sferic Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Has all the snow melted or is any left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Has all the snow melted or is any left? I've always been fascinated with the life cycle of giant snow piles. Unfortunately, every time I ponder this interest of mine, I inevitably end up wondering about my own psychological health. It makes the whole process a bit less enjoyable. I'd still like to know the answer to your question, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Still left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yeah that thing isn't going anywhere until at least mid July I think. I'll have to go take a look soon...it's not too far from where I work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yeah that thing isn't going anywhere until at least mid July I think. I'll have to go take a look soon...it's not too far from where I work. I agree all the crap sitting on top of it is acting like an insulating blanket. I know it sounds crazy but if the layer of soot and garbage is thick enough it could make it even further. Kind of like how they put blankets over the glaciers in the alps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartAnimal29 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 A friend has a snow dump west of Boston and it's still there. Last year it lasted till Sept. This was taken on Feb 14th http://s25.photobucket.com/user/KartAnimal29/media/snow%20%20dump_zpsqbwosz8w.jpg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sferic Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 I had heard that snows from the blizzard of 1888 lasted into July. But a coastal city with snow on the ground still, in June. Even Lake Placid doesn't get that. Just amazing. Here on Long Island, a guy built a snowman on his lawn which the media was following; but in melted by the beginning of April. But June? Next week is summer, truly astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well it's a massive pile, so to call it snow on the ground is kind of misleading a bit. However, super impressive regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 It's cool I guess, but man made piles don't do much for me. Stack it up to MWN level and it'll last the summer in Key West. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 It's cool I guess, but man made piles don't do much for me. Stack it up to MWN level and it'll last the summer in Key West. lol Yeah it's man-made, but kind of neat to see it last. Who knows...it probably would have melted if Kevin's forecasts were correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yeah it's man-made, but kind of neat to see it last. Who knows...it probably would have melted if Kevin's forecasts were correct.This is true. Summer locked in since early May. heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 A friend has a snow dump west of Boston and it's still there. Last year it lasted till Sept. This was taken on Feb 14th http://s25.photobucket.com/user/KartAnimal29/media/snow%20%20dump_zpsqbwosz8w.jpg.html That's truly impressive. I thought the 2008 Central Maine Glacier (Augusta snowdump) did well to last until August 25. Persistence is helped by the road sand and stuff on top, and also hinges on degree of airflow. A pile in a hollow will do better than the riverside dump in Augusta, which gets free flow of warm air when summer southerlies blow upriver. This year both that dump and the deeper (but on a hillside) one nearer my office disappeared during the end-of-May warm spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 6/16/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 You could dig tunnels through that pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Gross It actually doesn't seem like a bad way to remove a lot of junk from the city. All that trash and debris is now in one convenient location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 It actually doesn't seem like a bad way to remove a lot of junk from the city. All that trash and debris is now in one convenient location. love the runoff into the Harbor too, geezus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 love the runoff into the Harbor too, geezus Where does urban run-off end up anyway? No different than any normal rainstorm I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Where does urban run-off end up anyway? No different than any normal rainstorm I'm sure. in treatment plants? cmon man you can't be serious, did you see closeups of that garbage heap just oozing into the harbor, JC was right Gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I'd be more worried about the harbor water at high tide flooding the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina311 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Still there http://www.wsj.com/articles/where-bad-winter-memories-go-to-slowly-melt-1434670961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Everyone needs to remember there was no place to put the snow after the 3 week blitz. The snow farms that were created were from necessity not convenience. The city and surrounding suburbs were clogged. Traffic lights were buried. Cars were left on side streets buried. Driving around the city and the burbs was almost impossible! They had to put it all somewhere and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sferic Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Any photos of the pile as of now? Is it really still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sferic Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 It's now June 25th, does the Boston Snow Pile still exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartAnimal29 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 My buddy posted this pic on the 23rd. His pile is still pretty big. http://s25.photobucket.com/user/KartAnimal29/media/Dana%20%20snow%20%20pile_zpssevhf4px.jpg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 My buddy posted this pic on the 23rd. His pile is still pretty big. http://s25.photobucket.com/user/KartAnimal29/media/Dana%20%20snow%20%20pile_zpssevhf4px.jpg.html lol. Seems to be more junk than snow, if there is truly any snow in there. Is that the same place of that photo earlier in the thread where there were people walking on that pile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Meh.......Ive snowboarded on legit snow in July at Mammoth Lakes, CA.....that pile looks more like a **** pile than anytiing else....is there really snow under there? Lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 There is still one in Quincy as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 No snow for them this year Meh.......Ive snowboarded on legit snow in July at Mammoth Lakes, CA.....that pile looks more like a **** pile than anytiing else....is there really snow under there? Lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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