Skiing in the merry month of May
UNSEASONAL snowfall has given skiers in the Lake District ideal conditions to return to the slopes, after a winter of lockdown.
Lake District Ski Club members were “giddy” at the unusual sight of snow-covered mountains in May, club president Mike Sweeney said.
He said about 40 people used the tow on Raise Fell, near Helvellyn, to get to the top on the slope on Wednesday, when there were blue skies and views as far as Scotland. He said: “It was fabulous, people were just giddy with excitement.”
The snow started to fall on Tuesday and was still coming down yesterday, although visibility had become worse.
Mr Sweeney said. “I haven’t seen snow at this time of year before, but I was speaking to some other members who said there was snow in June in 1963, although that was a very unusual year for weather.”
For many of the club’s 370 members, including Mr Sweeney, 64, who lives in Lancaster, the snow gave them the chance for their first ski of the season.