Date: 21 Feb 2015 12:00pm
Taken at: Col between Helvellyn and Lower Man
Cornices forming over Brown Cove. Here you can see the old, grey snow, with the fresh, white snow piled on top in drifts
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Taken on: 22 Feb 2015 11:15
Location: Path to Swirral Edge
Walkers struggling in the high winds up the path towards Swirral Edge.
Date: 21 Feb 2015 11:30am
Taken at: Above Brown Cove Crags
Fresh snow has accumulated in sheltered places, such as here above Brown Cove Crags.
Date: 20 Feb 2015 12:00pm
Taken at: Top of Swirral Edge
Chris and Chris, from Dorset, climbing the steep snow bank at the top of Swirral Edge.
Date: 20 Feb 2015 11:30am
Taken at: Swirral Edge
Hard snow and ice covering the path leading to Swirral Edge from Red Tarn.
Date: 19 Feb 2015 12:55pm
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
Small, wet unstable cornices on the E face of Helvellyn which retains the snow compared with a snow free summit plateau.
Date: 18 Feb 2015 12:45pm
Taken at: The Exit to Swirral Edge
Not a great day for photos! This is the extensive view down Swirral Edge from the summit plateau which I had to myself!
Date: 17 Feb 2015 12:00pm
Taken at: Striding Edge
Mixed conditions along a cloudy Striding Edge; mostly soft, wet snow with isolated patches of ice and harder snow.
Date: 16 Feb 2015 11:25am
Taken at: Summit of Helvellyn
A fresh coating of rime ice on the lonely Trig point surrounded by fresh, wet snow blown in on W-S winds.
Date: 15 Feb 2015 12:25pm
Taken at: The exit to Striding Edge
The classic view of Striding Edge shows the effect of the thaw on the South facing side (no snow) & the whiter N side
Date: 14 Feb 2015 11:30am
Taken at: Striding Edge
Fresh, soft, wet snow lies along the top of Striding Edge - just above zero degrees on the summit today.