Snow

[hiob]

We have snow here right now. Though with the current temperatures it's not going to be here long. But I've wrote my name in it already, so I don't need it anymore. :p

[8IronBob]

Got some snow here now, and seems like it should accumulate upwards of about 6 - 12" in the eastern areas of NE Ohio, but dustings to 3" in the western end of things around here. Seems like that's pretty good that we are going to be quiet in the weather department for Thanksgiving, tho.

[Sang]

It snowed here on Sunday.. It has melted already but temperatures are still rather low. Personally I don't really feel the cold but that hasn't stopped me from getting ill. :(

[8IronBob]

Right, the snow that fell a few days ago is a shadow of its former self here, safe for traveling tomorrow, as far as I see it.

[Jeff]

Hardly any snow this year. That's not normal for Calgary. Must be global warming. We've had a few cold days, but very little snow.

[Phait]

» heres my vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzr6WMHCYTk&fmt=22

Bit of an eery snowy, windy night

[hiob]

Goodbye Autumn:
http://www.pic-upload.de/01.12.08/o2uah.JPG (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-1218186/DSC00172.JPG.html)

Hello Winter:
http://www.pic-upload.de/01.12.08/j9vgh9.JPG (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-1218190/DSC00179.JPG.html)

[Phait]

Took some pix today, was like -14 with windchill today.

Me not happy w/ snow
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7539/img1281ub7.th.jpg (http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7539/img1281ub7.jpg)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2442/img1284is7.th.jpg (http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2442/img1284is7.jpg)

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2213/img1285qk5.th.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2213/img1285qk5.jpg)

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2236/img1291rj3.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2236/img1291rj3.jpg)

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8548/img1294hq2.jpg

[Kevin Wolff]

It's been a little colder than usual this year in SW Florida. That is, it hasn't hit 80 in about a month. Nothing below 50 yet.

(I'm not flaming I swear)

Northern Florida has fallen below freezing a few nights, but no snow no far this year. It's actually good when it doesn't snow here, because otherwise, the orange crop freezes/dies and juice prices go up (even more).

[Chimera]

Wow nice pics. All I have here is rain, and it's not very photogenic...

[A.K.]

Epic snow today! :D

It was nice out, although still snowing. The snow stuck together well and I made a dinosaur out of snow! Pics later.

[evanazzo]

My truck in the morning
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5012/sspx0401mo5.th.jpg (http://img184.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sspx0401mo5.jpg)
And then at night
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7335/sspx0425aj6.th.jpg (http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sspx0425aj6.jpg)

Cell phone camera shitty quality.

[sherrybaby]

One of these days I'll venture outside and take some pictures of the snow. For now, I'm gonna stay indoors and be warm!

[Scream]

10-15cm today followed by freezing rain tonight and another 5 cm on top of that. Oh driving is going to be soooooooooo much fun... :(

[Mr.Fibbles]

We had snow for a bit. I got some pictures at night.
Then it all melted away and now it is like 50F (I don't feel like doing the conversion in my head) and raining.

[Scream]

*Sigh* - they are saying up to 25cm now, with some freezing rain in there as well. Not good. People should hibernate through winter like bears.

[sherrybaby]

We were supposed to get freezing rain today but we only got snow. Lots and lots of snow. Our drive way has been cleared twice, and will need it again in the morning.

[evanazzo]

>: ( The snow turned into rain D: I wants more snow.

[someguy2435]

quite a bit of snow up here :p

[hiob]

When I drove home tonight, it started snowing and they played Joe Cockers 'Summer in the City' on the radio, made me chuckle. :p

[Wamplet]

It's finally snowing in H-town. \o

It snows for one day for about 5 mins maybe every 3-5 years here.

This time it's been snowing for hours. \o/

The ground isn't covered yet, but if it keeps up, it just might. :o

It's covering the plants and i ate about 3 cups worth of snowflakes already.

[IwantMORE]

OMG it's snowing online!!!

[Waiter]

(The real stuff) ;)

It's snowing here for real today. Have been snowing the whole day and still the ground is bara. It's more like frozen mist that comes down as a microscopic powder and melts on the ground.

