Thanks Nick. To give you some idea here are last winter's snowfalls at Haytor.
Dec 19th 1cm (thawed by 1100)
Dec 25th 5cm level powder, snowed all day. Good sledging.
Dec 26th Thaw in morning. 1cm left by afternoon. Sledging only on high parts of
Hay Tor by afternoon.
Jan 18th 1 cm snow in morning. Not enough for sledging.
Jan 23rd Dusting of snow overnight. More on higher parts. Thawed during day.
Feb 13th Dusting from snow showers.
Feb 19th Dusting from snow showers and light snow in evening.
Feb 22nd Snow showers in afternoon. Not settling at Haytor.
Feb 23rd Overnight snow gave 1-2 cms. Snow showers during day. Sledging just
possible higher up.
Feb 24th Snow showers with heavier snow in afternoon. 1-2 cms. Not sure but
probably more higher up. 10 cms near Princetown.
Feb 25th Light snow showers. thaw to half cover at Haytor 0-1 cm.
Feb 26th Continuous moderate wet snow AM - did not settle. Complete thaw later.
Feb 28th Light snow all day, persistent and heavier snow in evening giving a
cover 1 cm.
Mar 1st Snow overnight giving 1 cm icy cover. Sledging higher up. Sleet in
afternoon turning it wet.
Mar 2nd Snow showers with more persistent snow in evening giving 1 cm.
Mar 3rd 1cm powder in morning all thawed by afternoon. Very pretty.
Mar 5th Sprinkling of snow overnight. Snow pellet showers later.
Apr 8th Snow showers in afternoon. No cover.
I think they are the main ones.
It was a mildish winter last year.
Cheers,
Will.
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"Nick G" wrote in message
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Will
Groovy! My wife has yet to experience a decent snowfall and we had just
about given up ever seeing one again (Feb 1991 was the last one I remember)
but I think the peaks of Dartmoor will be our only hope, especially down
here. So your snow forecast could be a real help to let us know when to get
ourselves up on them there Tors.
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Nick G
Exe Valley, Devon
50 m amsl
"Will Hand" wrote in message
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This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author.
Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to announce that with the rapid approach of winter Haytor
meteorological office will be preparing sledging forecasts for winter
weekends
on Dartmoor. The forecasts will commence in the first week of December and
run
through to the end of April. The forecasts will be issued along with the
now
routine 2 weekly outlook issued on Thursday or Friday.
The forecasts will attempt to predict the snow line for Saturday and
Sunday and
likely sledging and ice conditions. Ice scrambling over frozen Tors is an
"interesting" pursuit.
The snow line will be predicted as follows:
200m, 250m, 300m, 350m, 400m, 450m, 500m, 550m, 600m, above summits. An
indication of whether it will rise or fall during the day will also be
given.
600m will effectively be High Wilhays and Yes Tor. The forecasts will be
prepared using data from Topkarten as normal. Naturally I will also be
using
local knowledge and experience too.
It will be interesting to verify my own forecasts on my Sunday walks, I'm
nervous about that :-)Anyway, here's to a great sledging season !!!
Example forecasts:
Saturday xx/xx/xx Snow line 400m falling to 250m by dusk. Sledging
conditions
becoming good in evening. Ice unlikely. Most snow on the North moor.
Sunday xx/xx/xx Snow line 250m rising steadily to 550m during the day.
Sledging
conditions becoming slushy then non-existent below 500m.
or
Mild, wet and foggy all weekend. No snow.
Will (Chief forecaster HMO).
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" Ah yet another day to enjoy "
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