Snowplow Sunday (last for the season)

kcm.MN · Mar 24, 2019

I wasn't going to post another Snowplow Sunday, as most parts of the country are now without snow. However, just ran across this pic and couldn't resist sharing!!

SVcummins · Mar 24, 2019

Cool . We?ve got 3 feet of snow as of today it is
melting though

sms · Mar 24, 2019

I posted these in tales a few days ago
but will add them here today. These are
pictures of Colorado DOT trying to clear
snow from avalanches in Red Mountain Pass
on The Million Dollar Highway (550)
between Silverton and Ouray. You can see
avalanche debris in the snow. I don't
know if the road is open yet.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 24, 2019

I'm surprised OSHA regulations allow workers between those snow banks,if it was dirt they'd need to have the sides re enforced some way.

sms · Mar 24, 2019

There is a memorial on the highway for those that have lost their lives to maintain it.

showcrop · Mar 24, 2019

(quoted from post at 04:16:07 03/24/19) I'm surprised OSHA regulations allow workers between those snow banks,if it was dirt they'd need to have the sides re enforced some way.

Those sides are reinforced. They always say that when an avalanche comes to a stop that the snow is like concrete. Anyone caught in one is lucky to be able to get a breath let alone move an arm or leg. So that snow is not going anywhere until it melts.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 24, 2019

I can't see how it would be more stable than dirt.

Bob N.Y. · Mar 24, 2019

It snowed here from 5:30PM Thursday until noon yesterday. Sunny now and supposed to be close to 60 degrees today.

JD in da UP · Mar 24, 2019

It?s been melting here off and on for over a week. Picture is from yesterday, gravel parking lot at a favorite cross country ski area. Highest snow bank or pile I found so I could show off to my cousin who lives where they get way more snow than at my place. Still plenty of snow here.

sms · Mar 24, 2019

IIRC snow heats up from friction during
an avalanche and when it stops it freezes
hard.

DeltaRed · Mar 24, 2019

Nope. not yet. Estimated 2 to 3 weeks.My niece drives a snow plow for the county. But not up there. But she wants to!

kcm.MN · Mar 24, 2019

So what I'm hearing is, ya'll [b:1563912e7a][i:1563912e7a]don't want[/i:1563912e7a][/b:1563912e7a] Snowplow Sunday to end just yet???

...Or maybe it's that the folks who wrote in are simply trying to find out whose is bigger. *lol* Oh c'mon, get your head out of the compost pile -- I'm talking snow piles here! :roll:

If the general consensus wants, will keep Snowplow Sunday going until April, then will switch to Spring Is Here. Still got LOTS of winter pics I haven't used yet. :wink:

showcrop · Mar 24, 2019

(quoted from post at 07:46:28 03/24/19) IIRC snow heats up from friction during
an avalanche and when it stops it freezes
hard.

SMS. that is correct. I learned at snowmobile trail grooming school, that given the right temperature, and the correct amount of snow in the grooming drag, that the snow "rolls" producing friction and a little heat, and thus a little melting. Within a half hour of the groomer passing the snow will be set up and hard.

Old weldor · Mar 24, 2019

Snow is all gone here in central Iowa, it supposed to reach 70 later this week!

SVcummins · Mar 25, 2019

JD in da UP That?s about what the drifts look like here but it is melting fast

JD in da UP · Mar 25, 2019

You sure can get a lot of snow there. Stay outta da drifts. Hope it helps your croplands for the growing season. John

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