/Edit:

...and once again I find myself kneeling down before Phait's Phantastic Photographic work. I want your babies! :love:

[Thriller]

Worst december ever. I have to study 24/7 until 19th, and.. No snow. :(

I think there is a decent amount of snow in other parts of Sweden (atleast there was), but not here. The only plus side is its kind of warm.

[Waiter]

Where are you? Malmö? We had some snow when i was at home in Skåne a few weeks ago, but it disapperaed again. I can't remember when we last had a white christmas.

[TBZ]

The snow we got in Landskrona a few weeks ago made me happy, then it melted away again.
I need snow, it's the only reason I even get out of bed during the winter. I love snow :(

[Thriller]

Where are you? Malmö? We had some snow when i was at home in Skåne a few weeks ago, but it disapperaed again. I can't remember when we last had a white christmas.Norrköping. We had snow for one or two days, then it was gone. Again, this morning, we had some again.. Tonight its just alot of water. :(

Going to my hometown Gävle in a couple of days, hoping the ~250 miles north mather. :D

[bobthefish]

Here in ottawa, my Co-op class at a tamerack contstruction site was shut down 1 day last week cause no one could get there. 25 CM or so will do that to ya. cars dont like to cooperate ;)
(even more reason to not go now because of the bus driver strike, and not the school kind)
willing to mail some to those who havnt seen it if you reimburse me for shipping :p

[Parkar]

Norrköping. We had snow for one or two days, then it was gone. Again, this morning, we had some again.. Tonight its just alot of water. :(

Going to my hometown Gävle in a couple of days, hoping the ~250 miles north mather. :D

Up here in Skellefteå we have had snow since sometime in November. It's getting closer to half a meter thick now. This is the first time I can recall the first snow lasting all the way. It usually comes and goes a few times before it turns into real winter. It started melting a couple of weeks a ago but only for a day or two so only lost about 1 cm before it got colder again. It's so freaking dark up here without snow not to metion melting snow just results in ice so it's better when it stays below 0C.

Christmas eve tends to be the magic day when you can say for sure there will be snow and it won't go away again. A couple of times where the snow didn't come until the night before but on the morning of 24th it's always white up here (at least a bit further north (Luleå) where I grew up and lived until last year).

Here is a snow depth map of sweden for anyone interested. Suprised how widespread the snow coverage is.

http://www.smhi.se/cmp/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=5505&l=en

Edit: Picture of the snow fall Japan got in 2006, for those that complain about a foot of snow ;).

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/01/09/international/09japan.large1.jpg

[evanazzo]

A light snow here. But I wish we had MORE

[Waiter]

We've had snow for 2 days now. About 3 cm and cold enough for it to stay. Calls for a stroll through the christmas fair and some Glühwein. :)

[Jeff]

My deck is piled high in snow now. Not to mention it's -40 C with the windchill.

[Bit-Cloud]

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7110/dscf0769nf8.th.jpg (http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0769nf8.jpg)

The Walkway leading up to puaki hutt on mt taranaki

[Phait]

http://picfu.net/88811f_9df.jpg

[NutWrench]

Behold Bailey the Unknown Reindeer! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48) (youtube, SFW)

[Ramen4ever]

I frickin hate this place. Snow, snow, snow but it still warms up at random. Everytime one of these warm fronts comes in I get a migraine. Sh!T.>_<

[Scream]

We're getting about a foot in Ottawa today. Went out for breakfast, have a big pot of chili slow-cooking on the stove for dinner, and am just hibernating watching the snow fall. If I didn't have to go to work tomorrow this would be a perfect day. :)

[Nessus]

It's been snowing in New York, there's a few inches on the ground and now we'll get a nice freeze tonight, hopefully the roads wont be ice tomorrow. It makes it feel like Christmas time. We've gotten so little of it I'm not annoyed by it yet.

[sherrybaby]

It's been snowing in New York, there's a few inches on the ground and now we'll get a nice freeze tonight, hopefully the roads wont be ice tomorrow. It makes it feel like Christmas time. We've gotten so little of it I'm not annoyed by it yet.

Where abouts in New York? I'm heading through NY state as well as PA on Saturday and am just curious about the road conditions. I'll most likely be going down the 219.

[Ramen4ever]

I heard it snowed in Vegas. :o

Can anyone confirm?

