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............................................--- Snow of 2009--2010 ---
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In December 2009 we got 35 inches of snow in two snowfalls that came close together. Then we had cold weather with only a few days above 35 and none above 40. Still over the next 30 days or so the snow melted or settled to about 12 inches. Then over 5 days straight we got another 31 inches of snow. So now in December/January we are well over 60 inches of snowfall and we aren't to Feb./Mar/April when we usually get our big snows. (Note: we ended up with a total of 95 inches of snow that winter. Since then very little, less than normal with a lot of rain in the winter that use to be snow.)
The following pictures are after the 31 inches in January. A few days latter we got an additional few inches. Our average snow fall is about 40 inches per winter, but that normally comes in a number of 4-6 inch snows that melt off before the next one hits. Most of the old timers here can never remember this much snow on the ground for this long.
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The north side of the house with the bedroom window and then bathroom window. A good portion of this snow has come from the roof. The wall is 10 feet tall.
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My 1948 GMC street rod under snow and.............
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..........without snow on the Bonneville Salt flats.
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Another picture of it buried with the teardrop under shelter to the right.
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Here is the 1951 Desoto with snow..........and.................
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.............without snow.
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A view out the bathroom window looking over the top of the snow at the top of the dollar store next door.
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Looking from the house towards the street. The fence in the background is 6 feet tall.
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Same view without the snow.
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Ruth coming home.
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The greenhouse front (see non-snow picture above).
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View from the street.
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A couple blocks from home on our morning walk with the Blue Mountains in the background. They are about 11,000 feet tall and Blanding is at 6000 feet.
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Notice the depth of the snow on the sides of the road compared to the height of the car.
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On the way back to the house.
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By one of the snow piles next to the grocery store. These piles are everywhere around town. Also a number of roofs have collapsed under the weight of the snow.
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A view of the house. The black thing to the left is my car hauler trailer. The snow here is over 3 feet on the flat.
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Turning into the house.
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A view of the north wall again from the other end. The side of the house is 10 feet and the white fence to the right is on the top of a 4-5 foot retaining wall.
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Ruth and I made the back page of the local paper on our walk. Of course they didn't mention us by name.
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An enlargement of the picture in the paper.
I've lived in the mountain west since the early 60's. About 30 years in Wyoming and I can't ever remember this much snow on the ground for this long.
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