Wanna see some real snow....

John Sturmey, Ian Wilkinson, Simon Allen and Myself went for some Adventure Training practise in the Goyt Valley (probably winter of 90/91).

We each had our own jobs - Simon's was to check the Weather... he excitedly told us Snow !!!

When we got there, it was a lovely Sunny day. :-( he got a lot of stick, until we did get a little bit of snow...

Within about 1/2 hour of the top picture being taken, we had to take shelter in the woods to have some grub... 

 After only a couple of hours, visibility was down to 50 feet (you can just make out the head torches...)

We were out for around 6 hours, and by the time we got to the car it was snowed in under a foot of snow.

We had to walk out of the valley to Buxton Train Station and get a Train home.

Funniest thing tho' were the Police and the Locals going out for drives in thier 4x4's

My dad took me back the next day to get my car, we got out of the valley just in time before the snow started again. 

Sailing at Hollingworth Lake

Hollingworth Lake

I went on my only Sailing course (April 89) - 1 of the Days there were strong winds, meaning we could not go Sailing. So the kids all went out in Canoes. While on the water, the weather changed drastically to Gale Force.
Nobody could stay upright, so they all had to get out. I had gone out in a Motor Powered Boat, and spent about an hour rescuing the kids from the Water (Obviously they all had life jackets on, but they were being blown across the lake) Most of the canoes were smashed on the Rocks at the far end of the lake.

At the end of the week, when it was time for my Sailing exam - there was no wind at all, I could only manage a Token "Lowest Grade" Qualification.

That week was most memorable for the Weather - I managed to get this shot one evening.