The Official Winter Snow Thread 2014/2015
Discussion
Well Boys and Girls, I thought it's about time to kick this off. Last year's thread started 27.08.13 so we're even ahead of schedule.
What's sparked this off in my mind is that I'm picking up a new set of winter wheels for the FXT and have been researching winter tyres...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Nokian's are looking good at the moment.
So, Puggit, Schmalex and all the other time tested PH forecasters...what do you think; snow or no snow?
What's sparked this off in my mind is that I'm picking up a new set of winter wheels for the FXT and have been researching winter tyres...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Nokian's are looking good at the moment.
So, Puggit, Schmalex and all the other time tested PH forecasters...what do you think; snow or no snow?
v8250 said:
Well Boys and Girls, I thought it's about time to kick this off. Last year's thread started 27.08.13 so we're even ahead of schedule.
What's sparked this off in my mind is that I'm picking up a new set of winter wheels for the FXT and have been researching winter tyres...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Nokian's are looking good at the moment.
So, Puggit, Schmalex and all the other time tested PH forecasters...what do you think; snow or no snow?
Well the thread isn't normally opened until a fall of snow (yes, on the Cairngorms normally) is forecast What's sparked this off in my mind is that I'm picking up a new set of winter wheels for the FXT and have been researching winter tyres...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Nokian's are looking good at the moment.
So, Puggit, Schmalex and all the other time tested PH forecasters...what do you think; snow or no snow?
Tricky one - but the portents are better than normal for a cold one. We've had a couple of instances where if the weather had lined up in a similar way during winter then this thread would be going bonkers. Schmalex is more of your long term pattern reader though.
However, as summer is due to return next week I'm not sure what I'm doing in here
omgus said:
^^^^Are you telling me it's going to be sunny next week Puggit, if so then i'm getting the wet weather gear out.
I want a snow day this year.
Last year was truly exceptional though - Rossendale commuting to Leeds. I did not see zero or below. Weird. That'll be the £700 on winter tyres MentalSarcasm said:
Marking this even though I was dreadfully disappointed by last winter's lack of snow.
I want a snow day this year.
It was definitely strange. It wasn't cold but the amount of snow dumped in the mountains was crazy. Some of the best boarding and back country skiing conditions up here in generations. But, nothing lower down the country and once you got lower the snow line was as crisp and dramatic as I've ever seen it. Hopefully this year will bring colder temps and a more sustained spell of them, I want to get some decent ice climbing in again because last year sucked! Oh, and I've got a nice fresh set of PA4's in the garage ready to go on...but I don't foresee that being for a while.
Puggit said:
Well the thread isn't normally opened until a fall of snow (yes, on the Cairngorms normally) is forecast
Tricky one - but the portents are better than normal for a cold one. We've had a couple of instances where if the weather had lined up in a similar way during winter then this thread would be going bonkers. Schmalex is more of your long term pattern reader though.
However, as summer is due to return next week I'm not sure what I'm doing in here
Jupp, we in arctic Norway had one of the hottest summers ever, including the warmest day on record where I live (and lots of other places). However as you said those same conditions would have brought a lot of very cold days in Norway, resulting in cold far enough south for the UK to get snow.Tricky one - but the portents are better than normal for a cold one. We've had a couple of instances where if the weather had lined up in a similar way during winter then this thread would be going bonkers. Schmalex is more of your long term pattern reader though.
However, as summer is due to return next week I'm not sure what I'm doing in here
My prediction this year is quite a lot of snow in the UK. However it might be more of the January/ February time for it. The first snow high up in the mountains here was around the 16th of July and there hasn't been any yet. So it's a bit late,
Autumn seems to have arrived early in the North East. The trees are losing leaves and the leaves on the trees are turning colour already. Never known it so early. Also migrating swans and geese heading south have been spotted. Early for those guys too!
Not reading anything into it, just observing that it's happening earlier in the year than I can remember.
Not reading anything into it, just observing that it's happening earlier in the year than I can remember.
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