Snow Wonder...

Officially, 29 inches fell. Because it packs down, we have right at 24 inches on the ground. I have a 24-inch snowblower. You can see that the snow comes up to the top of the blower intake. Yes, that's me under the parka. I had to make several passes, because the wet snow stuck to the tines of the auger. Slow going. Look closely at the car, and find the side mirror (the car is facing left). Compare th level of the snowdrift with the side mirror. There is just short of 2 feet of snow on top of the car. This is a full-sized 1999 Toyota Camry.

Compare the level of the snow with the mailbox. Click on the pic to enlarge, and compare the leve of the snow to the doors and windows on the house.

A set of mailboxes next door.

While a Fairbanks or Rexburg resident might not be impressed, this is a honkin' lotta snow for Virginia.

Oh, and the offiicial low temperature this morning was -7. The high was 28. The low tonight is predicted to be zero, but I'll bet it gets colder than that.