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Snow?? Snow in NM? Are you guys yanking my anvil? I am concerned about getting out
of Maine in a couple of weeks before the heavy snow starts falling. Nothing like getting
"hammered" on both ends with snow on a 2600 mile trip to La Luz. Shall I bring my snowplow? Or maybe a couple of snowmobiles when I cannot go any further. (smile)
Last year this time I was living in NM, but in Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving. When I arrived back in ABQ, lots of snow, and snow all the way up to Taos. A nasty drive; went into a bank that turned out to be ice.
Snow is always a thrill, but not always a terrific drive.
So did Socorro or Madglena get any sno? My wife is wondering about this "go to NM to get away from winter" bit. The pictures of the Sandia mtns are beautiful. thanks.
My wife is wondering about this "go to NM to get away from winter" bit.
I don't know where NM gets this reputation of being snow-free. Almost the entire state is above 3,000 feet elevation, and a lot of the inhabited areas are in the 6,000-9,000 range and higher. The Rocky Mountains come down from CO and run south through the center of NM. NM is not quite CO, but it's not the place to move to get away from snow. I used to live in Alaska, and I've seen some winters here in NM with more snow than some winters where I came from.
Someone asked about La Luz. I wouldn't worry about it. It's low enough that snow seldom lasts long. Any snow it got this weekend is probably gone by now.
I was joking. I realize that much of NM is high enough elevation to have a substantial amount of snow. When we visited Cloudcroft and Sunspot a couple of years ago we were driving in sleet and freezing rain at 10,000 ft. Not at all suprising.
Still want to move to the Socorro area. Hopefully there will be a vacation and recon trip next summer.
> I was joking. ... sleet and freezing rain at 10,000 ft.
> Still want to move to the Socorro area. ... vacation and recon trip ...
Speaking of 10,000 ft, try making an excursion to Water canyon and drive on up to the NM Tech observatory there. You might want to knock on the door and ask them if anything is broken.
I bet those tracking mechanisms and such need work from time to time ....
I tried applying for an astronomer position there once. What a cool place to work that would be!
I have friends I am visiting in Edgewood next week. Am very happy that the state of NM has lots of snow. I live west of Grand Junction- will be on that REAL NICE FOUR LANED U.S. 550 out of Farmington. Is that road crew keeping it in good shape, especially where the Continental Divide crosses at Cuba?
Speaking of 10,000 ft, try making an excursion to Water canyon and drive on up to the NM Tech observatory there.
Thanks for the tip, Mortimer. I did not know about this observatory. Bet there's plenty of snow there now. As for Sunspot, there's no 10,000 feet there or anywhere in Sactos. Sunspot is 9,200. Highest peak is near 9,700, but there's not much there.
Double H, I would not say that NM has lots of snow. There are many places that get very little, though most areas get at least some. Mostly it's the higher elevations that can get lots (8,000 feet and above).
Hi jecc! What caught my eye was an earlier post (#41) who stated Roswell got nine inches of snow. I pulled up the Roswell Daily Record's site-sure enough, anywhere from 7 to 9 inches of snow. Roswell's elevation is around 3600 ft. Now that is a storm and a half for SE New Mexico. I would expect that in Raton, Cloudcroft, or even Aztec. I've logged tens of thousands of miles in New Mexico. I love the state.
Even the plains of NM get snow... I remember 2 days before christmas in 97 we woke up to about a foot of snow in Roswell. Two days later it snowed over a foot. Almost 3 feet of snow!! Chaves county was declared a natural disaster. Many farmers lost their animals, cattle, sheep etc. Powerlines knocked down from the heavy snow, lots of damaged roofs. I remember it was really foggy at one point and kind of scary.. I will never forget that Christmas.....I freakin miss New Mexico
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