Don't think it's got above freezing today, am on the eastern side in a valley within nat park.
was -3C mid morning,odd flake of snow, rained then snowed a little about 3ish, and i think that's now turned to ice….. so might not be going out into town tonight to mate's party!
Until recent cold spell it's been heaving down with rain for the best part of 6 weeks, so that will take a time to absorb/dry out, though this cold snap might well dessicate it quicker….
my thoughts from in front the fire – anyone been out recently?
Q
Just got back from Princetown. It's been snowing up there for most of the day, great fun. No significant snow on the eastern moor and everything should be dry, frozen and firm under wheel. I think it might be windy tomorrow but apart from that conditions are excellent.
knottie me too, am riding from my house in plympton (leaving around 7am depending on hangover) out through burrator up aylesbarrow climb then down WM around bridleway at bottom of sheepstor then back home via yelverton/cycle path, around 30miles, i hope the wind doesn't pick up too much!!!
Oi Snaps, no!!! I wanted to be first to post the tractor pictures 😉 Mine are still uploading to flickr. I'll post some pictures from the ride shortly then. I'm going to gently defrost in the bath for a while first!
knottie8 – widow maker lived up to its name today, just enough snow to obscure the ice!
slugwash – sorry Rich 😉
crispy – just up from Sheepstor village toward the scout hut
Did I mention that I'd had an off?
I'm obviously hugely brave and as someone said " I ain't got time to bleed", but I really should point out that I have some slight discolouring to the skin and and am a tad puffy in places. This may have been contributary towards my throwing Spaghetti all over my floor! (cos i have no grip in either Hands)
Might take a picture of the 2 plums I have growing from my person tmrw, if you like.
Brill day and that's twice in a year we've had snow epics on the moor.
Slugwash – great photos. I've going up for another Dartmoor fix on Monday. I recognise most of the pictures, but where is the descent in your 2nd/ 5th photos? Is that the Widowmaker – have you got a grid ref?
+1 for what jambo said its the bridlepath behind sheepstor.
just walked home from a mates house and the roads are just black ice, it#ll be fun riding them to the trails tomorrow morning..
Yesterday – On eastern side didn't have the snow you lot had, but the quick shower of rain/snow mid afternoon froze almost instantly. My village encased in ice, didn't even try to get out last night in the car. P*ssed off daughters, cross cos I'd said 'no' to driving to party changed their minds when they too did a Bambi act as I checked the lane outside our house, sitting on top a steep twisty lane. They were a bit taken a-back.
This morning it's still a sheet of ice!
Hopefully the sun will melt it a bit, but with tall hedges and deep lanes, be careful out there.
cheers
Q
Just been out and the view up to the top is pretty spectacular. A dusting of snow on everything above 1000ft. No doubt the usual Haytor chaos will ensue. Enjoy it folks, I'm staying in with some studies and the woodburner.
Main road OK, didn't try to get to the Quarry car park as the road after the pub was untreated and covered in sheet ice. That hadn't begun to melt when we got back to the van at 10 ish. There were no vehicles at the dam at 8.30, a few there by 10.
Riding bloody good fun, snow frozen and really grippy. Groundhog day riding better than it has in months as the mud is all solid. Won't last for long though, nice and sunny now and it will be melting.