Winter Wonderland

[Martyn]

The first storm of 08 has just passed through the Sierras so I thought I'd go outside and take a few pictures around my house.

Feel free to post your own pictures as the storm passes through your neck of the woods or any other winter shots you want to share.

Don't even think of parking in front of my "No Parking " sign. :)

[stevenmd]

Very nice Martyn! I forget that you live up the hill from me.

[slooowr6]

Nice just like a postcard!

[dennisuello]

Did get quite as much down here, but still pretty good for Reno.

[CYi5]

Beautiful house..

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Fun Pics...............!



I've got this sign I've been wanting to use....but can't figure out where to use it!

Wait for it......................
















EXPO

MEMBER

PARKING

ONLY!



......until now....that is...! .....hehe:safari-rig: :sombrero: :shakin:

[Martyn]

Beautiful house..

Thank you. We bought it a long time ago when Truckee was still a blue collar town. When we returned from living in South Africa in 2000 we decided to build the 2 story addition.

It was quite a challenge. I designed it and did all the CAD (had to teach myself CAD first!). Over a period of two years I built it from the foundation up. Had the help of a carpenter for stages that needed more than one set of hands.

I said I'd never do it again, but now I'm not so sure.

[Dave]

Very nice!

Here in Missouri, it was single digit temps the first part of last week, then we had record highs over the weekend (70 degrees!) and again today. Calling for a chance of snow tomorrow night. :exclaim: :lurk:

[DaveInDenver]

Beautiful house..
Second that, very nice home.

[NeilWilson]

Nice shots. Just out of interest is that considered a serious amount of snow or a light dusting ?

Over here in the UK a couple of flakes seems to be normally enough to cause a shutdown of the transport system.

Cheers.

Neil

[kcowyo]

That's a lot of snow Martyn.

Have fun digging out - :beer:

[Martyn]

Nice shots. Just out of interest is that considered a serious amount of snow or a light dusting ?

Over here in the UK a couple of flakes seems to be normally enough to cause a shutdown of the transport system.

Cheers.

Neil

We had 3 feet of snow. When we first moved here in 85 it would have been considered average for a storm. For the past 8 years we have been getting regular winter storms but they just didn't pack the same punch, 1-2 feet per storm.

At my home we have the usual collection of snow shovels and a 7hp Honda snow blower. We usually spend 3 days cleaning up after a storm. Clearing the driveway and the burm from the plow (multiple times), shoveling decks and walk ways.

This storm shut Interstate 80 down over night due to blizzard conditions over Donner Summit, but all the local roads were open. The Town, County, and State has lots of plows, blowers and graders to keep things moving.

The main East-West railroad line runs through town and goes up over Donner Summit. They have an amazing array of side pusher plows and a huge rotary snow blower.

[NeilWilson]

We had 3 feet of snow. When we first moved here in 85 it would have been considered average for a storm. For the past 8 years we have been getting regular winter storms but they just didn't pack the same punch, 1-2 feet per storm.

Thanks. 3ft sounds like fun, so sort of how many storms would be normal in a year ?
I know some people over here who would die to have 3ft of snow to play in !
Cheers.
Neil

[Martyn]

Thanks. 3ft sounds like fun, so sort of how many storms would be normal in a year ?
I know some people over here who would die to have 3ft of snow to play in !
Cheers.
Neil

A hard question to answer Neil. Last winter we had one storm in December and then nothing until mid February. We probably had 6 storms all winter.

Other years we get a series of storms one after the other with a break of one day in between, total snow accumulation of 10 feet. Other years winter storms start in November and keep going through the end of April.

We have had winters where there is so much snow the house is igloo'd and our dogs get out by walking over the roof!

[grouch]

Thanks for posting the pics, I would kill to see that snow blower in action!

[pixeldzn]

Here's a couple. I just saw a thread on another board about this recently. If you do a youtube search, there's a couple where a plow got stuck so bad that they had to get something on the order of 8 locomotives and a couple backhoes to pull it out.

http://www.youtube.com/v/MlA2INOpT78&rel=1

And another:

http://www.leechvideo.com/video/view984338.html

[dieselcruiserhead]

Unreal.. I have been taking photos of our place, this winter has literally been relentless... Funny because I was going to start up a thread called "relentless winter." Last time they say it was like this was '96 (before I lived in Utah). Still very cool.... I have to work 1-10PMs all week with Tuesday off... :) Meaning.. POWDER DAY.. On Saturday was possibly the deepest snow I've ever skied, sun out, open bowls.. Was straight out of a ski movie... And then it snowed another 18" today... We hit more snow in January this year than all of last year :)


This is my front yard and the walkway to my house, and the parking lot! To get perspective look at the things around it. The 7' garage door, the snow mount next to my Saab and the side door to the garage! And our front door. It has never snowed as hard as I have lived here that there is full on snow piled up against the front door that is covered from the elements..

[dieselcruiserhead]

This is a road from tonight that is normally a wide 2 vehicle road :)

[Martyn]

This is a road from tonight that is normally a wide 2 vehicle road :)

Andre

I know the feeling! All the roads around here are single lane now. Hopefully the rotary snowblower will widen the roads tonight.

It's like living in a snow cave.

[elcoyote]

I must say that I'm happy we're not building trailers in your garage anymore!

[Martyn]

This is a road from tonight that is normally a wide 2 vehicle road :)

Andre

Here is the "two" lane road in front of my house. I guess we use the same plow service.