Visited Idwal Cottage YH, staying there 15-17 October, three nights for £24 because of a special offer. As the date drew closer it became evident that one of the severest storms for many years was going to happen bamg in the middle of this – the remains of hurricane Ophelia.
Thankfully no serious injuries in Wales. I was surprised that there were no mountain rescue incidents, as normally there something almost every day even in good weather.
In spite of the BBC forecasting 80+ gusts where I was staying, it didn’t quite reach that level, although my gues is 50-70. Entertained myself watching the effects on the ake surface – walls of spray sweeping across the lake and numerous little ‘twisters’, some maybe 50m across, dancing across the water.
One of the ‘twisters’ and a wall of spray maving up the lake.
There’s a video HERE.
Other photos from the short holiday …
Llyn Ogwen
Tryfan
On the slopes of Pen yr Ole Wen
Nant Ffrancon (the valley carrying the Ogwen river north to the sea from Llyn Ogwen)
Tryfan’s unmistakable profile
Impressive and fast-moving cloudscapes the day of the storm
A small harbour somwhere west of Bangor
On the morning of the 18th happened to catch the moon and Venus rolling up the sloped of Tryfan
