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Care to Share a Few Snow Stories, Dad?

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Monday and Tuesday this week we got quite a bit of snow.  A crazy amount if you ask me.  I like snow, but we had just decided not to buy a snow thrower.  I decided to take a few pictures because the snow levels were amazing.  It makes me wonder what Gunnison was like.

 
It's a good thing that we had an 18-inch ruler.  This was on the deck; it's our base level, not a drift.  After taking the picture I moved it to another spot and the snow came right up to the 16.

Here's what that much snow looks like on the neighbor's roof.  I didn't get a picture of my own roof because I didn't want to actually take the camera out into the snow.  All of these pictures were taken from under the eaves.

I thought it was funny how you can still see the profile of the stairs in the snow stacked on the stairs.  It's not a great angle, but if you carefully follow the lines you can see that the pile of snow on each step is as high as the second stair above it.  I guess it makes sense because each stair is about 8 inches so 16 inches of snow would be about 2 steps.

Have I convinced you coastal and southern dwellers to move up north?

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  1. GrammyzanneJanuary 10, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    If you are going to have snow - have SNOW. You did. Reminds me of the ten inch snowstorm in April we had in Wisconsin. I especially like the picture of the snow-covered stairs.

    The lure of grandchildren and children is stronger than the aversion to snow.

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  2. MaryAnnJanuary 10, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Having lived in Utah for 25 years I feel like I have had my fair share of snow and will take my mild Las Vegas winters now. Of course I would move back to Utah in a heartbeat if the chance presented itself so I could be closer to family. For now, you enjoy all of that snow and I will enjoy the 60 degree highs that we have forecast for next week.

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  3. Sandy BrunsonJanuary 10, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    I wish Fort Collins would get a little of that. We have been cold and windy one day followed by 57 degree weather the next. It's weird.

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  4. Austin's MommyJanuary 10, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    I'll take the snow over the heat any day! Our former (as of last Sunday) bishop was interviewed as he was shoveling snow a weekend or two ago because we had so much in our neighborhood. I think we got close to 2 feet! Fun stuff. Snow blower helps.

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  5. Grandpa LawrenceJanuary 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Gunnison was too long ago to remember. I do remember driving down the highway with snow well above the roof of the car on both sides. Of course that was stacked up by the rotary snow plows. I used to enjoy getting out and shoveling the snow when I was young and strong. Probably wouldn't survive now. Have fun.

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