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A place to share photos of the late January snowpack, of hopefully more snows to come, and of our mid-Atlantic winter scenery in general! Photographers and non-photographers welcome. Beautiful art shots and sooty parking lot piles, it's all good. Here is a shot of the Bush River, covered in ice and snow.

I've never started one. Since 2009. Need to look at how it's done haha

We're going to have a snow pack for a while. Remember when we used to have winter photo threads? Maybe I dreamed it, too many lame winters. Where should we post pics of the Miracle Mirage aftermath, the normal obs thread? Can't be many from me, unless I clear some attachments eeesh. Would be nice to see more from around the sub tho...keep the snow cheer going.

Just finished driveway round two and done. Still using only a hammer and snow shovel lol. I was actually impressed at how handy the hammer was with busting up or slicing away/removing the ice crust. Lighter and easier for me than jabbing at it with a metal shovel. After my labors I tested out the snowpack. Broke through occasionally but was mostly able to walk on top! Instant being a kid again!! This is after a high of 26 and sun, it can only get better.

WE BROKE THE CURSE DUDE

Thanks, this is helpful! 10" seems more correct.

Re: our hood, I'm having FOMO about recording 9" lol. I think you are the 10.1" spotter, right? And the Abingdon spotter is now at 10.8". I only measured twice, did you measure more often? also my sleet measurement was for shit, it was a mess.

I waited till today to shovel and it's not unmanageable, just a bit slow. Just dug out the car and some of the driveway, which thankfully is flat and not super long. Going back out in a bit. Sun was a help with the car once the snow pack on it was loosened up. I've been going at it kind of primitively...cleaned around the car by stomping on the pack with a foot and either kicking the chunks away or lifting and tossing away by hand (thick waterproof gloves ftw). No shovel involved lol. When not stomping the glacier I'm using a hammer to break the crust. Once underneath it's soft and not difficult to shovel. Feels pretty good out there my god I love snow!!! Bring me more!

Flurries

I measured 6.5" snow after the flip, around 10 am. Measured the sleet portion around 4 pm, inconsistent 2" - 2.5". Another ~quarter inch fell after that. I feel safe saying mby recd 9", it might be low. Nearest spotters so far are Abingdon (10") and T. August btw 9-10" I think.

Sweet

Welll I measured 6.5" like 30 minutes after the flip started this morning 10-ish. Not very confident about the measurement I just took of what fell after that on cleared area. It has to be at least 2-2.5" imo, but it's unruly stuff.

Just realized it's gonna be "giant sheets of ice and snow flying off car tops at speed" season. Been a while!

Don't miss hitting play on this y'all.

Thinking about baking some banana bread or muffins with dark chocolate chips. Real food is currently an unknown.

It's loud! Haven't given a river ob here for a while, unsurprisingly it is frozen over, with a blanket of white on top

Just measured 6.5" while being lashed with sleet. Keeping an eye out for @T. Augustmeasurements over on the other side of APG.

First pings.

Over the 5" mark here, will measure after flip. All snow, beautiful, cold, quiet...

First flakes here on the upper western shore! NE of Baltimore in Harford Co

I really can't with the NAM rn. But hasn't high risk suffered enough today?

Excited like kids (if not actual kids) waiting for the snow...

Here's the site to explore! https://mesonet.umd.edu/index.html

Take every cutting board in the kitchen. Tell them it's for science.

Thanks, will share with my dad . Kinda wish I was hanging with him in Columbia, keeping him company (first winter without my mom). But he does have a sn...snleet removal service, and I took him a huge bucket of sand. I am also happy to see a decent winter storm here in Harford.