Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the high
Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to see how
long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc. ,
but they don't count!

Will
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:55:41, Will Hand
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the high
Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to see how
long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc. ,
but they don't count!

As of earlier today, there was still one tiny sad patch of snow on
Cleeve Hill - though there could be more lurking on the north-facing
slopes out of my line-of-sight.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

"Will Hand" wrote in message
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They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc. ,
but they don't count!

Damn, the pile of snow still in Sainsburys, Burpham today is void.

Phil

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:55:41 +0000, Will Hand wrote:

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the
high Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to
see how long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc.
, but they don't count!

Still, slightly to my surprise, the odd patch of (natural) snow along the
summit ridgeline of Clee Hill, and at least one slightly lower down in a
very sheltered location (a dip between the main slope and a large
boulder).

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:55:41, Will Hand
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the
high
Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to see
how
long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc.
,
but they don't count!

As of earlier today, there was still one tiny sad patch of snow on Cleeve
Hill - though there could be more lurking on the north-facing slopes out
of my line-of-sight.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email
me)

Quite a lot more lurking on the north facing slopes
of quarries and depressions. One path through the
quarry below the 15th green was impassible to
golf trolleys with drifts of up to 2 feet on Saturday.
I expect the snow will be there for a while yet unless
we get some rain.

"David Buttery" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:55:41 +0000, Will Hand wrote:

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the
high Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to
see how long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc.
, but they don't count!

Still, slightly to my surprise, the odd patch of (natural) snow along the
summit ridgeline of Clee Hill, and at least one slightly lower down in a
very sheltered location (a dip between the main slope and a large
boulder).

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

These reports of long-lasting patches of snow has reminded me of a Mr N.
Field , who lived in Eversham in the 1940s , and made regular visits to
Broadway Hill ( 1048ft) to check on winter conditions there compared to
his valley town ( obviously he was a snow enthusiast). In 1947, after the
exceptional winter, he made several summer visits. On 28 June he reported
( in a letter to 'Weather ' in 1948) that a drift 15 x11 yards still
survived there despite the heatwave at the end of May and in early June.
Unable to get to the site in July, he showed commendable initiative by
contacting County Council roadmen who were working in the area and they
reported that the drift survived until at least 12 July.

Peter Clarke
Ewell, Epsom

On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:23:27 +0000, peter clarke wrote:

These reports of long-lasting patches of snow has reminded me of a Mr
N. Field , who lived in Eversham in the 1940s , and made regular visits
to Broadway Hill ( 1048ft) to check on winter conditions there
compared to his valley town ( obviously he was a snow enthusiast). In
1947, after the exceptional winter, he made several summer visits. On
28 June he reported ( in a letter to 'Weather ' in 1948) that a drift
15 x11 yards still survived there despite the heatwave at the end of May
and in early June. Unable to get to the site in July, he showed
commendable initiative by contacting County Council roadmen who were
working in the area and they reported that the drift survived until at
least 12 July.

That's quite remarkable! Are the Cotswolds particularly good at retaining
snow, I wonder? It's been noticeable this month that quite a bit has
remained for a surprisingly long time given the modest altitudes the
hills reach. Evesham [sic] might not be the best place to live for a snow
enthusiast for back-garden snow, but at least it's within easy reach of
some decent hills!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

"David Buttery" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:23:27 +0000, peter clarke wrote:

These reports of long-lasting patches of snow has reminded me of a Mr
N. Field , who lived in Eversham in the 1940s , and made regular visits
to Broadway Hill ( 1048ft) to check on winter conditions there
compared to his valley town ( obviously he was a snow enthusiast). In
1947, after the exceptional winter, he made several summer visits. On
28 June he reported ( in a letter to 'Weather ' in 1948) that a drift
15 x11 yards still survived there despite the heatwave at the end of May
and in early June. Unable to get to the site in July, he showed
commendable initiative by contacting County Council roadmen who were
working in the area and they reported that the drift survived until at
least 12 July.

That's quite remarkable! Are the Cotswolds particularly good at retaining
snow, I wonder? It's been noticeable this month that quite a bit has
remained for a surprisingly long time given the modest altitudes the
hills reach. Evesham [sic] might not be the best place to live for a snow
enthusiast for back-garden snow, but at least it's within easy reach of
some decent hills!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

Thanks , David. I can't remember where I read it, but I believe that , in
the same area, a drift is said to have survived until August in 1684 ( after
another severe winter, of course|). The writer may have been Gordon Manley.
By the way, Mr Field mentioned that the ' very large drift' was protected
from the direct rays of the sun by a large coppice of fir and pine trees on
its E., S. and W. sides.

Peter Clarke

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:55:41, Will Hand
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around the
high
Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to see
how
long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides etc.
,
but they don't count!

As of earlier today, there was still one tiny sad patch of snow on Cleeve
Hill - though there could be more lurking on the north-facing slopes out
of my line-of-sight.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email
me)

Still patches of snow in the Iron Age earthwork ditches
surrounding the 13th green, overlooking Cheltenham.

Alan Murphy wrote:
"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:55:41, Will Hand
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Not much left now.

Still a few sizeable deep patches though, managed to walk over hard
compacted snow near Princetown today. Most snow seems to be around
the high
Tors and in deep eastern facing gullies. It will be interesting to
see how
long it lasts.

They are natural, still the odd man-made snow pile around roadsides
etc. ,
but they don't count!

As of earlier today, there was still one tiny sad patch of snow on
Cleeve Hill - though there could be more lurking on the north-facing
slopes out of my line-of-sight.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to
email me)

Still patches of snow in the Iron Age earthwork ditches
surrounding the 13th green, overlooking Cheltenham.

A few patches left on Dartmoor, but 99% gone now.
Mild weather (for late February) with temperatures 7-9C have put paid to it.

Will
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