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Man Dies In Snowdonia Avalanche


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#1 vortex_liam

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Posted 18 December 2011 - 19:26

A man has been killed in a avalanche on snowdonia.
http://uk.news.yahoo...-164231853.html
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#2 Tellow

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Posted 18 December 2011 - 19:53

RIP
Winter 2011-12:
04 Dec, Brief wet snow shower in the evening.
16-17 Dec, Outbreaks of wet snow and sleet.
18 Dec, Heavy snow from 8.30am, stopped at 9.30 but gave a 2cm covering, thawed after lunch.
02 Feb, Light snow showers in the morning, no lying snow.
04 Feb, Light snow beginning around 2:30pm, becoming heavy and settling eventually. Non-stop until midnight, with 9cm depth.
05 Feb, Lying snow of 9cm, slow thaw starting eventually with high temperature of 2.0c.
06 Feb, Patches of snow and slushy snow on roads, rapid thaw underway.
09 Feb, Light snow on-and-off from 6pm, giving a light covering on top of leftovers. Eventually turning to freezing rain later in the evening.
10 Feb, Dusting of snow from flurries overnight.
18 Feb, Sleet showers in the evening.
04 Apr, A return to winter with snow showers all morning.


Days with snow falling: 9 (Dec-Feb)
Days with snow lying (9am): 4 (Dec-Feb)
Max snow depth: 8cm (04/02/2012)
Max temp: 16.0c (23/02/2012)
Min temp: -5.8c (11/02/2012)

#3 Robbie Garrett

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Posted 18 December 2011 - 23:23

RIP :(
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2012, 2 Snowfalls, 11 Thunderstorms + 1 odd rumble (12), 27.2°C.

#4 DiagonalRedLine

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Posted 18 December 2011 - 23:47

Arr man, that is so sad. :sorry:
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#5 Mark 'Ox' Neal

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Posted 19 December 2011 - 01:02

Sad News :( R.I.P!

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