So you like snow, do you ?
Nov 18, 2021 13:55:24 #
Mt. Washington recently got ten inches of snow, but that wasn't a problem - what was a problem was the snow drifts ! Workers had to dig their way out of the building to get around outside, and seemingly had their work cut out for them, as some drifts actually towered over their heads !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
Nov 18, 2021 14:03:03 #
Big A wrote:
Mt. Washington recently got ten inches of snow, but that wasn't a problem - what was a problem was the snow drifts ! Workers had to dig their way out of the building to get around outside, and seemingly had their work cut out for them, as some drifts actually towered over their heads !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
Been there, done that, not a good thing.
Nov 18, 2021 14:16:58 #
Pretty cool! They might need to install a "snow alarm" just above that "fire alarm"!
From what I hear locally in NW Michigan, we are in for a big season of LES (lake effect snow). It is extremely light and fluffy, and can actually be blown around with a leaf blower in some cases! It's not as dense as a "system" snowstorm.
I guess the water temps are much warmer in the overall Great Lakes region than usual. My wife and I were having a bite of lunch at the downtown marina (sitting in our truck watching the water) in Traverse City, MI yesterday, and there was a guy taking a swim in the Bay! We could hardly believe our eyes! Just wearing a basic swim suit...no neoprene....! The air temp was 41 degrees!
From what I hear locally in NW Michigan, we are in for a big season of LES (lake effect snow). It is extremely light and fluffy, and can actually be blown around with a leaf blower in some cases! It's not as dense as a "system" snowstorm.
I guess the water temps are much warmer in the overall Great Lakes region than usual. My wife and I were having a bite of lunch at the downtown marina (sitting in our truck watching the water) in Traverse City, MI yesterday, and there was a guy taking a swim in the Bay! We could hardly believe our eyes! Just wearing a basic swim suit...no neoprene....! The air temp was 41 degrees!
Nov 18, 2021 14:24:10 #
fishyaker wrote:
Pretty cool! They might need to install a "sn... (show quote)
I bet he was chilly when he came out of the water.
Nov 18, 2021 14:24:23 #
Nov 18, 2021 14:34:48 #
flyguy wrote:
I bet he was chilly when he came out of the water.
Fly and slim...I would have to agree! The craziest thing was when he stepped out to dry off...he took his sweet time to do so, and then spent about five more minutes getting back into his clothing attire/outfit to leave. Had to be almost numb!
Nov 18, 2021 14:47:55 #
fishyaker wrote:
Fly and slim...I would have to agree! The craziest thing was when he stepped out to dry off...he took his sweet time to do so, and then spent about five more minutes getting back into his clothing attire/outfit to leave. Had to be almost numb!
Apparently acclimating for his Polar Bear Club plunge on New Years Day?
Nov 18, 2021 14:58:17 #
michael4now
Loc: wilder id
Big A wrote:
Mt. Washington recently got ten inches of snow, but that wasn't a problem - what was a problem was the snow drifts ! Workers had to dig their way out of the building to get around outside, and seemingly had their work cut out for them, as some drifts actually towered over their heads !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
Second photo is view looking
north shortly after the snowfall !
it will be here shortly
Nov 18, 2021 15:30:11 #
OJdidit wrote:
Apparently acclimating for his Polar Bear Club plunge on New Years Day?
Could very well be! Quite a hardy fellow by my definition!
Nov 18, 2021 16:23:35 #
fishyaker wrote:
Could very well be! Quite a hardy fellow by my definition!
It could be his daily routine. It takes all kinds.
Nov 18, 2021 17:41:41 #
Nov 18, 2021 19:09:51 #
Nov 19, 2021 10:55:30 #
Now that is a snowdrift. They say that ice cold water plunge is good for circulation seems to me like you would need to get warmed up pretty quick to keep from hyperthermia setting in 🤪
Nov 19, 2021 15:22:17 #
4” of white stuff this morning. Got everything plowed out, because it was going to warm up and turn to slop this afternoon.
Nov 19, 2021 16:43:56 #
Whitey wrote:
Now that is a snowdrift. They say that ice cold water plunge is good for circulation seems to me like you would need to get warmed up pretty quick to keep from hyperthermia setting in 🤪
Posted this awhile ago, but we've
got a few 'newbies' who may have missed it !
These folk are the 'Manchester Superbrownies', a small group from Manchester, N.H. (circa 1920) who used to cut a hole in the ice on Jan. 1st at the quarry and dive into it
from that board up on 'The Ledge' !
If you zoom in, you'll see two more brave souls standing by the board waiting their turn ! Not certain how accurate this info is, but that was supposed to be 108 ft. from the
board to the ice !
Never got a chance to try it, as that quarry got filled in before I was old enough to dare it ! Second photo is
of the new 'hiking trail' bridge that replaced the old train trestle (same height - 30 ft.+/- a few inches) that
we used to dive from - also caught
a lot of fish here, including a 4-lb.
LM, a 2-1/2-lb. chain pickerel and plenty of perch and crappie !
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