Snow, Snow and more Snow!

Hussulo

We've been hit by a bit of snow here in the UK and its still snowing now.









Just to keep it coin related please post a picture of a frosty, blast white or white metal coin or medal!
(or snow in your area )

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FilthyBroke

Love it! Nothing here yet, but often we are lucky to see more than a few flurries over most of the winter. Do you get much snow in your area?

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Hussulo

Last year we had snow in time for Christmas and it lasted through January and part of February.

This year its started early.

olmanjon

Normally this is what we see from just after Thanksgiving to about April. Only a dusting so far. We live near lake Ontario, New York, USA
Olmanjon

JCMhouston

I feel your pain, the temperature here got down in the 40's at night. I had to waer long pants and a sweater to play golf this weekend.

ajaan

We've had no snow in our Northern suburb of Buffalo. South of the city did get snow.

worldcoinguy

Those are some nice pics.

In Seattle, WA we did not see a single flake of snow last year, but this year we have already had 6 inches. They say La Nina might make it an interesting winter around here.

olmanjon

Aajan-I drove to Niagara Falls Friday night. All kinds of snow until we turned north at Buffalo. Then all the way home to Rochester.
Olmanjon

FilthyBroke

I must be the only "southerner" left on here since LordM went on extended break. Oh well, I'll just have to enjoy the snowy pics and keep my fingers crossed that we'll see a little of our own. You don't really miss it until it's gone.

coinkat

Nice pictures... do people drive better in the snow in the UK?

ajaan

Watertown, NY gets plenty of snow. There is a liteside forum member who lives in Pulaski.

spoon

Watertown wasn't too bad relative to some of the surrounding areas. I spent a couple years there before moving here (outside Tacoma). I was in Adams Center, NY, about 8 miles south of Watertown and just in that distance we got pounded way worse. The really bad area is what's called the Tug Hill Plateau, pretty much the area between Watertown and Pulaski. One day in 08, we got about 2 feet, not too bad, kind of par for the course.. that same day, though, not 10 miles away in Lorraine they got nearly 6 feet just over night.

Thing is, for all that mess, it wasn't really a problem. Yeah, some places you have to shovel your roof to keep it from caving in. But every other good ol boy with a pickup had a snow plow attachment. Even the country roads were nice and clear for the most part and we never really had bad service interruptions (though it does happen).

But just last week here in Western Washington we got maybe 4 inches that barely lasted two days. The schools, university, tons of offices, etc all closed down. Trash pickup was Tuesday for us.. they never came and still haven't. And driving... all the words I have for that get censored.

Here's a pic of my neighborhood from last week, just outside Tacoma, about an hour south of Seattle. You can tell I'm the only one with upstate NY experience on the block by the driveway



Not the greatest pic, but the mountains are looking pretty (and they really have been getting pounded there already - passes in the Cascades are already closed for the season)

MacCrimmon

Here's our first two Greyhounds waiting to come back inside...........just a light dusting on Nov. 1, 1999.

We haven't received a flake this year, and you can have it all Hus, and NY.

We've totaled about 163" in the last three winters here vs. an average of about 32" per year.....so, we're due for NO SNOW this year.

wybrit

Not much snow here yet, but it's threatening...

I lived in England 10 years and saw next to no snow there. 2" at a crack at best.

Here's something kind of frosty:

mnemtsas2

No snow around here and nor is there likely to be any before the next ice age. Ashamed to admit that at almost 40 I've never even SEEN snow. So here's a frosty shilling.

ajaan

Mark, where is the Thredbo Ski Resort?

Hussulo

Is it rare to have that much snow in the UK?

We had a fair bit last year but we don't normally get that much. Its usually a novelty to have a white Christmas. I live in Scotland so being North of England we tend to get slightly more.

Nice pictures... do people drive better in the snow in the UK?
Thanks. I don't know about better but they tend to have to drive slightly slower.

Great pictures guys.

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farthing

Here on the frozen tundra of Minnesota we've already had several snowstorms. It snowed quite lightly overnight. Three weeks ago we did get about 18cm of wet, heavy snow. Most of the snow we've already received this year has melted away.

Garneteye

FilthyBroke, I am a little futher south of you
We usually get a snowfall at least once a year, our problem is ICE. After living in Pa., I still have a set of chains but haven't used them in years. Given the inexperience of drivers with snow or ice around here, I find it safer to just stay in and enjoy my coins! Fireplace, generator and food is all I need.

FilthyBroke

<< <i>FilthyBroke, I am a little futher south of you
We usually get a snowfall at least once a year, our problem is ICE. After living in Pa., I still have a set of chains but haven't used them in years. Given the inexperience of drivers with snow or ice around here, I find it safer to just stay in and enjoy my coins! Fireplace, generator and food is all I need. >>




Cool, so I'm not alone then. In fact, I moved down from PA many years ago, too. I grew up knowing harsh winters and several feet of snow nearly every year, so the snow pics posted in this thread are a pleasant reminder of those days.

mnemtsas2

<< <i>Mark, where is the Thredbo Ski Resort? >>



The better part of 1000 miles from where I am. I've actually been there in the summer, no snow then though.

ajaan

I guess I spoke too soon. We got about 3" at school but only about an 1" at home.

WWW

We have about 9 inches on the ground since last night. The auto body shops and skiers in Boise, ID are rejoicing.

ajaan

Doesn't Boise have snow on the ground all year round?

WWW

Doesn't Boise have snow on the ground all year round?
Not quite, just a few months of poor sledding.

ajaan

For those of you who have heard of the term 'lake effect snow' and wondered what it meant:

Lake Erie lake effect snow

I live about 13 miles north of the band of snow and have 1 1/2" of snow on the ground. My sister who lives in the middle of the band has 18" of snow on the ground.

My school district isn't in the snow band but we have many teachers who live down there. Overnight 40 teachers called in for substitutes. The New York Truway (I-90) is closed.

Automan

View from my office window, downtown Stockholm, just a couple of minutes ago. Contrary to popular belief, we don't usually get this much snow so early in the year. It's also a lot colder than normal with about 15 degrees Farenheit or so.

Hussulo

We hit -15c (5 degrees) this morning. The Snow has stopped for now but very cold and I still have a foot and a half of snow in my garden.