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 #46 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 30/01/2010 @ 15:50 |
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Saturday 30 January 2010
Light dusting overnight with more forecast over the weekend.
Enough to ski again? Who knows.
But Derek is saying all the right things for February 
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Passing on the Passion for Powder since 2002
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| #47 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 30/01/2010 @ 18:46 |
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Yo Chris,
That unknown rider in some of Mikes pics looks uncannily like he's wearing your gear. Is it you ?
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| #48 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 30/01/2010 @ 22:24 |
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Hey Phil,
He's got similar clobber on, but it ain't me unfortunately. I've not been lucky enough to catch a blue bird day yet  |
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I've been all over the world, Ibiza, Magaluf, Blackpool etc and Tamworth was by far the best for snowsports!! It's intense man!!! You're totally gripped when you're at the top and looking down...
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| #49 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 02/02/2010 @ 13:04 |
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Tuesday 02 February 2010
Fresh snow over the weekend, but not enough to play. Dry, light powder - 'The wrong kind of snow' (which will make sense to the Brits reading this).
p*ssing down and warmer today , and washed it all away. Might be luckier next week.
In the meantime some Ski & Snowboard action from Snowdonia |
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MIKE RICHARDS
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| #50 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 17/02/2010 @ 09:49 |
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Wednesday 17 February 2010
Been snowing all morning in Aberdare. Wet, and heavy at times.
Sticking well in the Beacons
Storey Arms webcam
Snow forecast off and on for the next 5 days.
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MIKE RICHARDS
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| #51 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 17/02/2010 @ 12:14 |
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Now that's interesting as I am actually down in South Wales Sunday through Tuesday !! Might have to make room for the board now, just in case. That'll please the missus. 
BTW Mike that link to the Snowdonia stuff on the BMC site was cool. So much so that it inspired me to head there last week as I hadn't done the Carnedd's before. Walked up Pen yr ole Wen from Ogwen, along Carnedd Fach, Dafydd, LLewellyn and back down Cwm Llugwy. Trouble is I picked the only day that the cloud was down, so no decent pics !!  Was pretty much white-out on the top of Llewellyn. Great loop though. |
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| #52 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 18/02/2010 @ 16:30 |
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naturalfreeride - Just a heads up for you mate. It's been snowing here all day Check out the Storey Arms web cam in the link that Mike has left in a previous post. |
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I've been all over the world, Ibiza, Magaluf, Blackpool etc and Tamworth was by far the best for snowsports!! It's intense man!!! You're totally gripped when you're at the top and looking down...
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| #53 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 21/02/2010 @ 08:19 |
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Sunday 21 February 2010
Got back from my Bavarian jaunt last night and woke to 5cm of wet snow at the back door in Aberdare.
Storey Arms web cam is looking very wintery.
Going to try to get up tomorrow.
Warmer temps and rain forecast from Tuesday afternoon.
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| #54 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 24/02/2010 @ 00:24 |
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| #55 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 24/02/2010 @ 13:58 |
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Cracking report once again Mike, mind if I ask what lens you are using to capture those stunning landscape shots? |
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"You're so adrift in far off places and hilly strangers you adore, that you're riding blind through eden lying right outside your door"
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| #56 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 24/02/2010 @ 16:06 |
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Cheers.
Canon 7D with 28-135mm lens
Panorama landscape shots are typically 4-8 shots stitched together in photoshop (each shot taken in portrait orientation).
Photoshop is my wingman |
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MIKE RICHARDS
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| #57 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 25/02/2010 @ 16:58 |
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| #58 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 25/02/2010 @ 17:14 |
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| #59 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 25/02/2010 @ 20:26 |
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Would love to  |
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| #61 Re: TR: Wales - Between a Rock and a Soft Place Posted 01/03/2010 @ 11:00 |
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FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY THROUGH TO MONDAY 01 MARCH 2010
Happy St David's Day to one and all.
All the goodness has been washed / melted away. Again.
Glorious morning here in Aberdare. Light frost, sunshine and not a cloud in the sky.
Things look promising for the end of the week:
Met Office: Brecon Beacons
QUOTE (Mike Pow - 25/02/2010 @ 20:26) WednesdayMostly cloudy. Outbreaks of rain, with snow at higher levels, is likely to spread from the west during the day, with patches of hill fog developing, and with moderate visibility beneath. Moderate to fresh winds from the southeast and freezing levels around the peaks. ThursdayRemaining cloudy, with outbreaks of rain at times. This will again fall as sleet or snow over the higher levels. Visibility is likely to be moderate or poor with winds strengthening from the northeast. The freezing level is expected to lower to around 700 metres. FridayAfter some bright or sunny spells an area of rain, sleet and hill snow may spread from the north later, with some significant snow accumulations possible, particularly over the peaks and summits. Winds should strengthen from the northeast, bringing lower temperatures and a risk of severe wind chill. The freezing level is expected to be only around 500 - 600 metres.
Could be the 5th consecutive month of turns in the Beacons this winter |
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Passing on the Passion for Powder since 2002
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PSIA (United States) Level 2 Ski Instructor
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