Am I the only one???

[Dave Petersen]

Who else leaves their snowblower in the garage and shovels by hand so thy can make a big snow pile? We just had 3 or 4 inches of the driest snow!

 

[scott43]

I shovel by hand...period... Wanna lend me your snowblower??

 

[wallyk]

The real question is what did you do and how much fun did you have with that huge pile of snow???!!!

 

[Chris Walker]

Well, I leave my snowblower at the hardware store I guess, because I don't have one. But then my driveway is only like 20' long.

 

[Dave Petersen]

The real question is what did you do and how much fun did you have with that huge pile of snow???!!!

I would love to tunnel through it once it sets up, but I don’t want to look like the neighborhood nut. Although in making a big pile I probably already do!

 

[Doug Briggs]

I snow throw whenever there are more than a few inches. So I can shovel when there isn't that much snow.

 

[Tricia]

I Don't shovel. I just do this.

 

[scott43]

I Don't shovel. I just do this.

Do you take your beacon with you when you're skiing off-piste?? I suppose the avy-dog will do the trick...

 

[wallyk]

I would love to tunnel through it once it sets up, but I don’t want to look like the neighborhood nut. Although in making a big pile I probably already do!

Have to agree that by merely making that massive pile the neighbors are probably looking at you through a jealous lens, ( I should've made a huge snow pile) or disbelief (I can't believe that he made such a huge pile).

Who cares about the neighbors!!!! Will be fun making a tunnel or maybe diving into the pile of soft, light, puffy white snow!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

 

[Jim McDonald]

Huck the roof!

 

[Jilly]

Reminds me of the Timmies commercial. Have to see if it's on the net somewhere.

 

[Philpug]

Am I the only one who immedately saw a kicker?

 

[Dave Petersen]

I Don't shovel. I just do this.

I have done that in the backyard and the neighborhood.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Huck the roof!

My BIL did that on a skateboard. Now any time someone does something wild in our family, we call it the “Randy Factor.”

 

[pete]

@Dave Petersen .... we got your snow out here in eastern IA ... really is great powder.

Gave a try on calc out the water/moisture content ... took an old cylindrical vase, stuck in upside down, slid thin cover, inverted and now waiting for contents to melt.

Top of vase to mark is 4 inches, the snow height with vase inverted.

Melted snow came out to 63 grams, the volume of water in vase occupied by snow came out to ~ 870 grams ..

Figure this is ~ 7 1/4 % moisture ... not Steamboat Champagne of 6% but dang nice especially midwest .... (if I did this right)


(don't forget ... Champagne Powder is a Steamboat Trade Mark!)

 

[kimmyt]

We shovel all the snow from our driveway onto our front yard. It has just enough slope that if we pile it up to a certain height our 3yo can ski it. My husband builds a kicker on it, too.

 

[Dave Petersen]

@Dave Petersen .... we got your snow out here in eastern IA ... really is great powder.

Gave a try on calc out the water/moisture content ... took an old cylindrical vase, stuck in upside down, slid thin cover, inverted and now waiting for contents to melt.

Top of vase to mark is 4 inches, the snow height with vase inverted.

Melted snow came out to 63 grams, the volume of water in vase occupied by snow came out to ~ 870 grams ..

Figure this is ~ 7 1/4 % moisture ... not Steamboat Champagne of 6% but dang nice especially midwest .... (if I did this right)


(don't forget ... Champagne Powder is a Steamboat Trade Mark!)




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Snowing right now - same dry snow.

 

[pete]

and more coming ...

honestly, I had sad feeling the season in midwest was over a week ago .. now i'm feeling a wee better.


shoveling ... back to your OP ... agree. Only exercise I get these days but then I love being outside even when its 0 ... or below. Makes for coming inside even betterer!

gives time to Groom the snow in back for kids sledding ... building a few banks for the keep out death areas with trees and obstacles.

 

[James]

Snowblowed twice in one day today! Basically two feet this week. Can't throw it far enough with a shovel and there'd be no where to put it with a plow.

 

[4ster]

Am I the only one who sees the Devil’s Tower?