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I could not agree with you more. I do like it cold, but I also despise warm weather during the winter. The lack of a real thaw has been incredible this season - even when the ground was bare and it wasn't snowing, it wasn't far off, either. At no point this winter did it really feel like anything else.

Speaking of ice on the river - even last winter, ever so briefly, there were a couple of days where I saw ice on the Susky heading back and forth to work. This is the first year in my life (I'm 55 and have lived within a few miles of the river since birth) that I have not seen ANY river ice at all. 37" of snow with zero ice on the river - that's a neat little trick right there.

I don't think there was much "snows gone" chatter. I made a post that I believe I'd see bare ground by sunset tomorrow. Absolutely still believe that...there are areas in my yard right now that I'm down to about 3" and that will NOT through the day tomorrow. My shaded and more protected areas are in much better shape and will last a few additional days. I also believe, and have been saying, that I don't think winter is done by any stretch. I think it WILL snow before we close the books. That doesn't change what will happen in my yard over the next couple of days. And snow melting aside, it's been an awesome winter. (which I've said multiple times recently)

I report my totals to the MU Weather Center - Maytown is well represented...there are 2 of us that report totals. I used to report them to Mr. Horst, I'm not sure who gets them now, but I'm still reporting and they're still available for the public to view.

I'm still holding out hope that we get at least a brief reprieve and a better look heading toward mid March. I'm expecting a 1993 redux this year.

It's already pretty gusty here - 34 degrees when I arrived at work with water running from snow melt at 7:30am.

I really truly hope you're right. I'm...skeptical.

It'll be interesting to see what you have at sunset Wednesday. That's a lot more than what I have on the ground - I might not have been quite as bold if I had the amount you have....

I have seen that said a lot in here lately - I don't know...I was told when I was young that I was very perceptive and had sharp intuition. Right now, my perception is that the snow is melting like crazy and I see no way this survives the next 48 hours. Tomorrow alone will kill a lot of this off. It's been a terrific run the past several weeks.

See...as an HR professional, it's all in the delivery.

I punted last December 10 yards farther than you did.

My wife measured well, thanks for the confirmation! I could SEE the difference between Columbia (less snow) and home. (more snow) Sort of surprised you didn't have bit more on top of the hill though.

That would be fantastic. Might as well take a run at 50"!

Wasn't home for measurements today...asked my wife to do her best, she got an average of 4.5" from 3 separate measurements. Going with 4.5", that takes my season total to exactly 37". WAY more than I would have imagined going into this winter - I'm thrilled.

Yep...it happened quickly!

Back to snow/sleet mix...

Columbia today. Usually Conestoga.

What the heck- 100% sleet here. Transitioned from heavy snow to driving sleet in just a few minutes.

Just flipped to snow/sleet mix here at work.

At work today facilitating orientation...new employees are amused by the weather geek. It is just pouring snow here. Poor newbies....

MAG mentioned it just yesterday after I brought it up earlier in the week.

Horst: 1-3" followed by sleet and then rain. Snow around 9:00AM, rain out of Lanco by 4:00PM.

One of the most satisfying aspects of the past few weeks to me is being in the "refill pattern." One thing that has been rare for years is snow on snow. This past week I had bare spots. Thursday took care of that. There will be a lot of melting today, hopefully tomorrow takes care of that. It's been fun all the way around - lots to track, lots to admire on the landscape. Good times...

Maybe not, it's way out there - I still like the potential for storm #2 next week way more than the Monday deal. (though at this point, some snow is more likely with Monday's deal than the end of the week) Monday looks like a few hours of precip - get it here early enough and it's a couple/few inches of snow. I don't see much more potential for that. Later next week looks more intriguing for potentially a more significant event, but it's way out there and details will be nebulous for a few more days at least.

Holy crap - you did really well this morning. I ended up with .1" more than you.