Down here in South Wales there is no snow. It’s bloody cold, mind, but there is no sign of the white stuff.
I was near the Black Mountains on the weekend and there was lots of the white stuff. Made riding a chore and the going was very slow. Low down everything looked fine but half way up the hill it was very different.
Also tried Cwm Carn the next day. A damp muddy track soon turned to ice the higher up you went. We bailed out early and took the road back down. Thinking most of the descent would be similar and didn’t fancy it. Might have been just a large patch but we weren’t up for finding out the hard way.
Then tried Forest of Dean the next day that was fine. A bit of ice on one climb but on whole the track was fine and a good laugh.