Donegal lads enjoying Errigal - great mountain with a class summit ridge:
https://www.independent.ie/videos/donegal-locals-ski-down-snowy-slopes-of-mount-errigal-39946834.html
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Got to Seefin 620m in South Dublin today. Plenty snow higher up. Access roads very poor from the South.
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Got to the top of kippure (757m) just 5 days after that post and apart from a few tiny pockets of snow it was all gone. You clearly have to grab your window quick, which I didn't.
Talk of snow today higher up in Wicklow and then later in the North and West of the country, anyone any updates or get anything done?
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Decent snowfall overnight, south side of Dublin mountains around Seehan had a nice whitening, but not realistically skiable. This was at around 500m. Cloud was in so couldn't see further over to the Wicklow side but I suspect more up high there and due to be cold next few days so should keep.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It's snowing here now. 600ft elevation west Clare coast. Pitching but bloomin windy.
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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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What's weird is that there was far more snow on the mountains a couple of weeks ago despite the fact that we've now had a few days of weather warnings for snow, and none before.
A fickle beast, much like powder chasing in Europe. In fact probably worse.
Still, I just managed my first turns of the season in Dublin mountains, which is a very real start! Small steps!
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Same here, blew really hard, blizzard stylee and now petered out to nothing. A couple of inches to zero generally but behind one of our walls about a foot deep.
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