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| Themes - Weather: | Storms - stormclouds, floods & damage | Winter: snow, ice and frost | Light: Rainbows, sundogs, noctilucent clouds, sunsets |
| WINTER SUBCATEGORIES: | Snow |
Frost
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Ice |
Snow
Heavy snowfalls are uncommon in Machynlleth itself, with the rare
exception of the 25cm+ dumping that occurred in mid-
December 2010. But less than 10 miles away from town, the mountain road
to Llanidloes climbs to the 520m contour - where
it commonly gets completely drifted-up! January 2010 was a classic case
and it was fascinating to see how the varying winds
reshaped things over several successive trips. These shots detail
snowfall, drifting and the interaction with infrastructure.
Please note that there are lots of snowy mountain shots in the
"Mountains" section.
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Frost and Ice
Frost comes in all sorts of varieties, from the heavy rime that builds up on the mountain-tops to the glittering surface-hoar
that forms during cold nights on existing snow or ice-surfaces. Many of the shots below concern the extraordinary cold spell
of December 2010, when ice-floes were present in large numbers on the Dyfi Estuary and huge icicles to over a metre in length
formed on (and fell from) snow-covered rooves in Machynlleth, presenting a serious hazard to pedestrians!
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