gravitylover

I'd call it 85-90% snow cover here. Actually it's solid ice cover  Sunny, exposed south faces are burned out but otherwise it's complete. I did a lap around CT today and some places have real winter going on with real snowpack and snowbanks, you don't even need to go up into the hills. 

I'd give this winter a D at best and that's only because it did get cold. If we don't get a storm with snow rather than ice I'll probably drop that to a D-.

Looks like I only made it to 14, it's 18 now. 

So tomorrows storm looks like another icy mess. This is really getting old.

I think I'm at ~16-17" so need 30 to get to average. I'm not feeling it  In fact, if it turned into golf weather tomorrow I'd be alright with it.

I got a flaky, sleety coating and topped it off with a nice slickery glaze.    I've got a nice moderate density freezing fog going on, makes for a dreary day.

@Hitman So, ya got your fill of snow for the season? 

Being on the west slope of the Sierra it always seems to have different (wetter) weather than at the lake, I guess that's why I thought it was further down. I looked at what some of the people that live there are talking about on another forum I frequent and it's a mess trying to get into the basin. Most people are turning around and heading home rather than fight their way up to end up sleeping in their cars somewhere. I80 is not open over the top and US 50 is backed up for 20+ miles. Gonna be a lot of bummed out skiers missing a great weekend.

And that's 'down the hill', I wonder what it's doing up at lake level and mid mountain.

I was wondering what the temps were over that way when it went through. It had just popped above 32 when it went through here so cleared surfaces are just wet.

How much of this glacial mess will degrade today and how much will be left when it locks up again tonight? 

There are quite a few along the Croton River corridor. I drive up and down between Croton Falls and Brewster at least 5 days a week and see one or two most days, I bet if I stopped and paid attention I'd see more. There is also at least one peacock in the area. I have 2 hawks nests in the yard, we saw a big one the other day sitting on a branch waiting for breakfast to make itself evident.

It looks like the drizzle has already moved through this morning, maybe we get a nice(ish) dry day today 

54 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

The shine of a large undisturbed snow filled field with a coating of ice on top is still impressive to me. 

Well yeah but...

38 minutes ago, Juliancolton said:

It was ridiculous trying to shuffle around in Verplanck/Peekskill this morning. Just 1" of completely smooth ice. Almost comical with a few of us flailing about while chasing eagles and trying to land on our keisters rather than our $$$ lenses. At least at home I have a little soft snow under the crust, so you can dig your heels in for traction.

Sketchy right? You need to get YakTrax or similar. I'm looking forward to some warmth tomorrow.

This time it's ok if it goes away, it's just a useless ice pack that's sketchy to move around on. The way the ice creeps into the roads as it melts during the day and refreezes at night is kind of scary too. It is kinda nice to look at this morning with flurries drifting down but I'd rather it be gone.

Every time the wind blows it's an ice cascade as everything falls off the trees. It sounds like breaking glass and hurts when it knocks you on the head. It was bright and sunny up until a few minutes ago, now the clouds are moving in. I'd sure like to see a wall to wall sunny day to melt off some of this carp.

What a mess! The ice isn't as thick this time as last month but I think there was a lot more sleet this time so the pack is super dense and the crust is nearly thick and strong enough to stand on without going through. It's slicker than last time too, my dogs can't even move on it so they pooped and peed right outside the door  It looks kind of nice though, everything is all glittery and shiny 

One thing that really stands out to me is how few times there were more than one such storms in any particular year. It happened more in the last 18 years than the previous hundred.

Sometimes it adds up. We've had some impressive sleetstorms here over the last 15 years. 6+" of pure sleet is a sight... and a big a*s hassle and we've had that a few times. #Thenewclimateregime  

It's pounding sleet out there. Fkn ugly.

Me too. 

Flakes!

Thanks NZ and Rob. Everyone keeps saying they're impressed with how quickly I'm moving forward but, strangely, I feel like it's been a long slow process. I'm not very patient when it comes to things like recovering and I'm so used to just doing things that the restrictions feel very confining. The diet change has also been frustrating. If I sound less than grateful for the good things I'm not, I just don't express that as well. 

I dunno, now that I'm cleared to get out and do outdoor things again I really want to go for a bike ride so snow isn't what I'm hoping for. I went for a short hike in the woods yesterday and now my brain is screamin' for the type of therapy that only a mt bike ride in the woods can provide. C'mon spring  

51 minutes ago, mreaves said:

Yes, we are open for public play.  We are located just south of Norwich University and just over the mountain from Sugarbush 

http://www.northfieldcountryclub.com/

Looks like a great course and the price is surely right. I guess I need to bring my clubs and schedule 4-5 hours out of a work day some time this year.

6 minutes ago, Hitman said:

Good luck fellas.  I’m out in bc for the week so this storm should crank.

Good timing  

On 2/8/2019 at 8:43 AM, mreaves said:

Nice. I wish I had the motivation to practice more.  Truthfully though, since I became president of my small, non-profit, member owned course, my golf desire has been slowly squeezed out my soul 

Is this course open for public play? I love playing small, out of the way courses and I'm up that way 2 or 3 times a season.

6 hours ago, mreaves said:

Just tuned in to watch Pebble Beach. Graupel storms moved through earlier. Greens covered and the sunny 15 minutes later. They just called them off the course again. 

I never understood why they hold that tournament at this time of year. It can be rotten in the middle of the summer right on the water there but in February?

What's up guys. I've been playing since I was 7 so, 45 years. I still hit a mean drive, unfortunately it doesn't go where I think it's going to go often enough. Every now and then like about 5 years ago on sun baked hardpan I put one out at 335 and it rolled to within 6 feet of the pin. One putt and it's the only eagle I've ever had. Well, the only one that counted. I had one on frozen ground back in high school and the ball just kept rolling like it was on a highway and rolled onto the green ~ 500 yards out. It was February so there was no hole or pin so we just chose a spot and when I putted the ball rolled over it. We also used to keep a ball in an inside pocket so for every shot, we'd pull it out and swap with the cold ball so we weren't always hitting frozen balls  which was nicer on our hands.

14 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

Don’t worry, big winter is just 10 days away 

Again?

Yay more rain!