After a mild and snow free winter so far it finally turned more seasonal on 21 January with showers of sleet, hail and at last snow. This is above Uppermill during the afternoon - the approaching cloud brought a couple of hours of snowfall
The evening of 21 January
on Stockport Road near the Mossley/Saddleworth border. Snow depths weren't great
at around 5cm, less on the wet pavements but
it was better than nothing!
Lydgate Church on 21 January
The following evening, 22 Jan - not a great photo, but I was trying to show the snow covered hills standing out against the night sky. Noonsun Hill can just about be seen across the valley while the snow in the fields had thinned out after a cold but sunny day. Taken from Stockport Road Mossley.
The
morning of 25 January, still snow on the higher slopes and the morning sun lights
up Wharmton.
I finally had chance to get out into the hills on 26 January, typically the day it turned cloudy and milder! This waterlogged and frozen field is below Stockport Road on the Mossley/Saddleworth border with Noonsun and Buckton Hills across the valley.
Dovestone reservoir near Greenfield
Heading up towards Chew Reservoir, 26 January 2007
Looking back down the reservoir access road
Chew Reservoir.
On Chew Reservoir dam a minute after the above photo as the cloud drifts over and the view vanishes.
Drifts on the edge of Dove Stone moss
Looking down from Dove Stone Rocks to the reservoir and beyond towards Mossley, the snow had largely vanished from the valley.