E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

[Birds~69]

12 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

I'm ready for some fresh powder to blow around, but imagine this cold spell with bare ground or a dusting, no thanks. This has been awesome, even exceptional. Hoping for at least one more significant snow, ideally while some of what we have is still on the ground. I am enjoying this winter!

I did try sledding earlier, and I either need to lose some weight or get a bigger sled, the sleet layer was settling underneath the sled and slowing me down. If I got up to speed faster it might work. Fun stuff, lol. 23F currently.

I think I used a toboggan on this snow covered with ice stuff and flew down the hill, Apply some silicone spray on the bottom and you'll break records, Think Chevy Chase Christmas vacation...

[KamuSnow]

1 minute ago, Birds~69 said:

I think I used a toboggan on this snow covered with ice stuff and it flew down the hill, Apply some silicone spray on the bottom and you'll break records, Think Chevy Chase Christmas vacation...

Lol, thanks for the pro tip! Don't have a toboggan but we have a longer plastic sled I'm gonna try. Also have a couple of the old American Flyers with the metal runners I could sand down and wax up, but I don't think I'd get too far with those. I'm 6'4 and 220 lbs, lol. 

[Birds~69]

9 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

Lol, thanks for the pro tip! Don't have a toboggan but we have a longer plastic sled I'm gonna try. Also have a couple of the old American Flyers with the metal runners I could sand down and wax up, but I don't think I'd get too far with those. I'm 6'4 and 220 lbs, lol. 

Think the plastic sled will glide well over the ice topping.

WU going with 1-3 tomorrow night. Hoping for a inch...anything  more, overachiever.

"Occasional snow showers. Low 16F. WSW winds at less than 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected."

[JTA66]

8 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

Lol, thanks for the pro tip! Don't have a toboggan but we have a longer plastic sled I'm gonna try. Also have a couple of the old American Flyers with the metal runners I could sand down and wax up, but I don't think I'd get too far with those. I'm 6'4 and 220 lbs, lol. 

I still have my American Flyer from childhood. One of these days I’ll get around to refurbishing it—sand down the runners and repaint them, refinish the wood.
 

But for now it remains one of dozens of “I’ll-get-around-to-it-someday” projects on my list. 

[KamuSnow]

1 hour ago, JTA66 said:

I still have my American Flyer from childhood. One of these days I’ll get around to refurbishing it—sand down the runners and repaint them, refinish the wood.
 

But for now it remains one of dozens of “I’ll-get-around-to-it-someday” projects on my list. 

Lol, I hear you!

[RedSky]

1 hour ago, JTA66 said:

I still have my American Flyer from childhood. One of these days I’ll get around to refurbishing it—sand down the runners and repaint them, refinish the wood.
 

But for now it remains one of dozens of “I’ll-get-around-to-it-someday” projects on my list. 

Those old things worked once for me the year was 2007 

[KamuSnow]

2 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Those old things worked once for me the year was 2007 

Probably after that 6" sleetfest. Sledding was amazing for that, stopping was interesting!

[RedSky]

3 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

Probably after that 6" sleetfest. Sledding was amazing for that, stopping was interesting!

Sleetfest 1&2

Not enough sleet on this stuff it collapses

[RedSky]

0z runs looking anemic for the frontal passage