If the headings are missing from the top of this page click here to open them

Fri 25th Nov 2005 Apart from a light dusting on the tops a couple of weeks ago, the first real snow of the winter arrived last night.
Occasional overnight graupelSnow pellets- snow crystals rimed with ice showers at all levels leaving 3cm of snow at Tal y Waen further light snow showers throughout the morning		 200m rising to 500m Picture of Moel Eilio this morning
Mon 28th Nov 2005 Been away over the weekend hence no update.
Good covering of snow above 600m especially on Carneddau, drifting in strong N winds. Further snow showers this morning above 200m		 600m
Tue 29th Nov 2005 Snow showers overnight and this morning above 200m. Snow lying above 300m rising to 400m later in day. At higher levels thin cover of fresh snow on a firm base. Still a bit early for a decent build up of ice 600m rising to 1100m 10-30cm of snow on summit of Yr Elen today
  pictures
Wed 30th Nov 2005 Snow lying above 500m. Gradual thawing of snowpack today with the milder temperatures Above Tops
Thur 1st Dec 2005 Patchy snow cover above 700m remains after heavy rain this morning at all levels and milder temperatures (4 deg at 900m) Above tops
Fri 2nd Dec 2005 Another mild day. Patchy snow cover remains above 700m Above tops
Sat 3rd Dec 2005 Rain on and off throughout the morning together with occasional hail showers at all levels. Patchy snow cover remains above 700m. 1100m
Sun 4th Dec 2005 Rain throughout the day falling as snow on the tops for a time this morning. Patchy snow cover remains above 800m 1100m
Mon 5th Dec 2005 Occasional light showers falling as snow above 800m. Patchy cover of old snow with thin covering of fresh snow above 800m 900m
Tue 6th Dec 2005 Light rain on and off during the day falling as snow above 900m. Snow lying above 800m 1000m
Wed 7th Dec 2005 Further snowfall this afternoon above 800m. Snow lying above 800m  600m rising to 1000m
Thur 8th Dec 2005 Snow lying above 800m  1000m
Fri 9th Dec 2005 Patchy snow cover above 800m  Above tops
Sat 10th Dec 2005 Patchy snow cover above 800m  Above tops
Sun 11th Dec Few snow patches remain above 800m Above tops Crisp winters day. Today's picture
Mon 12th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remain above 800m Above tops but below freezing with windchill Another stunning day. What snow remains has frozen hard in the cold wind. Today's Pictures
Tue 13th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remain above 800m. Most on Snowdon and Carneddau. 300m rising to 1000m Thin layer of ice forming at all levels this morning. Hoar frost above 900m. Today's Pictures
Wed 14th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remain above 800m, firm with the strong cold NW wind. Most on Snowdon and Carneddau. Above tops
Thur 15th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remain above 800m, firm with the strong, cold NW wind. Most on Snowdon and Carneddau. Above tops
Fri 16th Dec 2005 Occasional snow showers this afternoon above 800m. Few patches of old snow remain above 800m, firm with the strong, cold NW wind. Most on Snowdon and Carneddau. Above tops  lowering to 900m this afternoon
Sat 17th Dec 2005 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 700m together with few patches of old snow remaining above 800m 500m V cold(-4 @ 1000m) in strong NW winds
Sun 18th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remaining above 800m Above tops
Mon 19th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remaining above 900m Above tops
Tue 20th Dec 2005 Few patches of old snow remaining above 900m Above tops
Wed 21st Dec Few small patches of old snow remaining above 900m Above tops
Thur 22nd Dec 2005 Few small patches of old snow remaining above 900m Above tops
Fri-Sat 23/24 Dec Few small patches of old snow remaining above 900m Above tops
Sun 25th Dec  Few small patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 300m rising to 600m
Mon 26th Dec 2005 Few small patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 800m
Tue 27th  Dec 2005 Dusting of fresh snow above 600m. Few small patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 400m
Wed 28th Dec 2005 Hoar frost and dusting of fresh snow and above 600m. Few small patches of old snow remaining above 1000m freezing at all levels Todays pictures on Carneddau
Thur 29th Dec 2005 Hoar frost and dusting of fresh snow and above 600m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m. Light snowfall at dusk turning to rain later in the evening freezing at all levels during daylight rising above tops by evening Plenty of ice on the Pyg track. Todays pictures on Snowdon
Fri 30th Dec 2005 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m. Plenty of ice still around  Above tops
Mon 2nd Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 1100m
Tue 3rd Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m Above tops
Wed 4th Jan 2006 Thin cover of new snow on N facing slopes above 1000m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m overnight frost at all levels rising to 600m   Top of Pyg track still very icy
Thur 5th Jan 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow during the day above 300m. Otherwise thin cover of new snow on N facing slopes above 1000m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m overnight frost at all levels rising to 400m
