craigowl 0 Posted March 24, 2013 Pic is here - same date (24th) 1979. Altitude 65m only (lower than Barnsley, by 'eck!). Plenty of other events in UK in March. Our definition of "spring" is man made and nature will not conform, of course. The media are turning us into a nation of pussies, too. To put things into perspective, we need to remind ourselves that millions of troops lived outside, fought and died in Europe in conditions worse than ours this week. Probably in conditions at times like those on Cairngorm summit today: "Latest reading at 0648, 24 Mar Temperature -9.5 C, Mean Windspeed 73 mph, Gust Windspeed 85 mph." This week will have seen huge drifts of windslab snowbeds building up on the mountains in Wales, Lakes and Scotland. Don't go until somebody else has triggered them, or they have stabilised! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
