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Ireland snow reports winter 2010/11

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    #32
    Poster King
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭Poster King


    Great skiing and boarding on Saturday in Wicklow. Loads of snow in an area south of Roundwood. Found two locations where we could drive back to the top, so no hiking. 4 of us and we took turns driving. Snow chains arrived Friday which were essential even on my 4x4.
    I went up the Sally Gap yesterday, beautiful day, and was surprised at how little snow there was compared with Janaury, but I guess it is still early in the season. See attached photos for comparison.
    I read an article yesterday which suggests that we could be in for the coldest winter in 1000 years.


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    #33
    prunudo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭prunudo


    Interesting to see the two pictures. Nowhere near as much as last Jan. Where was that article, wouldn't mind having a read of that.


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    #34
    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭snowstreams


    Most of the snow so far this year was from streamers which only really dump their snow close to the coast. Whereas last year we got lots of frontal snow, which dump most of their snow on mountains. Hopefully the next blast of cold due to start wednesday week, will bring a lot of frontal snow for the mountains.


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    #35
    Poster King
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭Poster King


    I'll try and find the article, a friend actually read it out to me over the phone so I've asked him to find it.
    There was a guy on Newstalk just now talking about sun spot activity and predicting that we could be entering another mini ice age!!


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    #36
    BoardsRanger
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭BoardsRanger


    Poster King wrote: »
    Great skiing and boarding on Saturday in Wicklow. Loads of snow in an area south of Roundwood. Found two locations where we could drive back to the top, so no hiking. 4 of us and we took turns driving. Snow chains arrived Friday which were essential even on my 4x4.

    Hey- is there any chance you could disclose this location in Roundwood? We have been looking for somewhere that we can drive and drop.... walking is way too much work! ha


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    #37
    sarsfield06
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭sarsfield06


    Photos from Tonlagee on Sunday, anyone else have photos post them as it great to see the conditions

    view north
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    near the summit
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    the summit
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    view east toward the sea
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    Glendalough
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    This one is from Monday, closer to Dublin from military road
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    Kippure
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    #38
    sarsfield06
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭sarsfield06


    I am abroad at the moment, can anyone tell me what's left of the snow in the mountains now the thaw has set in.


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    #39
    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭snowstreams


    I was up there on the 28th. The thaw was at its peak then. Its gone cold again now.
    There was no way as much snow as last year though. I could see that snow gulley on the north face of Kippure didnt have near as much snow in it. It was all broken up really.
    Hopefully there will be some good snow up there this coming week.


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