[stumppy84]

Probably all together we have 1' of snow. Spent most of yesterday shoveling snow for family and friends…

[evanazzo]

I heard it snowed in Vegas. :o

Can anyone confirm?

Yeah footage of it on the news

[NutWrench]

Snow in my back yard:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/1726/snowdec2008rxz1.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/1726/snowdec2008rxz1.jpg)

[Nessus]

Where abouts in New York? I'm heading through NY state as well as PA on Saturday and am just curious about the road conditions. I'll most likely be going down the 219.

I'm in New York City. I would think the roads are fine by now in the entire state, the most we got is about a foot and they are out the night before salting and plow as the storm goes. On the major roads I don't think you'll have any problems. It is cold as hell right now though, was 13 degrees here today.

[Joe Siegler]

I think it's time to drag out these two classics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gLjfE_3Y&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npTRXr4Sgxg&fmt=18

[NutWrench]

I think it's time to drag out these two classics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gLjfE_3Y&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npTRXr4Sgxg&fmt=18

I winced when I saw the guy in the first video get out and actually get between two cars to inspect his bumper (after several cars had rear-ended.) That could have ended really badly.

[Ramen4ever]

I think they would make good rally drivers. ALL OF THEM!!!

[Scream]

I winced when I saw the guy in the first video get out and actually get between two cars to inspect his bumper (after several cars had rear-ended.) That could have ended really badly.

Ya, not a bright thing to do. I was almost yelling at the scream telling him to get back in his frickin' car...

[Bit-Cloud]

http://file047a.bebo.com/9/original/2008/12/25/00/1773868475a9711680928o.jpg

Cant Get Any Closer To Snow Than This. Thats My Dad on The Left And Me on the right (Before I Lost 30Kg)
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[Joe Siegler]

That's a pretty cool pic. Nice artistic look to it.

[Steve]

http://file047a.bebo.com/9/original/2008/12/25/00/1773868475a9711680928o.jpg

Cant Get Any Closer To Snow Than This. Thats My Dad on The Left And Me on the right (Before I Lost 30Kg)
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Now playing on iTunes: Iron Maiden - Quest For Fire (http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/iron+maiden/track/quest+for+fire)
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That looks like Arthurs pass :)

[Phait]

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5743/img1489lq5.jpg

[M-Jay]

this winter snow came just at the right time.
it came when i was about to jump out of a airplane for the first time.
so i had really soft landing.

http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/zyrk6v0/PB240143.JPG

@Phait: great pic!

[Dr.Dude]

It's so weird remembering how when I lived in New England for five years, I got so used to an average winter having 5 ft. or more of snow. I'm originally from the west coast so at the time all that snow seemed amazing but you really do get used to it...and nowadays, even after living down here for a few years now, it still feels weird going an entire winter without so much as an inch.

[Raiden93]

No snow here muhahaha, but I used to live in washington and i'd have to walk in it and I hated it :mryuck:

[Micki!]

Snow fell last night, and stayed... Finally... Hope this means i can go build that huge snowwoman with my friends :o

I'd totally take a pic, but i don't have my camera on me :C

PS, It's FREAKING slippery outside... :o

[Ramen4ever]

Snow fell last night, and stayed... Finally... Hope this means i can go build that huge snowwoman with my friends :o

I'd totally take a pic, but i don't have my camera on me :C

PS, It's FREAKING slippery outside... :o

Yes.. ice has a tendency for that. Black ice, every car drivers dream come true.

btw. Sooo your going to take pictures right?? Even if you have to steal an old ladies camera.:o

[Micki!]

Well icould use my cellphone, but it has a tendency of making, blurry and funky images, rather than, a normal photo...

[Ramen4ever]

Well icould use my cellphone, but it has a tendency of making, blurry and funky images, rather than, a normal photo...

Just snap a shot. If it doesn't turn out. then ow well.

