Sick of Snow

Sick of Snow...anyone else?

Let's not even go there.... 3 snow storms since the weekend....

Non-stop shoveling!

Let it snow for the next three months straight, not sure where you are but our lake levels are so low that if we don't get snow, snow, and more snow we won't have any water in the lakes next year to play in.

snow and ice here

We had over 2' of snow & the lake was frozen over for a week by the first day of winter. It's fun for the quads & will be good for the lake next summer so I'm just trying to be patient.

One of our towers...

My buddy just took this picture last night and sent it to me. Don't know whos boat it is but a tarp mighta been a good idea.

STOKED for the snow. Bring it on, and LOTS of it...

It's just refilling the watershed so we've got lots of nice clean water for next season.
Besides, the driving is vastly more entertaining when the roads are covered. I enjoy it! (OK, so I'm weird)

Merry Christmas.

(Message edited by rallyart on December 24, 2008)

84 degrees here today.

I would be ripping all of that up on my snowboard. LOVE IT!

We've got a ton in central wisconsin... but tomorrow I leave to be Billy's neighbor, 84 degrees here I come.

looks like its been winterized?

Tired of brushing snow of the cover daily... wishing i had indoor storage, thankful that i winterized a few weeks back, but still love the snow!!

Admittedly happy to see the rain today

I actually miss it. I have not seen snow since I moved down to Fl from Ct. I would actually kill to trade places for a week.

I am!!!

I don't mind the snow so much I am pretty set
up for it. What happened here in north west
Indiana last week was 1/2 inch of ice then the
temp dropped to 8 degrees and hasn't gone above freezing since. I can now Ice skate all over my
driveway and yard.

The powder has been great! Shoveling and snow blowing everyday, however, is getting old.

oh man looking at that moomba makes my heart race... I would hate to see my nice boat outside covered like that.....

Now Im really sick of the snow...over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go...I decide to go around a downed tree and slipped into a shallow ditch filled with fresh, heavy and wet snow. Two trucks tried to pull me out but no luck, looks like tomorrows project. Oh and get this the old lady says "don't you want to bring your jacket in case we get stuck" "Oh, I won't get stuck" I said.

Famous last words:

^^^^^^^ something that would happen to me....hilarious

I'm ok with the snow. The lakes in MN really could use the extra water in the spring.

We walked out on the ice on Liberty today. It hasn't been over 32 F in at least 2 weeks. We've seen -15 F one night, and several nights around 0 F. So last Monday morning I saw about 100' of the north shore froze with waves on it, white caps on the rest of the lake. Then Tuesday morning the wind died & the ice covered the entire lake. Since then we have had sub zero temps & over a foot of snow on top of the ice.
So we're walking around on the ice at the north shore today & I can stomp thru the first few layer & to the water but there is another, more solid layer underneath.
We saw plenty of footprints, sled tracks & cross country ski tracks. I need to bring the chainsaw down & see how thick the ice is to see if it's OK for the ATVs.

10" for ATV's. 6" for walking on.
You can go on when it's thinner but any inconsistency gives you a dangerous situation.
8" for a hockey game but you can start flooding when it's 6".

Definitely sick of the snow. Up to about 12" in Sammamish, WA now.

Its not all bad!

Keep it coming, I love to see the smile on the kids faces. Planning a sledding trip today!

Today it is close to 80 degrees. Wishing that I did not have the boat winterized now.

Hopefully Summit County gets dumped on...I need some powder out there for next week. Can't wait! Although I would rather be wakeboarding, winter gets in the way...a lot.

we barefooted today, the fishermen said the water was 49 degrees and it was about 55 out so it was all good, had a cooler full of hot water and a bunch of glass to shred. came in after the feet got numb. drysuit had me sweating. we could see the snow up in the Sierras from West Sacramento

Well after the fog cleared we went footin again today...not a wakeboarder in sight. Flat glass and sunny, but that 49 degree water is cold on the barefeet. I used my shoeskis to get some insulation/warmth, after some barefoot runs.
that cooler full of hot water really helps too.

