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The snow has arrived! Thunder and lightning outside with a blanket white stuff on the ground, just enough to cover the grass, the mountains behind my house are covered in cloud but hopefully plenty of snow up there, now where have I put my skis!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Was up the start of the Wicklow Way this morning, walked to about 300m not really enough snow to ski yet but looking at the photos above further south the snow looks skiable.
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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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Skied military road today on side of Kippure beside the lakes, good conditions on piste (road) but still needs more offpiste (in the bog). If you are going up there would recommend 4 WD or chains, can be a little tricky otherwise!
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Peter Ross, lovely photos, am quite homesick. Home briefly in a fortnight but won't have a car this time so won't get much further than the DART and local walks  Enjoy
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Lou, There is a new bus to the mountains now and also a great hike is from Marley Park in Rathfarnham along Wicklow way and pick up bus home from Johnny Foxes.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Yes it's got a wonderful conical shape, an Irish volcano! Climbed it on my stag 2 years ago, weather wasn't as good then so not the same view.
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Met quite a few Irish Volcanoes in my time 
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You know it makes sense.
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Snow flurries all day with a little thaw but temps dropping again now, found my measuring tape 12cm in back garden.
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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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Lovely pics If you look carefully you can see my mum waving from her window on the far right near the sea.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Currently snowing in Dublin, reports of up to 30 cm accumulations in low elevation areas of Carlow on the SW edge of the Wicklow mountains in last 24 hours.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I had to dig my car out three times in the space of ten minutes this evening, over 20cm of snow on side roads around south Dublin. But more down the western side of Wicklow mountains, see quote below from climbing.ie forum
Re: Wicklow Conditions
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2010, 05:19:34 PM »
Go for it Rurai! You'll have a ball ski touring around. Whitestown bank to Fentons is impassable at the min unless by Tractor. Donard similar, If the snows cease, I'm sure it'll be treated though. We've a good two foot of snow in the ground here since yesterday. It's ridiculous. The hills will be choked. Could always ski from the n81 though!
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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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It's off the scale in Dublin now with unprecedented level of snow. Snowing all day and now 35cm in my garden. Skied to my local park, built a kicker and skied home getting the shopping in Tesco on the way!
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Was down at the ski club this morning, nearly fully covered in well packed snow for fast skiing, no new snowfalls in Dublin today but a little light rain that has helped clear the roads. Might go for a mountain top adventure tomorrow or Sunday.
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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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Been a great few Days Peter! Freestyle Friday was banging on Friday night and the Ski Club has been hopping all week. Here is hoping its a sign of the Winter to come
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Fattes13, I was down at the ski club on Friday morning but had been to the dentist earlier and the tooth pain was too much to go back later, today's report:
Hiked Tonlagee today, amazing scene with everywhere iced in white. More surprising was the Wicklow Gap was open, ploughed and in good shape with no ice. Snow was a little crusty but a good base of maybe 40cm. Say several boarders and a few ski tourers up there also.
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Had some great skiing in Wicklow last Saturday near Trooperstown Hill which is south of Roundwood. There was a huge amount of snow, way more than even a few miles further north. We found a place where we could ski from a high road to a low road and then took turns to drive back up. Luckily the snow chains that I had ordered arrived on Friday and these were essential for getting back up, and down without sliding into the ditch, even with a 4 x4. SNow had gotten an little heavy by 11am but it was great to get some turns in without having to hike back up like we had to do in Janaury up the Sally Gap.
I went for a walk/run up the Sally Gap and Djouce Mountain on Sunday, amazing weather but not nearly as much snow as in Janaury, but then again it is still early in the season.
Pics and vid to follow.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Well played Poster King 
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You know it makes sense.
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Over 30cm of fresh snow in South Dublin in recent days, temperatures remaining very low.
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