Thread: Snowing!

Quote: Originally Posted by dpitts Should we blow out the sprinkler system? It seems early but I do not want to burst a pipe. I have already disconnected the hoses. It's freezing temperatures, not necessarily snow that would blow out a pipe. Still, you might want to, in case the temp drops at night. I drained the outside hoses just to be safe. How much work is it to blow out the sprinklers? It's been snowing all day here in PL, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by songinthewind7 Yikes, as much as I love snow, I was hoping that I would bypass the white stuff until the trip to Woodland park was over. We don't have 4 wheel drive. They still keep the roads plowed I hope? Are you in town yet? We haven't had a Sept snow in the past 5 years. Now Oct blizzards are a different story. When does Timberon usually get its first? I'm definitely not a fan of the early white...

Yikes, as much as I love snow, I was hoping that I would bypass the white stuff until the trip to Woodland park was over. We don't have 4 wheel drive. They still keep the roads plowed I hope?

Post pics!! Woodland Park webcam: http://www.utepasscams.com/woodland-park-webcam.html Definitely snowing there too.

Quote: Originally Posted by angelaluzia WHo can you call for blowing out the sprinkler system and what does it cost? Call your local plumber. it usually cost between $30.00- $50.00

We've always done it ourselves, s I don't know how much it costs. But definitely now is the time to shut down that kind of stuff for winter - AC, swamp coolers, etc., detach garden hoses, etc.

Flurries here in Pine Creek at 6800 feet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Arrby A few words about moutain snowfalls: your results may vary. At a guess, many locations in Teller county got 4" or so of rather wet snow over 24 hours. But I was pretty much all over the county and got rained on, sleeted on, and snowed upon. Some areas got barely a skiff, while one area in the southeast part of the county got at least 6" - in fact it snowed 4" easily in less than an...

Funny how just on Saturday we took a really nice hike in the Green Mountain Falls area. The weather was great!

A few words about moutain snowfalls: your results may vary. At a guess, many locations in Teller county got 4" or so of rather wet snow over 24 hours. But I was pretty much all over the county and got rained on, sleeted on, and snowed upon. Some areas got barely a skiff, while one area in the southeast part of the county got at least 6" - in fact it snowed 4" easily in less than an hour at that location. I heard...