To: justa-hairyape
They should call the people in Valdez, Alaska and ask them for suggestions.
Average Annual Snowfall (in city): 325.6 inches
Average Snowfall in Thompson Pass: over 600 inches
Record Snowfall (in city): 556.7 inches (1989/90)
Record Snowfall in Thompson Pass: over 900 inches
http://www.valdezalaska.org/history/history.html
2 posted on
02/04/2008 4:46:30 AM PST by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
Where I went to college, Houghton Michigan, we got over 200 inches. We built an igloo outside the college dorm. Hey, when you are young and dumb, anything is possible. Unfortunately, some of these trapped people seriously need help.
To: thackney
68 deg at 6:50 AM here in Dallas
6 posted on
02/04/2008 4:50:36 AM PST by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: thackney
In Alaska, houses are constructed to deal with lots of snow falling on them, probably with high, greatly-sloping roofs so the snow slides off. Builders in oregon were not planning on snowfalls this heavy
16 posted on
02/04/2008 5:06:23 AM PST by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
bookmark for later reading
67 posted on
02/04/2008 6:37:31 AM PST by
DvdMom
( Drew Peterson Belongs In Jail Along With Nifong)
To: thackney
Over 1000 inches in Girdwood last year. 26 feet in December(2006) alone!
87 posted on
02/04/2008 8:02:59 AM PST by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
To: thackney
I lived a couple of years in Valdez and they’ve got snow control down to a science. Of course they always have the bay to dump the stuff in too, but every open area gets its share and some of the piles sit there until July or August before they melt.
165 posted on
02/05/2008 11:26:32 AM PST by
oldfart
(The most dangerous man is the one who has nothing left to lose.)
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