Re: Snow in Torridon



In message <rsr502h2ieh965iunq8p8ht3o0cjilvgmn@xxxxxxx>, Phil Cook <u-r-walk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Stuart wrote:

"Paul Saunders" <pvs1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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BT News wrote:

What a waste of time that was, spending a week
searching for decent snow and ice.

Have you seen the forecast for this week? :-)

But will it hang around long enough to form quality neve in the gullies?
probably not!
It has been a very poor season for those of us who enjoy the Scottish hills
in winter.

You can say that again. The past few years have all been poor. In the
past three years I have used my crampons for all of ten minutes. :-(

And that was to aerate the garden lawn.

--
Martin Richardson
283/284 Munros - 0.35% to go 34/34 'Furths'- 0% to go
56/89 Donalds - 37% to go 502/1554 Marilyns - 68% to go
376/525 Hewitts - 28% to go (E=178/178; W=137/137; I=61/211)
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