This Brecon Beacons mountain webcam provides a good understanding of cloud build on even so called clear days.

Brecon Beacons Mountain Webcam

I know these are just hills in comparison to the Alps but we do get some snow too.

This is always worth looking at up in Tromso - near Lyngen Alps - plus hours of daylight make it interesting this time of year - and time lapse video in various configurations - very geeky!!

http://weather.cs.uit.no/

Always fascinating, here’s one of a hotel being built

http://www.mooserwirt.at/de/home/webcam_vid1.html

bad luck if you bought the chalet behind.

I remember one of la Plagne where someone had taken a whole year of stills from their webcam. Anyone got a link?

phil - 07 December 2010 01:35 AM

This Brecon Beacons mountain webcam provides a good understanding of cloud build on even so called clear days.

Brecon Beacons Mountain Webcam

I know these are just hills in comparison to the Alps but we do get some snow too.

lovely stuff,

are you from the area?

Davidof - I never realised it was so easy to build a Hotel

Olic - Yes, I live in south Wales but spend a bit of time in the Beacons, both Summer & Winter. Have not tried skiing them yet as all my kit is in the Haute Savoie.
Over the years I have brought much of the old stuff back but had a bit of a garage clean out (still looks like a tip) last year and it all went to the tip.
Now that wev’e had a bit of snow and I won’t be in the Alps until Xmas, I long to go touring in the Beacons - they do need a bit more snow though.
Have thought about using a kite to ease some of the trekking and add a bit of fun - watch this space.

This is a photo of one of my favourite places above Llyn Y Fan Fach the weekend before last -

There was a covering of about 50mm - very dry and powdery.

phil - 10 December 2010 12:27 AM

Olic - Yes, I live in south Wales but spend a bit of time in the Beacons, both Summer & Winter. Have not tried skiing them yet as all my kit is in the Haute Savoie.
Over the years I have brought much of the old stuff back but had a bit of a garage clean out (still looks like a tip) last year and it all went to the tip.
Now that wev’e had a bit of snow and I won’t be in the Alps until Xmas, I long to go touring in the Beacons - they do need a bit more snow though.
Have thought about using a kite to ease some of the trekking and add a bit of fun - watch this space.

Well if my brother hadn’t broken his paramotor we could have got a lift up with him to the top and then come down. a kite sounds good to cover the gentle tops of all the moorland. muchos fun!

I walked around Hay Bluff last weekend and longed to be skinning up rather than walking.  I thought I could skin up on my good ski’s with junk ski’s on my back, then swap at the top and come down. or even on some old shitty blades…

i think it might be going soon, but maybe back this weekend?

from xmas onwards are you out in france for the rest of season?

Hi Olic
Yes, any snow that was on the Beacons has long gone but it won’t be too long before it’s back.
As far as France is concerned, then I wish. No, I will be ther with friends and family for the New Year and then back and forth for long weekend several times through the season - work get’s in the way!

Think that’s our lot for this year!

Llyn Y Fan Fach last Sunday.

Wow, it looks really dry, like the Asian step.