[jimbob]

the snow over here has stayed for over a week now, its been a long while since it last did that.

we can also iceskate on natural ice now wich is also a first in many years. :D

its snowing again quite densly aswel right now, but i have to go to work soon :( and i dont have snow tires so i need to be extra carefull

[Mariamus]

we've had about two millimeters of snow yet. We usually get our snow late january or the start of february. Sometimes we get a big-ass pile of it so you can't go to work (yay). I'm wishing for a motherlode of it so I can sleep in a little :D

[Ramen4ever]

we've had about two millimeters of snow yet. We usually get our snow late january or the start of february. Sometimes we get a big-ass pile of it so you can't go to work (yay). I'm wishing for a motherlode of it so I can sleep in a little :D

But ... sleeping in is a lie. You would have to get up early to shovel snow.:p

[8IronBob]

Oh, we got our 6 - 12" here in Northern Ohio over the course of the past couple of days now... Stupid panhandle hooks. Grr... Ruined the first half of my weekend, I can guarantee you of that right now...

[Yenz]

Haven't got any snow (south part of Sweden), though one guy on my team was home over Christmas (he's from the northern part of Sweden and he ride his snow mobile (scooter) when he was home (got some video of it in my blog, 22 of december)

[jimbob]

snow.

http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/4k1714fl/thumb/snow2.jpg (http://img3.imagebanana.com/view/4k1714fl/snow2.jpg)

[JackpotDen]

What you get and what you see
Things that dont come easily
Feeling happy in my vein
Icicles within my brain
(cocaine)

Something blowing in my head
Winters ice, it soon will spread
Death would freeze my very soul
Makes me happy, makes me cold

My eyes are blind but I can see
The snowflakes glisten on the tree
The sun no longer sets me free
I feel theres no place freezing me

Let the winter sun shine on
Let me feel the frost of dawn
Fill my dreams with flakes of snow
Soon Ill feel the chilling glow

Dont you think I know what Im doing
Dont tell me that its doing me wrong
Youre the one whos really a loser
This is where I feel I belong

Crystal world with winter flowers
Turns my day to frozen hours
Lying snowblind in the sun
Will my ice age ever come?

[Waiter]

The snow is gone here now. After about 2 weeks of -5-10 C and 20 cm of snow, we're back to wet, crappy "normal" winter with rain, sleet and temperatures just above zero. :(

[Dr.Dude]

Well, it actually snowed last night. Just an inch or so but still a nice surprise. Have to say, though, it's hilarious how panicky/excited people down here get about an inch of snow. ;)

[Nimoy]

Apparently, we got some snow here. It had all melted by the time I woke up.

[ReadOnly]

I think it's time to drag out these two classics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gLjfE_3Y&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npTRXr4Sgxg&fmt=18

Is it normal in USA? I mean, no one is using tires with studs or what?

[sherrybaby]

Is it normal in USA? I mean, no one is using tires with studs or what?

I didn't watch the videos but as far as I know, at least in Canada (in my area) any chains or studs on tires are illegal as they damage the streets.

Actually, I have never heard of studs on tires to be honest...that's kind new to me lol! Just get some good snow tires and you're set! Of course, I just have my all seasons which really only cover spring through to autumn. I think calling them all season tires is a bit misleading lol!

[Superczar]

You're allowed chains or studs between Nov-April here IIRC. I have yet to ever see anyone using chains. Rear-wheel drive is a fool's game around here with the mountains (upwards of 11% grades, trying going up that with RWD in bad weather). Thankfully my tires are perfect for snowy weather (and I didn't have to pay for them!):

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/mtavm5.ang.jpg

[ReadOnly]

I meant this kind of tires.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Spikereifen.JPG/450px-Spikereifen.JPG

[Phait]

"Snowboots" for tires http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC3I04iupD8

[Kevin Wolff]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snow_events_in_Florida

With February approaching, I think it's safe to say the Florida "snow season" is over. A small amount in the far northwest on Dec. 25, and a few flurries in Daytona Beach on Jan. 3. I'm much further south, and the coldest it got here was 33.

/glances over shoulder and dashes off

[sherrybaby]

Ok, so the snow in my front yard is almost a foot above my head and I am 5'4".

We've had more than enough thanks!

