Post by Admin on Feb 10, 2020 8:19:29 GMT -7
High South Glastonbury Snow Report - Feb 10, 2020 8:00 AM
Currently it is 19 degrees above zero Fahrenheit in High South Glastonbury at 6,300 feet. It is snowing lightly; 4 inches have accumulated overnight. 8 inches has fallen since Friday. 22 inches fell on Wednesday and Thursday.
Last Friday, February 7th, the around 4 PM the roads in Highest South were plowed. At that time the snow depth on Sagittarius Skyway was 22 inches. The big orange two wheel drive snow plow truck owned by Standish Excavation broke through the deep snow and opened one lane before heading back down the mountain. Above freezing temperatures with lots of bright sunshine over the weekend turned the base to slush. On Saturday a plowing request was sent to the Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA).
Light snow fell on Friday and Saturday night. On Sunday night 4 inches more descended for a total of 8 inches since Friday. The temperatures have dropped to substantially below freezing. The base is now frozen slush; a layer of ice 4 to 6 inches thick covered with fresh snow. The two to four foot drifts along the sides of the road have frozen in place as well. Unless the temperatures warm considerably and stay above freezing at night, the drifts will require a grader and/or front end loader to remove. On Friday the road could have been widened by simply plowing with another pass or two. Over the weekend a plow could have easily cleared the slush from the road surface.
The roads are now narrow and dangerous one lane canyons walled in by dikes of frozen snow and ice. The base layer of slush has turned the road into a river of ice.
Last year we had the same problem and it required a grader and front end loader to work for two days at two different times in High South in February. The total cost was over $20,000.00.
More snow is predicted for Tuesday evening. Temperatures are expected to be below freezing at night and in the 30s during the day for the foreseeable future.
Last Friday, February 7th, the around 4 PM the roads in Highest South were plowed. At that time the snow depth on Sagittarius Skyway was 22 inches. The big orange two wheel drive snow plow truck owned by Standish Excavation broke through the deep snow and opened one lane before heading back down the mountain. Above freezing temperatures with lots of bright sunshine over the weekend turned the base to slush. On Saturday a plowing request was sent to the Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA).
Light snow fell on Friday and Saturday night. On Sunday night 4 inches more descended for a total of 8 inches since Friday. The temperatures have dropped to substantially below freezing. The base is now frozen slush; a layer of ice 4 to 6 inches thick covered with fresh snow. The two to four foot drifts along the sides of the road have frozen in place as well. Unless the temperatures warm considerably and stay above freezing at night, the drifts will require a grader and/or front end loader to remove. On Friday the road could have been widened by simply plowing with another pass or two. Over the weekend a plow could have easily cleared the slush from the road surface.
The roads are now narrow and dangerous one lane canyons walled in by dikes of frozen snow and ice. The base layer of slush has turned the road into a river of ice.
Last year we had the same problem and it required a grader and front end loader to work for two days at two different times in High South in February. The total cost was over $20,000.00.
More snow is predicted for Tuesday evening. Temperatures are expected to be below freezing at night and in the 30s during the day for the foreseeable future.