SNOW !!!

Anonymous

Was supposed to arrive on Sunday but it's now snowing over Ilkley Moor.....I hate winter !!

lincolndave

Yes I think we all hate winter , snow, ice, freezing winds does not bode well with road cycling, it’s a good job we have trainers at home.

Matthewfalle

I have trainers in my locker at work as well. I find them a very comfortable and practical footwear.

fat daddy

its summer here in Bristol ... well I say Summer, there are xmas decorations and no leaves on the trees, but the weather is the same

tangled_metal

I don't hate winter. I just switch to other things. It's nice walking in the winter hills. Snow angels and sledges. What's not to like?

pinno

The snow makes everything look clean and white.

Better than pouring rain. Now the sun has popped out, the light meter is through the roof.

trivial_poursuivant

Snow is great if you live somewhere like the Alps where you can use it for something fun. I used to love being in Bavaria in winter but in the UK its nice a pretty to look at for a day or so than its just annoying crap I have to sweep off my garden path every morning.

fat daddy

fat daddy wrote:

its summer here in Bristol ... well I say Summer, there are xmas decorations and no leaves on the trees, but the weather is the same

take that back ... just looking out the window wishing I was riding and noticed the hills in the distance are white .. damn .. only a few miles away but didnt quite get to me !

Matthewfalle

Tangled Metal wrote:

I don't hate winter. I just switch to other things. It's nice walking in the winter hills. Snow angels and sledges. What's not to like?

Hypothermia and frost bite generally.

veronese68

Trivial poursuivant wrote:

Snow is great if you live somewhere like the Alps where you can use it for something fun. I used to love being in Bavaria in winter but in the UK its nice a pretty to look at for a day or so than its just annoying crap I have to sweep off my garden path every morning.

I'd change that for London and the suburbs that if you do see any it's pretty for a couple of hours until it's turned to grey slush by hordes of people.

trivial_poursuivant

Veronese68 wrote:

Trivial poursuivant wrote:

Snow is great if you live somewhere like the Alps where you can use it for something fun. I used to love being in Bavaria in winter but in the UK its nice a pretty to look at for a day or so than its just annoying crap I have to sweep off my garden path every morning.

I'd change that for London and the suburbs that if you do see any it's pretty for a couple of hours until it's turned to grey slush by hordes of people.

I thought in London it actually snowed grey such is the level of pollution.

tangled_metal

Matthewfalle wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

I don't hate winter. I just switch to other things. It's nice walking in the winter hills. Snow angels and sledges. What's not to like?

Hypothermia and frost bite generally.

Had hypothermia a couple of times (early stages only). Bad kit choice every time. I've learnt a lot since and it's been well over ten years since my last case despite putting myself out in conditions where it could easily happen.

Full winter conditions in the lakes or well below zero temperatures plus windchill while paddling a whitewater river for example. They were the last two situations I hit hypothermia in, last case probably 15 years ago.

I'm sorry winter is a nice time to be out in if you have the right kit.

PS bringing it back to cycling. The first time I saw a fat bike was in Wheelbase in Staveley. It was about the time I walked up nearby hills in deep snow to see ski tracks and some strange tracks that looked like bike tracks. Later on that walk I saw the guy riding it. Looked like he was having fun too. More than us because it's hard work wading through knee deep snow.

step83

Few flakes today

pinno

Stunning, unspoilt.

ballysmate

My garden looks as good as anyone else's today.

pinno

Ballysmate wrote:

My garden looks as good as anyone else's today.

It must be all that hard work you put into it.

veronese68

Trivial poursuivant wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Trivial poursuivant wrote:

Snow is great if you live somewhere like the Alps where you can use it for something fun. I used to love being in Bavaria in winter but in the UK its nice a pretty to look at for a day or so than its just annoying crap I have to sweep off my garden path every morning.

I'd change that for London and the suburbs that if you do see any it's pretty for a couple of hours until it's turned to grey slush by hordes of people.

I thought in London it actually snowed grey such is the level of pollution.

Up to central London for a mate's birthday lunch today and it was snowing quite heavily. Quite strange to see a couple of blokes carrying a Christmas tree in town in heavy snow. Didn't last long as predicted but very pretty whilst it lasted.

ballysmate

Pinno wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

My garden looks as good as anyone else's today.

It must be all that hard work you put into it.

I really wish I could take the credit.

pinno

Ballysmate wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Ballysmate wrote:

My garden looks as good as anyone else's today.

It must be all that hard work you put into it.

I really wish I could take the credit.

It's mother nature - you're working in harmony with her, pure genius Bally.

capt_slog

It would be ok if I didn't have to go anywhere, but I know the journeys that are bloody awful in normal conditions are going to be almost pointless trying when they get snowed on. The problem is, that if that is the journey home from work, I doubt I'm staying at work for the night.

We've had a couple of Amber Snow warnings, but so far I've only seen the white stuff.

ben@31

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Was supposed to arrive on Sunday but it's now snowing over Ilkley Moor.....I hate winter !!

Nice area, you've only a few miles outside outside Bradford & Leeds, but you'd be mistaken in thinking you're in the secluded wilderness. Ive gone across the top of the Moor without seeing another person or hearing any noise. Bliss.

Ive done a bit of cycling there past Otley, Askwith, lkley, Bolton Abbey and out towards Grassington. But it seems the opposite of the above, you can't avoid people as its such a popular cycling route. F' ing hilly up the Chevin from Otley! Must be one of the steepest roads in the area?