Fri 6th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Icy paths and cliffs 300m
Sat 7th Jan 2006 Dusting of fresh snow above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Icy paths and hoar frost above 600m.
Further light snowfall for a time at dusk heavier in the east of the park		 300m rising to 600m Today's pictures
Sun 8th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Icy paths  All levels Today's pictures
Mon 9th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Icy paths Sea level rising above tops  Today's pictures
Tue 10th Jan 2006 A day of heavy rain at all levels. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Paths still icy Above tops
Wed 11th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Paths still icy 1000m rising above tops
Thur 12th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m Above tops
Fri 13th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m Above tops
Sat 14th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow fell early this morning above 900m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. 1000m Today's pictures
Sun 15th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 1000m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. 1000m Today's picture
Mon 16th Jan 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 1000m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. 1100m
Tue 17th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Above tops
Wed 18th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 950m. Above tops
Thur 19th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m Above tops
Fri 20th Jan 2006 Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 1000m
Sat 21st Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost also few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 1000m
Sun 22nd Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost also few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 1000m
Mon 23rd Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost also few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m 1000m Today's picture
Tue 24th Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost also few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m.  600m Some dribbles of ice on the rocks high on Tryfan. Today's pictures
Wed 25th Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m.  500m rising to 1000m
Thur 26th Jan 2006 Thin covering of hoar frost above 800m. Few tiny patches of old snow remaining above 1000m.  500m
Fri 27th Jan 2006 Few light flurries of snow above 800m during the day, also thin covering of hoar frost above this level. Few tiny patches of old snow above 1000m.  500m rising to 1000m
Sat 28th Jan 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 600m and hoar frost above 800m. Ice starting to form above 600m 500m rising to 1000m Another cold sunny day Today's pictures
Sun 29th Jan 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 600m. Ice forming above 300m especially in areas exposed to strong E winds 500m rising above tops Another cold sunny day Today's pictures
Mon 30th Jan 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 600m on N facing slopes. Ice forming above 300m  200m rising above tops Even better weather today with a drop in wind speed Today's pictures 
Tue 31st Jan 2006 Some snow in tiny pockets on N facing slopes above 600m. Ice forming at all levels Freezing in valley all day  Llyn Ogwen frozen. Beautiful day above the temperature inversion again today Today's pictures 
Wed 1st Feb 2006 Some tiny snow pockets on N facing slopes above 600m. Ice forming at all levels Early frost in valley otherwise above tops
Thur 2nd Feb 2006 No snow, ice at all levels Early and late frost otherwise above tops
Fri 3rd Feb 2006 No snow, ice at all levels Early and late frost otherwise above tops Llyn Idwal frozen. Upper Devils appendix  formed. Plenty of ice in Idwal Stream and Cwm Cneifion. Today's pictures 
Sat 4th Feb 2006 No snow, ice at all levels 500m rising above tops Today's pictures 
Sun 5th Feb 2006 No snow, ice at all levels, thawing throughout the day Above tops Llyn Ogwen thawed during the day Today's pictures 
Mon 6th Feb 2006 No snow, ice above 500m 500m rising to 1000m
Tue 7th Feb 2006 No snow, ice above 500m 1100m
Wed 8th Feb 2006 Occasional snow showers above 700m south of Snowdon. Ice above 500m 700m
Thur 9th Feb 2006 Some light snow showers overnight, sprinkling remains above 800m. Ice forming again above 400m 400m Today's pictures on the Nantlle ridge
Fri 10th Feb 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow together with covering of hoar frost above 900m 300m rising to 900m Today's picture of Glyderau
Sat 11th Feb 2006 Snowfall overnight last night leaving a thin covering above 600m. Ice above 400m 600m rising above tops Idwal stream still formed and some ice still around in Cwm Cneifion Today's pictures
Sun 12th Feb 2006 A day of heavy rain at all levels. No snow, thawing ice above 400m above tops
Mon 13th Feb 2006 Another mild day. No snow, ice retreating rapidly above tops Idwal stream thawed
Tue 14th Feb 2006 Sprinkling of snow above 950m this morning, thawing through the day, except on N facing slopes 800m rising above tops Today's pictures
Wed 15th Feb 2006 Snow showers late afternoon above 900m above tops lowering to 1000m
Thur 16th Feb 2006 Occasional snow showers this afternoon above 900m 1000m
