Snow, snow and more snow! (how much, cabin, winter)

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by Petertherock

Thank God it was mostly rain here in Portland.

It was mostly snow 15 miles north of Portland in Freeport. We got about seven inches before the rain packed that down to five. Excellent snowman snow!

[Petertherock]

Originally Posted by Maineah

It was mostly snow 15 miles north of Portland in Freeport. We got about seven inches before the rain packed that down to five. Excellent snowman snow!

Yeah this was a weird one. A few miles from the coast it was snowing like crazy. Here in Falmouth and Portland it was rain. Personally, as much as I hate snow I would rather have all snow or all rain. I hate this crap that mixes and changes over that makes everything a bigger mess.

[Mark S.]

We're in Brunswick. I'd guess we got a good 6-8 inches. It dripped rain for a few minutes, but not long, and it only served to make the snow much more snowman friendly.

[AliceT]

You know you guys are killing me, right? I would so love to be there and be snowed in.

[Elcarim]

Oh me too! Curled up with DH by a cozy, crackling fire, sipping a cup of hot coffee and listening to the howling wind whipping around our little New England cape would be a perfect day for me!

[Maine Writer]

12". It's now piled so high on the seedling house that it has no place to fall. I'll dig it all out tomorrow when the wind won't blow it back in my face.

[Northern Maine Land Man]

Somebody has offended the snow god because he's mad at us this year. All town, city and state budgets are depleted and the highway departments have used up all their salt. Last year we had our snowiest month in April. Yes, we have people snowed in. One lady who works at Raymonds in Lee has been going in and out of her home by snowmobile since December 15. Not a big deal. Many people in Maine live off the grid as she does.

Here's a hint for everybody. When breaking trail or crossing a lake and you want to stop for some reason, before you even slow down, go in a circle so you can stop in your own track. If your track get grey it is wetting up from slush and don't stop!. Try another area a hundred yards away and circle there. In deep snow a snowmobile is like a water skier. It depends on speed to stay on top. If you stop you sink in and you may not be able to get going again. If you are breaking trail in the woods, just don't stop at all unless you are headed down a hill. That improves your chances of getting going again.

It helps to have a long track and wide track snowmobile. It is odd that the highest horsepower snowmobiles often have the smallest tracks. They are helpless in deep snow and depend entirely on having groomed trails to ride around on.

[K-Luv]

I do believe that I have seen more snow so far this season then I have in the last ten years combined! Holy cow!

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

Somebody has offended the snow god because he's mad at us this year.

Yes, Heikki Lunta (Finnish snow god) is PO'ed for some reason.

Here's a hint for everybody. When breaking trail or crossing a lake and you want to stop for some reason, before you even slow down, go in a circle so you can stop in your own track. If your track get grey it is wetting up from slush and don't stop!. Try another area a hundred yards away and circle there. In deep snow a snowmobile is like a water skier. It depends on speed to stay on top. If you stop you sink in and you may not be able to get going again. If you are breaking trail in the woods, just don't stop at all unless you are headed down a hill. That improves your chances of getting going again.

It helps to have a long track and wide track snowmobile. It is odd that the highest horsepower snowmobiles often have the smallest tracks. They are helpless in deep snow and depend entirely on having groomed trails to ride around on.

So true, I even do this on snow shoes if I am going to stop for a few minutes. Makes a nice area that you can move around in and usually take off the shoes to adjust something, ot make a small fire and cook lunch. 4 forked sticks and a snowshoe and you have a nice little prep table for making lunch.

I used to have an old Yamaha snowmachine that was either a 262 or a 340, not sure which one anymore and that old bugger had a track on it most of the newer ones would get track envy over. I could go anywhere with it and not worry about it sinking out of sight if I stopped in soft snow. Of course it didn't have the power to pull the hat off your head, but it just kept going.

[flycessna]

For me it's what I can do..........I love being out doors.....if your stuck inside looking out your window then it can get pretty old and boring. Right now when hear "we're almost there....just 2 more months...I want to puke.