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Caer Caradoc \\ The Lawley nr Church Stretton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The overnight forecast had hinted that there would be more snow towards South Shropshire so I decided to hear over to Church Stretton in the hope that some of the gullies on leeward side of Caer Caradoc might have filled in.<\/p>\n

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\"Caer<\/div>\n
West face of Caer Caradoc in the snow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It’s pretty straight forward to check the gullies using field glasses from the A49 but it didn’t look good. However The Lawley had possibilities so I parked up on the road and had a quick look up the access path for the hill.<\/p>\n

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\"Looking<\/div>\n
Caer Caradoc panorama looking south.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The ground looked a bit bare compared to previous years but the windward side of Caradoc hinted that snow had filled in some of the shallow depressions offering the possibility of some skiable lines.<\/p>\n

\n
\"The<\/div>\n
The wind had dropped snow to the lee side of the ridge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On walking up it was obvious that the ridge line had caught some drifting snow and the locals were already testing the snow pack stability with kids & sledges. After checking the gullies again from the top (very bare) I skied the ridge line to the half way mark and traversed across to get at the more tempting lines where the snow had filled in lower down.<\/p>\n

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\"Caradoc<\/div>\n
Look closely and you can see the tracks in the distance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

These gave some nice skiing in comparison to the ridge in heavy snow, ended prematurely by the fence.<\/p>\n

A traverse & walk got me back to the car which I only just managed to extract from where I’d parked. It was still early afternoon so I thought I’d try the Lawley and have a look see. I’d forgotten how much hard it is to walk up with all the kit and the Lawley’s taunting with false summit after false summit.<\/p>\n

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\"Ski<\/div>\n
The Lawley complete with some of my tracks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The lines by Peter(?) a Snow Boarder I met and myself. Not the easiest skiing in the world !!! A hard frost and a few more inches and it would be perfect…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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