Andy - When the weather warms a little, I'd really like to pick up barefooting. Maybe I could jump in with you guys sometime??
Anywho, back to the crappy snow.

Hell yeah!
We'll hook you up.
my buddy Roy was just a boom baby in June 08, by October he was longline, one foots, tumbles, wake crossing, and trying toeholds, trying backdeeps, he solidified his footing, and is prepped to really step it up in 09.

just go on youtube and check out the videos

he's sacfooter, heres a link to his page, with 75 barefooting videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sacfooter

I agree with Tim B. Let it snow. We need it here in Las Vegas. The water is so low right now that we might need to change the sport to mud boarding.

Forget that cold weather nonsense. I am from the midwest and I don't miss it one bit!

Nothing wrong with a bit of snow...

Now anyone can dunk...





But driving is slower, since you've got to yield at every corner or risk getting nailed by someone you can't see...

here is how to handle the snow:
I love this picture.

That is a great picture

I love it, bring on the deep powder, and snowboarding. It's what you do all winter long.

Damn you guys need snowskates for that $h|t

I was somewhat at peace with the snow until my snowboarding trip got pushed back a few weeks due to about a week of storms, followed by several days of 80km/h+ (~50mph?) of wind. Not impressed anymore. Give me spring or give me death.

Florida while I was there a week ago:




Illinois the day i got back:






Needless to say it is dissapointing to me that I have to wait until late April to get the boat back out. It almost makes me sick.

See the good thing about California is that we keep the snow and cold up in the mountains where you can go visit it then come home and go out on the water all in the same day/weekend.

By Andy loves Delta glass (bftskir)See the good thing about California is that we keep the snow and cold up in the mountains where you can go visit it then come home and go out on the water all in the same day/weekend.

And get to enjoy the traffic, smog, fires, taxes & total lack of water while your home too. Been there, was fun, but like anyplace else, it has it's good & bad.

We've got 45 & rain tonite, melting the snow like crazy.

(Message edited by bill_airjunky on January 06, 2009)

I'm glad you like it in WA.
what's the bad there?
I don't commute so I rarely sit in traffic.
Smog? haven't seen that since I moved up from Socal, fires? not in norcal(except oakland hills once yrs ago)taxes? you don't have any? total lack of water? I live right next to the largest estuary on the west coast of the United States or North America ie THE DELTA.

We'll be going out on the total lack of water and barefooting tomorrowthe sun will be shinning its gonna be good.

(Message edited by bftskir on January 07, 2009)

Who said anything about liking it in WA, Andy? Yea, I do, but it's not like I'm bragging about how great it is here. The bad here.... we have bad weather from time to time.

The good though..... we pay taxes on our boat one time & one time only. We have places to ride that not only have good water, great weather, but we're not hitting deadheads, or rocks, tearing up our boats. We don't have nearly as much traffic, on the lakes or the roads. The Bay area has some of the worst traffic anywhere. And the Delta was nutty when we were riding there in 2007. I just hope it's not that crazy all the time.

I've spent some time in the Bay area, and in Norcal, and in Socal. They all had good & bad. Norcal dealt with huge fires for weeks this year. The water levels in Norcal lakes are lowlowlow right now. Maybe their not in the Delta, but that is the exception, and when Shasta county decides their done keeping the dam open, then you may have a problem. I won't blame anyone for rubbing your nose in it if that happens.

Have a little compassion man. The thread is about the wild weather a lot of us are going thru. We don't need to hear you gloating about how glorious it is at your house.

I just keep telling myself, "If you can't handle the winters, then you don't deserve the summers".

OK. Check these pictures. You think you're cold!

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/15/travel/escapes/0116-superior_index.html?partner=permalink&exprod=perma link

Winter surfing on Lake Superior.

(Message edited by lakeski on January 18, 2009)