Hope-Pen Llan y Gwr

A wet night in HK, but guessed there must be snow higher up, so went for a superb early morning run from Hope up to Waun y Llyn under perfect blue skies. Then ran over Hope Mountain to the Ffrith bridleway and the long climb up Pen Llan y Gwr above Bwlchgwyn. As expected, this had a lot of fresh (and old) snow on it, and gave superb running. Ran up the gentle slopes via Pentre farm to the open hillside and the track through snow-draped trees and knee deep snow to the summit. Down on perfect virgin snow in bright sunshine and back over Waun y Llyn to Hope, complete with glissade down the 'sledging hill'. Felt almost Alpine in places today: deep virgin snow, warm sunshine, completely windless.