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| Sun Dec 12 1999 | Sprinkling of fresh snow over 500m | ||
| Mon Dec 13 | Fresh snow over 400m | ||
| Tue Dec 14 | Snow lying over 100m | 300m | |
| Thu Dec 16 | Snow lying over 400m. Reasonable accumulations over 800m. More snow on eastern ranges Carneddau. | 900m | Devils appendix half formed. |
| Fri Dec 17 | Patches of snow remain over 700m | above tops | Thaw |
| Mon Dec 20 | Remaining snow patches over 700m have consolidated to neve with Fridays thaw and the weekends refreeze. | 100m | |
| Fri Dec 24 |
Few sparse snow patches remain over 700m after the heavy rain of the last few days | above the tops | |
| Sat Dec 25 | Sprinkling of fresh snow covering odd patches of old snow over 700m | 3deg @ Tal y Waen(300m) |
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| Thu Dec 30 | Moderate accumulations of snow over 700m, except on w facing slopes. | above tops | a day of continuous rain at all levels |
| Sat Jan 8 2000 | Few remaining patches of old snow on NE facing slopes over 800m | 900m | |
| Thu Jan 13 | Fresh snow lying over 300m(arrived last night Wed) 1cm at Tal y Waen (300m) | 300m | |
| Wed Jan 19 | Patches of week old snow over 600m, more on SW facing slopes. | above tops | |
| Sat Jan 22 | Patches over 700m becoming firm in lowering temperatures and strong winds | 900m | Black Ladders bare of snow & ice |
| Sun Jan 23 | Patches of neve over 700m ground frozen over 900m.Most snow in Carneddau on slopes sheltered from N wind. | 800m | |
| Mon Jan 24 | Patches of neve over 700m(Carneddau)850m(Snowdon) | 1000m | Central trinity in v.lean condition |
| Fri Jan 29 | Patches of thawing neve over 700m(Carneddau)850m(Snowdon) | above tops | a day of continuous rain at all levels |
| Fri Feb 4 | Few isolated patches of neve over 900m on the Carneddau | above tops | |
| Wed Feb 9 | Few isolated patches of neve over 900m in the Carneddau, sprinkling of fresh graupel over 900m | 900m | |
| Sat Feb 12 | Few isolated patches of hard neve over 900m in the Carneddau, sprinkling of fresh graupel over 600m | 800m | saturated ground frozen over 900m |
| Sun Feb 13 | Small quantities of Fresh snow over 600m, Few isolated patches of hard neve over 900m in the Carneddau, | 800m | |
| Mon Feb 14 | This mornings rain has removed all but a few patches over 800m | above tops | |
| Wed Feb 16 | Fresh snow over 600m | 300m | |
| Fri Feb 18 | Intermittent patches over 800m | above tops | a day of thawing rain at all levels |
| Sun Feb 19 | Intermittent patches, of snow over 800m, frozen by last nights frost. | 600m | hard packed snow at the top of the Watkin and PyG track. |
| Sat 26 Feb | Fresh snow (fell Thurs 24th) over 800m. Isolated patches of underlying neve on the Carneddau and inside Snowdon Horseshoe. | 900m rising to above tops | |
| Sun 27 Feb | Day of heavy rain and gales | above tops | |
| Mon 28 Feb | New snow over 700m | 900m | |
| Wed 1 Mar | Snow line 800m | 4deg at Tal y Waen(333m) | |
| Fri 3 Mar | Patches remain over 700m after yesterdays heavy rain | 900m | |
| Tue 14 Mar | Few isolated patches of old snow remain over 900m | above tops | very mild |
| Sat 25 Mar | First new snow for a month fell last night. Sprinkling of fresh snow now lying over 700m | 5 deg at Tal y Waen(333m) | There will be no snow report for the next week |
| Mon 3 Apr | Fresh snow arrived today, now lying over 200m. | 250m | Blizzard all day, NE gales |
| Thu 7 Apr | Patches still remain over 300m after mondays snowfall. Significant accumulations on the tops especially on slopes sheltered from mondays NE gale. | 4 deg at Tal y Waen(333m | Blue skies and overnight frosts |
| Mon 10 Apr | Patches over 300m most on Carneddau | above tops | Blue skies |
| Wed 12 Apr | Fresh snow over 400m after yesterdays snow showers | 3 deg at Tal y Waen(333m) | |
| Sat 15 Apr | Snow line 600m. Significant accumulations on the tops. | 800m | Snowpack softening during the day |
| Mon 17 Apr | Snow Line 700m. Considerable accumulations on the tops. | 1000m | Usual hard packed snow at top of PYG track. Paths buried , misty day, so interesting decent routes being chosen by some people! |
| Tue 18 Apr | Snow Line 700m. Considerable accumulations on the tops | above tops | Fine day. Most snow of whole winter. |
Notes: This report is intended as an indicator of the likely snow & ice conditions to be encountered in northern Snowdonia . We do not have the resources to produce this report on a daily basis, but will endeavour to update it as frequently as possible. All information is based on observation, either by our instructor on the hill, or by observation from Tal y Waen. Winter conditions can vary rapidly, so an up to date weather forecast should always be consulted. One which gives freezing level, wind speed and direction at 1000m will give a good indicator of likely snow conditions, such as provided by the met office which you unfortunately have to pay for. See weather links
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