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dave2-8-0

December 06, 2016 07:56PM

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Typically the heaviest snows come in late January, and Feb. Some of our storms at that time can dump FEET of snow in a short time. This is usually on top of several feet of snow already on the ground, and the avalanche areas run BIG.

BTW, running a rotary plow into the slides was frowned upon, as the slides often contained large logs, trees and really big boulders embedded into the snow. As mighty as the plows were, a 24" log by 15 feet reeks havoc on the blades.

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Snow and the Silverton Branch	kcsivils	December 06, 2016 06:18PM
Re: Snow and the Silverton Branch	dave2-8-0	December 06, 2016 07:56PM
Re: Snow and the Silverton Branch	Earl	December 07, 2016 10:10AM
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