Our plan was to walk up to the summit of Moel Eilio, then head generally South East on a broad ridge over three more summits: Foel Goch, Foel Gron and finally Moel Cynghorion

Our route up Moel Eilio was directly up the mainly grassy steep West facing slopes. Where we soon encountered some of the snow that had fallen the previous night.

At one point we crossed a very short section across some old mine shafts. Steep drops either side of the narrow and snowy track were enough to trigger my still quite bad vertigo as I went over it!

In ever increasing depths of fresh snow we plodded on up the steep slope that was to lead to the summit of Moel Eilio.

The weather forecast was for another front to arrive with more snow. So photos were quickly taken from the summit. Especially to the South East where a snowy Snowdon was still clearly visible.

We had time to see and photograph our onward route via Foel Gron and Foel Goch to Moel Cynghorion. Which looked, and was to prove to be nicely covered in snow!

The weather front soon arrived with srong winds and blowing snow. So we headed along the broad ridge, using brief intervals in the early winter weather to grab photos. This view looking down to Llyn Cwellyn.

Another view of Llyn Cwellyn and surrounding mountains in between the snow showers that were to be part of most of the rest of the walk.

We progressed along the broad ridge, and looking back saw the route we had taken from the summit of Moel Eilio.

Looking ahead was the ridge up to Moel Cynghorion. Only reached by a sharp descent on snowy slopes!

After that sharp descent from Foel Goch it was a snowy trudge back up the ridge towards the summit of Moel Cynghorion.

At times the blizzard like conditions eased. Allowing a view of the Snowdon Rangers route up to Snowdon Summit.

At other times winds of close to 70 mph created near blizzard conditons, blotting out the background as we got to the summit of Moel Cynghorion.

And the wind driven snow was still falling as we reached our fourth and final summit of the day at Moel Cynghorion.

We did not linger on that cold and snowy summit. But headed down the steep and snow covered slopes towards the Snowdon Rangers path and Llyn Ffynnon-y-gwas.

We soon descended below ths now line into a dull, wet and cold day. And arrived at the Snowdon Ranger Station just as a Welsh Highland Railway train passed. Even in normal weather the walk we had done would have been well worth doing. But the onset of early winter conditions with lying snow and, at times, blizzard condtions, really enhanced the experience!