**The majority of that snow is from the driveway but still...**

[Scotty]

I meant this kind of tires.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Spikereifen.JPG/450px-Spikereifen.JPG

The only time I ever drove on tires like that was when I was driving a Zamboni... :)

[Superczar]

I wish I had a half-track for mobile AA defense... err winter driving... :D

[thefly]

There was some mediocre ice on the roads last week here in the Dallas area. Of course it was like "JESUS WHAT IS THIS SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Hey, I can't complain. I got to miss a day of work because of that. Oh wait, I need that money (for booze)!!!!

[Superczar]

Yeah I have to laugh, Texas gets maybe one day of mild ice a year and it's a catastrophic event for them... :rolleyes: :D

[ReadOnly]

Wussies. There was -25C yesterday.

[Dave-ros]

By Michigan or Canadian standards there's not much snow outside, but by British standards, especially since global warming took off, this is an absolute blizzard I woke up to this morning, and all the buses are cancelled: linkage (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2431849&l=5f114&id=731326210) :eek: :insomnia:

[IwantMORE]

Over here in the UK we have had the most snow for about 20 years, only about 5cm but that's enough to bring our country to a standstill.

[Stense]

Here in London there is quite a lot of snow still falling. I went out for a walk in it and was pretty amazed at just how much its closed the city down. Theres an almost carnival atmosphere on many of the streets! I think the city's population has now doubled thanks to a sudden influx of snowmen appearing.

[hiob]

We got a lot of snow today aswell. We're used to it though. :p

Location: Carinthia, Austria

[Stense]

Thought I'd put a picture in of Mr The Lionheart by the houses of Parliment. He's frozen stiff you know and his poor horsey has gotten stuck.

[Dave-ros]

The snow was deep and crisp and even, but now it seems to have mostly turned to grey slush on the roads and pavements. You can still see how deeply it's fallen on top of cars, though -- not a whole foot yet, but coming on nicely ;)

[ZaphodB]

It's snowed, again. I have to go plow the driveway, again. It's 3am, again.

UPDATE: 9:45am

Me and my daughter went ou to try to build a snowman, but the snow is so powdery it won't stick together. We will try again after lunch (maybe the sunshine will moisten it up a little so it will stick together). We may have to wait until the second wave of snow falls (supposed to at about 3pm).

[ZaphodB]

Again with the snow!!! :mad:

Just plowed the driveway, show is at least 6 inches deep and it's still falling. Weather channel is calling it a "Mega-Storm":rolleyes: It's a lot of snow, and it's still falling, but it's not a "Mega-Storm" in my opinion. Barely any wind, small flakes of snow, no big flakes. But it is falling fast. I personally would consider a blizzard a mega storm, but not this. Bet ZR is getting snow:D

[jimbob]

we had lots and lots of snow during the skiing week. about 80 CMs worth. all in one day, needles to say skiing that day was hell.

[ZuljinRaynor]

Bet ZR is getting snow:D

They cancelled classes. :p

[eddym4814]

Well it's March. The last of the old snow had melted and now it's been snowing on and off for the last two days in southern New England. I was thinking how I wanted the snow to go and I came up with this:

Ode To Snow
Oh snow how I wish you would go
You are clean and white
for a day or so
Then you turn dirty and black
to our woe
Once I did not think you a foe
Now you just make me feel low
and I just want you to go

PS this poem sucks I know

[Zztx]

Pros: Got out of work.

Cons: Kept me from getting my Painting homework done at the college art studio. D'oh.

[Roger]

Yeah, we just got about 7 inches overnight yesterday, then it snowed for another two hours during the day. Now it's Tuesday and it hasn't given an inch after just barely scraping by 26 degrees yesterday.

[sherrybaby]

bump for the heck of it

Our snow had finally melted last week. The last of the big pile we had in our front yard was gone. Then...two nights ago we had a huge snow storm resulting in a foot of new snow on the just turning green again grass. I was not impressed :(

[Scotty]

Although most of the snow is gone, we've still got small piles of snow and ice in some of the wooded valleys and the shadows of stone walls.

As we now have over 12 hours of daylight, any new snow won't last long. It's 40F and raining today, but we've had enough 25-35F overnights lately that we could still get snow if the precipitation came down at the right time.

[Superczar]

We had some snow this past weekend into Tuesday, nothing to stick on the road as it was on the warmer side of freezing. I think we may be done finally.

[Scream]

I think we may be done finally.

Never say that. They'll hear you...