[HN Gopher] New York City Shatters 50-Year Record for Snowless W...
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       New York City Shatters 50-Year Record for Snowless Winter
        
       Author : impish9208
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2023-01-29 19:37 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | japhib wrote:
       | Meanwhile in Utah it's the snowiest winter we've had in many
       | years - there's been 23 years of drought and this year our
       | snowpack is at 200% of normal.
        
         | melling wrote:
         | 8 of the past 10 years have been a drought?
         | 
         | https://universe.byu.edu/2023/01/26/historic-snowfall-is-a-s...
        
         | paulddraper wrote:
         | It's wild.
         | 
         | The mountains have literally 8+ feet of snow everywhere. I went
         | snowshoeing last weekend....the trails look kinda different ten
         | feet off the ground.....
        
           | pratchett wrote:
           | Where do you usually go? I have done a lot of snowshoeing in
           | the Midwest but a bit scared of going alone into the
           | mountains now that I'm here in Utah.
        
             | paulddraper wrote:
             | Last weekend I went to Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood
             | Canyon, though the path was clear enough that I didn't use
             | snowshoes for the last part.
             | 
             | If you've never been to Donut Falls, I would highly, highly
             | recommend it, anytime of year.
        
             | AnimalMuppet wrote:
             | If you're going to go out in the mountains in winter, learn
             | about avalanches - where and under what conditions they
             | happen, how to read a slope, and so on. This applies more
             | to cross-country skiers, but a snowshoer might need it too.
             | 
             | But Paul is probably a better source than I am. Paul, _do_
             | snowshoers need to know about avalanches out here?
        
       | impish9208 wrote:
       | https://archive.is/8jgHT
        
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