SNOWPOCALYPSE!

[tom4bren]

Cool video. I heard that they're calling this storm a snowicane

I noticed in the vid that you kept reaching over to turn on your wipers - doesn't you intermittent work?

[deermagnet]

...doesn't you intermittent work?

Yeah, but it wipes too often for that snow. It looks like ~16" out there now. The wind was supposed to gust at 40mph last night and today, but there's no wind now and I don't see much drifting. I hope all the shops open today, I need food and a haircut!

This morning Hunter, NY is claiming 60" this week and 117" for the season with 4-8" of residual snow showers today and tomorrow. I wanna hike Hunter Mountain on Tue or Wed, but my snowshoes are only 8x25"! I hope the snow settles and hardens and some hikers break out the trail this weekend. It should be an amazing scene up there above 4000'.

This is what we hope for, this is what we dream of. A snowy winter is paradise for us northern folks. Warm climates are fine for some, but I could never live where it doesn't snow.

I remember articles in recent years claiming climate change would soon put many ski centers out of business in this region. HA!

Mark

[Riff Raff]

Yeah, but it wipes too often for that snow.

DeerMagnet--- Very cool video!!! If it wasn't for your red colored windshield decal and periodic wiper hand in the picture, I'd swear it was filmed in total Black & White (even your VX parked on the side of the road looked like B&W film). That looked like a fun cruise in the snow.

If you need a total varible wiper control with a swipe delay up to 20 seconds, then go to www.JCWhitney.com and do a search for: "Wiper Delay"

They have a couple of Wiper Delay models around $20. One with "mist" control, and one without.

[WormGod]

We here in MD are only getting a dusting from it but man, those winds with their skin-biting cold temps are deadly. Glad you all are getting it. I've had enough already. 60+ inches and my flag has been thrown in.

BTW, after the 4th time your hand raised and hit the intermittent, I wanted to shoot myself in the eye. Reminds me of how much I want an adjustable speed on them.

[deermagnet]

I usually don't have the camera low enough to see the wiper activity.
I just snapped a shot of a neighbor. It's really not a crippling amount here. I know others had it much worse in recent days and weeks. It's snowing again, but no wind at all. Maybe the projected winds will get here later.

http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mgpa/vx/vx7/708.jpg

Mark

[deermagnet]

Well, I got out today and got everything done, except get a damn haircut!
I checked about seven shops and no one was open. On the bright side, I did get gas for $1.86 a gallon. A supermarket chain gives you $0.10 off per gallon for every $50 you spend. Anyone else have some kinda gas discount deal from a local merchant?


Man, a VX is unstoppable in the snow. I love TOD!!!





Mark Griffin

[deermagnet]

So yesterday after some trouble I made it up to Hunter Mountain, NY where they got 70"+ of snow last week. It was an epic, iceageical hike, to use the parlance of our time. Someone broke out the trail last weekend, so it wasn't too hard getting up there.

Click an image for a larger photo.

The back roads-


Topo map of the hike-


The trail on the way up-


The fire tower in the distance-


On top where the snow was 5-6' deep-




From the fire tower-




Two sizes, same vid. WMV files only-
2:19, 15.3 mb, 320x240-
http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mgpa/kaats/hunter/hunter2.wmv

2:19, 72.6 mb, 640x480-
http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mgpa/kaats/hunter/hunter3.wmv

I made it up in 3:40, on top for 1:10, and down in 1:35. 6.8 miles total in 6:25. The best winter hike I ever made by far. Those conditions on top were like being in another world.

Get out an do some snowshoeing in the winter. It's so much fun!

My hiking page- www.kaatskills.com

Mark Griffin

[VX KAT]

AZ's version of "Snowmageddon" with snow up in the high country (Prescott at about 5300 ft ) after it starts to melt and melt.....and comes down thru my driveway wash, um, I mean river at about 4800 ft... The Cooper LTZs come in real handy!
(pardon my nekked roof...I'm in between racks right now...)