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LATEST AT THE TOP :
Monday 3 November – The Sherpa bus service reverted to the less frequent winter timetable. Buses from the Park & Ride will only be hourly, and two-hourly on Sundays. The current winter timetables can be viewed or downloaded here.
Sunday 2 November – Parking at Pen y Pass reverted to Pay & Display for the winter. There will be no pre-booking until next Easter.
2 November – The last day of trains running (to Rocky Valley).
27 October – Trains stopped running to the summit, and Hafod Eryri, the summit building, has closed for the winter.
September – The school holidays are over, so the S5 Park & Ride bus only runs at weekends. Other buses from the Park & Ride (S1 & S2) are now half-hourly, rather than quarter-hourly.
Sat. 19 July (pm) – The Snowdon International Race (up and down the Llanberis Path). The area near the summit can also get very congested, so this date is best avoided, if you can.
Mon 9 June – From this date the railway will also be running steam-hauled trains (Monday – Friday).
Fri 25 April – The final winter ground conditions report was published, It will return next winter.
Fri. 18 April – Trains resumed running to the summit, and Hafod Eryri, the summit building, has opened daily for the season (weather permitting). It will be open until 26 October.
Sat 5. April – The Sherpa bus service switched to the high season summer timetable, and buses all round the mountain are now more frequent, especially from the Park & Ride (at Nant Peris) to Pen y Pass and Llanberis.
Sat. 5 April – Parking at Pen y Pass reverted to pre-booking, a system which is now in its fifth year. Bookings can be made for any date during the season.
Sat. 29 March – The Snowdon Mountain Railway resumed running trains to and from Clogwyn, which is about ¾ of the way up the Llanberis Path, and a mile from the summit.
A train approaches the summit