What's the snow like in N Wales ATM?

bluechair84

I've got an uplift day booked at Antor Stiniog, and was planning on doing Penmachno and Snowdon Rangers... well... that was the plan many weeks ago, is any of the above snowed in still?

ilovedirt

I definitely wouldn't count on doing snowdon, I think lower down it's not too bad now, but snowdon will still be covered at the top. I'm also booked onto an uplift at stiniog this coming friday, so I'm hoping it won't be too bad by then, but the uplift has been closed all weekend. Weather is set to get better this week though.

EDIT: snowdon webcam - snowdon is off the cards. Ignore the fact that it's on a skiing website, snowdon isn't a ski resort! :?

ilovedirt

Apparently penmachno is still covered in snow, but coed y brenin is ridable at the moment.

bluechair84

That's a censored about Snowdon. Will have to plan some other rides... Haven't done Coed y in something like 5+ years. Might have to revisit this week

ilovedirt

Do it, the MBR is one of my all time favourite trails

RockmonkeySC

There were some epic ice climbing conditions in Snowdonia at the weekend, some fairly low on the hills as well. I have never seen ice climbing conditions this late in the year in Wales before.
I wouldn't take a bike up there until it thaws a bit.

bluechair84

I'd absolutely love to go Ice climbing. I've a mate in Bangor who does it and his pictures are amazing. But, I suppose no Snowdon ride for us this weekend.

.blitz

Was another world above 1500 ft over the weekend. Concrete solid ice over frozen snow everywhere & blazingly cold in the wind. Very harsh conditions for this time of year

bluechair84

Cheers. I'm camping for three nights

.blitz

bluechair84 wrote:

Cheers. I'm camping for three nights

It's OK lower down there was nothing below 1000ft or so just a few little pockets of snow and the occasional freaky drift. The ground is quite firm and dry not too bad for camping.

I imagine

RockmonkeySC

bluechair84 wrote:

Cheers. I'm camping for three nights

Use the campsite in Nant Peris and spend the evening in the nice warm pub drinking nice cold beer.

DodgeT

bluechair84 wrote:

Cheers. I'm camping for three nights

I take it you didn't fancy joining in with the rest of the CC rabble then, this weekend is the wales trip....
Mixture staying at pen y pass and betwys, were supposed to be doing snowdon on sat but thats 99.99999999% definately off, so coed y brenin is being considered, with antur stiniog (which is open btw !!!!) on sunday.

DCR00

Is Antur def open?

DodgeT

Yes and we have a space free on sunday if you want to go as oodboo as dropped out.

bluechair84

bring your thermal granny pants lads! It's c-c-cold! I think we're doing betwsy and a capel curig ride now. If you se an ellsworth moment,shout lime lover and i'll know who you lot are.

DCR00

DodgeT wrote:

Yes and we have a space free on sunday if you want to go as oodboo as dropped out.

Thanks for the offer. I would have bitten your arm off normally, but my pass out is for Sat only.... and its fully booked....

Maybe ill try Stile Cop instead

ilovedirt

DCR00 wrote:

Is Antur def open?

Yeeeeep, I'm on the uplift there later today

DCR00

ilovedirt wrote:

DCR00 wrote:

Is Antur def open?

Yeeeeep, I'm on the uplift there later today

:evil: No fair

TheJohnClimber

Coed Y Brenin is riding great ATM, Llandegla is under too much snow as is the top of Snowdon.

bluechair84

Yup, coed y lookee great. Unfortunately I hit an ied a mile into the dragon and ripped my brake house from the calliper. hoping for better luck doing capel curig tomorrow!

ilovedirt

DCR00 wrote:

ilovedirt wrote:

DCR00 wrote:

Is Antur def open?

Yeeeeep, I'm on the uplift there later today

:evil: No fair

Haha sorry videos up later

DCR00

ilovedirt wrote:

DCR00 wrote:

ilovedirt wrote:

DCR00 wrote:

Is Antur def open?

Yeeeeep, I'm on the uplift there later today

:evil: No fair

Haha sorry videos up later

FB page says that Danny Hart is up there tom and Sunday - double gutted