Climbed it this afternoon, 19/04/18 on what turned out to be the warmest April day on record, or at least since 1939, but not here in Snowdonia.
Arrived in Llanberis at around 11am, and blimey the weather was looking unpredictable, with the top of Elidir Fawr clothed in heavy swirling mist, and by the looks of the prevailing wind, it was pretty gusty above 2800ft.
Used the llanberis path, and there were heavy clouds, and mist that was down to Clogwyn station, and a brisk wind.
The clouds were dark with possible rain, but none was forecast, so i decided LET"S GO FOR IT.
The Railway was in operation, but i soon discovered they were not going as far as the summit, just as far as Clogwyn.
Knowing this i decided to use the main railway line, which is a fair bit quicker than the dreaded slopes of upper Clogwyn.
Small pockets of snow, not amounting to much, enough to fill a skip or two, were thawing rapidly, and like my previous visit some months ago, the direct railway ascent is a fair bit quicker, and possibly safer as well, as long as one is fully confident no railway engines or carriages are using the upper line.
Being mid week, traffic on the mountain was very lite, and temperature was 8C at the summit.
Cafe still closed, for a May opening, and lo and behold, by around 2pm, the weather had cleared beautifully, instead of a chilly wind, in the sunshine it was tee shirt weather.
With a bit of experience and knowledge of the mountain, an ascent of Snowdon, does not have to be a challenge, and in all, i was up and down in 3hrs 38mins.