Today, Black Route.
Ok below about 400m. Snow progressively more the further up you go. Less snow lower down, seemed to be thawing. More snow higher up than last week.
The hut:
Less snow on the roof than last week, but deeper on the ground for some reason (wind?). Path just round from the hut was quite deep in snow, seemed to have drifted there.
By the mast:
Snow was deeper.
Snowman has lost his head and some body. Shrunken head was added as snow was powdery with a crusty top. The snow was not not snowman snow, man.
The walk from the bottom of Britney Spears to the mast was quite tough, 5″ of snow a lot of the time. One section (off piste) I went knee deep in snow.
Track down from the mast, very draggy to cycle on, and hard to steer. :
Just ridable downhill, but when it is flat, forget it. Walk to the woods.
In the woods was mostly clear, some patches of ridable but sketchy snow.
Deliverance was clear and riding well.
Rest was all clear. The day was lovely, there was this funny orange thing in the sky:
Days like these, I’m happy just to be here: