Who has Snow?

[RoyJackson]

We got 7" or 8" yesterday...bit more then we expected but fell right in line with the predictions...

 

[Jstpssng]

We're with you man! We cross country ski and if we wanted to see brown winters, we'd not have moved to the south side of da BIG lake. Love the stuff.

We just aren't accustomed to it coming this early. It's been a long time since I needed snowshoes in November; we aren't quite there yet, but close.

Last month I was talking to a retired neighbor who heads to Florida every winter; he said as soon as it started snowing he was leaving.
That night we got about an inch which hadn't been forecast... he was gone within a couple days.

 

[ArlyA]

For the folks who appreciate the cool white stuff, here is a few photos from here. We've got good snow here now, but not enough to take pictures of so these are taken years past.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
That's what we're talking about! From December to March I would much rather get that than rain. A good winter is defined as one where I'm tired of snow and cold... we are off to the start of a good winter.

 

[Looking4new]

Spot the two Lincolns from 2014.

 

[otlski]

However - I will admit - there were times I wished for a cab. A particularly heavy snow and the weight causes the young pines to lean in along the driveway. As you plow past - each one will dump its load of snow right in your lap. On a mile long driveway there are hundreds like this.

Exactly. So after I pull the tractor out of the garage, my first mission is to get to the top of the driveway while everything is working well. To do this, I have to run the gauntlet of pines and hemlocks laden with snow. I cringe and duck knowing what is coming. Sometimes I can reach up and over and successfully jiggle a low lying branch I would hit in the next pass.

 

[RalphVa]

We got just a dusting last Thursday. Went to church over the mountain this morning (to Waynesboro, Va). It's evident that they got a bunch more. Think it was ice and then some wet snow and maybe a bit of wind over the mountain. There were A LOT of downed trees that had had their tops cut off where they'd fallen into the road on rte 250. The church apparently was without power from Thursday until around Saturday night.

Ralph

 

[mpham]

We got 6-8 the other day and looks like we will get 3-5 tonight. Temps are supposed to drop to the teens so it will be sticking around for sure.

 

[oosik]

OTLSKI - my post #98 - the last paragraph regarding the 2x4 clamped onto the bucket. You should really give it a try - it DOES work.

 

[Jstpssng]

I went out to where my snowsled has been since I drained the tank last March, poured fresh gas in, primed it until it picked up the fuel and it started on the first pull. :thumbsup: Not bad for a 23 year old machine that's been run hard more than a few times and almost seized up at least once. Those old 380 twins weren't power houses but they were tough as nails.