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Hi boulderers,

As a lover of ticklists I'm trying to make a list of Peak grit boulder problems that would be more relaxing under 'snowball' conditions. So far I can think of:

Life in a Radioactive Dustbin (f6C)

Boyager (f7A+)

Big Air (E6 6b)

Breadline (f6C)

I'm up for your suggestions of punter level boulders (up to 7B+ ish) that while doable year round, would benefit from a nice levelled-out snowy platform.

Three Blind Mice (E7 6c)

Has had quite a few snowball ascents, plus there is a left hand version.

Most of the following  I've not done but I think all of these but where all done as highballs above snow during the last decent dump in 2013. Snowballing to me is more the soloing of bold short routes which often have bad landings or would require many, many pads to be considered safe apposed to problems that often get bouldered out with a team with a decent amount of pads

Black Car Burning (E7 6c)

Stanage Without Oxygen (E5 6c)

Skinless Wonder (E6 6c)

Chip Shop Brawl (f7A+)

Ai No Corrida (E5 6a)

Ulysses' Bow (E6 6b)

Shine On (E7 6c)

High Flyer (E4 6a)

Sir Chilled (E5 6b)

Exaltation (E5 6c)

Slap 'n' Spittle (E4 6a)

Crew Pegs Diffs (E4 6a)

No More Excuses (E4 6b)

Wolf Solent (E4 5c)

Fate (E2 5c)

Central Buttress Direct (f6C)

Weather Report (E6 6c)

Silk (E5 6c)

Don (E4 5c)

Archangel (E3 5b)

White Wand (E5 6a)

Four Star (f6C)

Cemetery Waits (E7 6c)

Plastic Dream (E3 6a)

The Old Dragon (E2 5b) - e1 version

Mary Whitehouse (f6A)

Randolf Cheerleader (E3 6a)

Gullible's Travels (E1 5b)

Nefertiti (E6 6c)

The Arctic Mammal (E3 6a)

Fear and Loathing (E3 5c)

To me it's more of an obscure and possibly fictional sexual practice. Perhaps we move in different circles?

Probably says more about you and your useful contribution

I had to google that. I did had a rather sheltered upbringing at a convent!

Thanks for the suggestions folks.  Graham, you're right about the definition, but as someone who never gets to attend 'pad parties' under popular problems with bad landings, I guess I am more interested in the bouldery end of the spectrum. I'll check out all of those routes though! 

S’no snowballs n’more. Global warming innit. Bottom top roping till forever yay

I can but hope... Can't be time to hang up the shovel just yet.

Sounded like fun. One to tell the grandchildren 

Somebody told me that he had seen quietus being soloed in very snowy conditions. Hard to imagine but he reckons the bank of snow was over 10 metres high. Could be complete bollocks.