Winter 2008

January 2017 Blizzard Warnings: (12 Photos)

12. Our first storm of the new year arrived on the 16th, it wasn't technically a full on blizzard but was certainly a great dumping of wind driven winter awesomeness.

11. The storm dumped a welcome 20cm of snow this go round with more in the forecast.

10. High winds styled the snow into beautiful drifts which I'd rather pound the sled through than the Snowblower however the driveway needed to be cleared.

8. On the 21st we were hit by our first official Blizzard here on the East Coast. 35cm fell in a 24 hour period accompanied by brutal 100km/hr winds.

7. Snow Drifts were stacked as high winds drifted both the new snow and the 20cm already on the ground creating monster drifts around town.

6. Although the snowfall tapered off Saturday evening, high winds persisted throughout the night.

5. When we get a lot of snow it takes awhile to clear the driveway as it all has to be done twice. With the tracked Honda blowers you can ride on top of the snow and cut off the top layer, then repeat for the bottom layer. Or you can clear a path and beat down the snow bank with a shovel.

4. After a few hours of slinging snow through high winds I called it a night and left the Silverado's parking spot and the basement door for the following morning.

3. Shovelling out the basement stairs sucks no matter what way you do it, hopefully at some point I'll get the stairwell covered by a large double attached garage and relocate my small garage to the backyard.

1. My Honda blower is just fantastic, however it has been super convenient to also have a blade on the bike for quick cleanup after small 5cm snowfalls which often occur every other day.

Cheers, MIKE