I used to be in that frame of mind, when i saw fresh snow in the mountains, but Ive discovered traversing deep snow, is tiring and energy sapping, it almost spoils a great day in the hills.Easy snow conditions of around a foot in depth, is OK, but last week i was in snow above my knees for around three miles, and it was a damn nuisance, and there was no escaping it, the snow was of this depth for miles around.It turns what is usually an easy walk, into something far harder.Had it not been for my friend wanting to try out a new pair of winter boots, i would have called it a day far earlier.A walk of only around six miles felt like something over twenty.
..I sometimes feel like you when hiking across wet, soggy newly ploughed fields..I`m never quite sure if It`s best to shake the huge gobs of mud off the soles of my boots every so often which in itself is tiring...or wait till chunks fall off because of it`s own sheer weight and the force of gravity..
Many years ago I was hiking from Marsden to Edale in January. The peat was extremely sticky and it took a great deal of effort to lift each boot out of the gloop. This got progressively worse as each boot acquired a huge platform heel of heavy, wet peat. Lifting this weight over the big tussocks was extremely tiring and not at all enjoyable.