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[Big Ivan]

Hey Grizz,

Three or four years ago up in Redfield, NY they had 78 inches of snow in two days! 4x4's were useless, cars were found when the front end loaders hit them and about the only forms of transport getting around was snow shoes and snowmobiles.

People there were trying to figure out how to get their snow throwers up on the roofs of their homes in order to clear the weight off. Some were successful, others were not.

Redfield is about 10-15 miles NNE of Syracuse as the crow flies. Down in Syracuse we got about 15-20 inches as the snow bands off Lake Ontario fluctuated between there and Watertown, NY.

I was able to keep my driveway clear with my 10 horsepower Arien self-propelled snowblower and kept an ever vigil eye on my roof praying I wouldn't have to go up there with my roof rake or shovel. I didn't need to and thank you Lord for that!
I live a couple miles north of Syracuse, NY in what is referred to around here as the secondary snowbelt just north of I-90. The primary snowbelt is about 3-5 miles north of where I live where those poor folks can really get buried.

A local ski resort on the tug hill plateau just east of the lake has a sign saying they have the largest snow making machine in the world! It is a satellite picture of Lake Ontario.

But even with all that, I'll still take the snow over tornadoes.

Happy Holiday to you and the folks in Montana!

Ivan the Big:smoke: