Today's snow in Loveland was of the more unfriendly variety. Usually, we have
powdery stuff that's easy to plow and move. This time, we had chinook winds
blow through a couple of days ago and the warm winds melted the previous snow,
causing the ground to warm and water to be left on the pavements and
roads.
As we went back down into the 20s and teens last night, all that moisture froze, and then wet snow layered on top of it. Not great for drivers heading to work
or school. This Pineapple Express came from the Pacific and was laden with
moisture. As it crosses over the Rockies, it's expected to drop 2 to 4 feet of
snow in the mountains (great for skiers; and also 'good' for avalanche
potential! Yikes). We won't be getting that much -- 5 to 6 inches this morning and
maybe a bit more this evening.
I usually head out to shovel first thing in the morning, but after I saw the
ice at the bottom of the snow and felt the heaviness of the snow, I came back
inside, brewed a cup of tea, put my feet up, and sent a text to my trusty landscaper to come with his snow plow!
Today's snow in Loveland was of the more unfriendly variety. Usually, we have powdery stuff that's easy to plow and move. This time, we had chinook winds blow through a couple of days ago and the warm winds melted the previous snow, causing the ground to warm and water to be left on the pavements and roads.
As we went back down into the 20s and teens last night, all that moisture froze, and then wet snow layered on top of it. Not great for drivers heading to work or school. This Pineapple Express came from the Pacific and was laden with moisture. As it crosses over the Rockies, it's expected to drop 2 to 4 feet of snow in the mountains (great for skiers; and also 'good' for avalanche potential! Yikes). We won't be getting that much -- 5 to 6 inches this morning and maybe a bit more this evening.
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