Fri 17th Feb 2006 Thin cover of fresh snow above 800m  900m rising above tops Today's pictures
Sat 18th Feb 2006 Thin cover of snow and hoar frost above 900m this morning. Further snow and graupelRimed snow crystals showers this afternoon lowering thin snow cover to 700m 400m rising to 900m Today's pictures
Sun 19th Feb 2006 Thin cover of snow above 800m. Hoar frost and ice building in the cold NE winds 300m rising to 700m
Mon 20th Feb 2006 Thin cover of snow above 800m. Hoar frost and ice building in the cold NE winds 700m
Tue 21st Feb 2006 Thin cover of snow this morning above 800m. Further light snow and graupelRimed snow crystals showers through the day have brought the snowline down to 700m. Hoar frost and ice building in the cold NE winds 500m
Wed 22nd Feb 2006 Thin cover of snow this morning above 700m. Further light snow and graupelRimed snow crystals showers through the day have brought the snowline down to 400m. Hoar frost and ice building in the cold NE winds 400m Craig y Rhaeader partially frozen, Sargeant's Gully still running with water.  Today's pictures
Thur 23rd Feb 2006 Continuous snowfall throughout the day above 250m, drifting in the strong to gale NE winds. 400m rising to 600m
Fri 24th Feb 2006 Further snowfall overnight and this morning above 400m, drifting in the strong to gale NE winds. 400m
Sat 25th Feb 2006 Snow lying above 500m, no further snowfall today during daylight hours. Most snow on Carneddau. Generally around 10cm of cover on Glyderau with accumulations and build up of wind slab in areas sheltered from NE gales. Ice forming above 300m. 400m rising to 700m Plenty of ice on Devils Kitchen cliffs, South Gully, Screen and Upper Devils Appendix formed.  Today's pictures around Foel Goch
Sun 26th Feb 2006 Snow lying above 500m. Further light snow showers yesterday evening. Most snow on Carneddau, accumulations and build up of wind slab in areas sheltered from NE gales. Icy slopes and build up of hoar frost in areas exposed to wind. 400m rising to 800m Today's pictures
Mon 27th Feb 2006 Snow lying above 500m. Most snow on Carneddau, accumulations and build up of wind slab in areas sheltered from NE gales. Icy slopes and build up of hoar frost in areas exposed to wind. 400m rising to 800m Plenty of ice on the Pyg track, causing problems for the numerous parties without crampons and ice axe Today's pictures
Tue 28th February 2006 Snow lying above 500m this morning. Further light graupelRimed snow crystals showers during morning above 300m. Most snow on Carneddau, accumulations and build up of wind slab in areas sheltered from NE gales. Icy slopes and build up of hoar frost in areas exposed to wind. 600m Most ice routes on Devils Kitchen cliffs formed but still running with water. Clogwyn Du LH main pitch bare of ice due to dry winter. Today's pictures
Wed 1st March 2006 Heavy snowfall at all levels this morning in light winds 400m Picture of Tal Y Waen this morning 
Thur 2nd Mar 2006 Snow at all levels, varying from ankle deep at 300m to knee and above over 600m. Perfect powder so any energetic skiers will be happy. Further snow showers during the day especially on the Carneddau. Temperatures dropping quickly this evening in clear skies 400m A stunning winter day, only spoilt by lack of camera battery so no pictures today :-(
Enjoyed Great Gully on Yr Wyddfa today although being first up the PYG track this morning was hard work!
I am off to Scotland tomorrow for a few weeks so no more snow report for the time being. Looks like the weather is set fair and cold for the weekend so have a good one. Pictures
Thur 30th Mar 2006 Patches remain in gully lines and sheltered locations above 800m Above tops
Fri 31st - Sun 2nd April 2006 Patches remain in some gully lines and sheltered locations above 800m Above tops
Mon 3rd April 2006 Sprinkling of fresh hail above 900m. Few patches of old snow above 800m 1000m
Tue 4th April 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 900m Few patches of old snow above 800m 900m
Wed 5th - Fri 7th April 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow above 900m Few patches of old snow above 800m 900m
Sat 8th April 2006 Sprinkling of fresh snow and hail above 300m this morning. Further wintry showers throughout the day at all levels 600m
Sun 9th April 2006 Overnight snow and Graupel showers above 300m, Further showers throughout the day leaving a cover of snow above 600m. 600m
Mon 10th April 2006 Good cover of snow above 600m, bright and sunny day. 600m
Tue 11th April 2006 Rain overnight and this morning at all levels, leaving patchy cover above 800m Above tops
Wed 12th April 2006 Patchy cover above 800m, neve in some gully and cornice lines.  1000m rising above tops
Thur 13th- Tue 18th April 2006 Some patches remain above 900m, most on Carnedd llewelyn. Above tops
Wed 19th April - Wed 26th Apr 2006 Some small patches remain above 900m Above tops
Add snow report to your favourites
For any snow historians: snow report 04/05  snow report 03/04  
snow report 02/03  snow report 01/02  snow report 00/01  
snow report 99/00   snow report 98/99  
Snowdon Web cam click for link to current snowdon weather stats Web cam shows current view (or not) of Snowdon from Elidir Fach. Click on image for link to Snowdonia Weather Station project which gives current summit temperature and wind speed (Often out of action unfortunately). 
The lower image shows what it can look like on a good winters day.

