In reply to pec:
Walked over Bowfell via the climbers traverse yesterday (Sat), Fresh powder/graupel has fallen and been blown over into sheltered ares with some old neve underneath in the gullies high up. There is a thin layer of powder on top of a layer of Graupel, on top of the old compacted neve.
The fracture lines in the cornices about South Gully, North Gully and Angle Tarn Gully have been filled and are not visible, as I found out when I popped my head over the edge to look into North Gully and stepped into a deep fracture line! (no harm done). The fells are looking superb with their winter coat back on but the neve doesn't extend down to a very low altitude so climbing would be very limited. Viewed from below, it looks like the neve starts quite high up the gullies and a scramble up the scree would be required to reach the start,... not recommended,
Should the freezing level drop for a few days then things could well improve in north and east facing areas where the old snow hasn't retreated too far up the mountain, but generally and especially on south facing slopes there isn't anything to play with, (summer boots at the ready).
If you do plan to climb my choice would be to be climbing at or before dawn when the temp is at its lowest.
