There hasn't been any snow where I live lately. But there was a lot in January. I didn't manage to get very far because it was actually impassable with the equipment I have. But I did a hike in the nearby moors.

There was basically 1 foot of snow, which I could handle with gaiters, but higher up it was deeper and impossible to see where the paths were, with snow drifts of 4-5ft. I fell in a snow drift up to my chest just from stepping on what I thought was safe ground.

Next year I want to do some actual winter skill training in the Cairngorms, and then maybe I can try to do some proper hills in the Lake District or Scotland in the snow. Because it's clear I'm not really very good at this, but I did better than last year where I got lost in the frozen fog after dark and ended up with frostbite.

Sorry for the unexciting picture with electricity pylons and the town I live in visible, but like I said, I couldn't get far in these conditions. I couldn't even drive anywhere. The dry stone wall here is about 3-4 foot high so the snow was up to my thighs/waist in places.

I really want to get up some proper mountains in snowy/icy conditions though. I hate these flat moorland bogs.