Countryside Council for Wales Automatic site at 500m sited above Llyn Llydaw on Snowdon

Ogwen Valley Rescue Team weather station

Met office Snowdonia 3 day forecast  

Metcheck 72 hr forecast (gives current and predicted freezing level)
 
BBC 5 day forecast for Caernarfon

Notes: This report is intended as an indicator of the likely snow & ice conditions to be encountered in northern Snowdonia . We do not have the resources to produce this report on a daily basis, but will endeavour to update it as frequently as possible. All information is based on observation, either by our instructor on the hill, or by observation from Tal y Waen. Winter conditions can vary rapidly, so an up to date weather forecast should always be consulted. One which gives freezing level, wind speed and direction at 1000m will give a good indicator of likely snow conditions. See weather links

Add snow report to your favourites
 
  Recommended reading:
If you are interested in snow conditions and avalanches then you will find these useful:-
Snow Sense: a Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard 
Jill A. Fredston, Doug Fesler
  Amazon price: £7.95
A consise guide to recognising, evaluating and avoiding potential snow avalanche hazards.
A Chance in a Million?: Scottish Avalanches
 Bob Barton, Blyth Wright 
  Amazon price: £14.95
Entertaining (morbid?) narrative on avalanche accidents since 1899 in Scotland and the rest of the UK including Wales. Extensive information on snow formation the effect of climate and terrain on avalanches. If the worst happens what to do if you get caught in one

Also:
Welsh Winter Climbs 
Malcolm Campbell, Andy Newton
Amazon price: £14.99
The definitive guide to winter climbing in North Wales		 Welsh Winter Climbs
  See the High Trek Library for more books

HOME   BROCHURE   AVAILABILITY CALENDAR  BOOKING BACK
Copyright © 1999 [High Trek Snowdonia]. All rights reserved.
Revised: September 11, 2006
High Trek Snowdonia
Tal y Waen
Deiniolen
Gwynedd
Wales
LL55 3NA
Tel:01286 871232
Fax: 01286 870576
Email mail@hightrek.co.uk 
 www.climbing-wales.co.uk  www.snowdonia-cottage.co.uk  www.wales-guide.com