Snow

[Singlin]

I have spent the last week digging my Observatory and Obseving platform out of the snow.

We had 2 meters in two days.

Road was closed for avalanches.

More snow on Monday.

 

 

[Davey-T]

Cool 

Dave

[Alan White]

OK, I have to admit it, not Essex Alps snow, real, actual snow.
Bet your roads are still open in non avalanche areas,
20mm of snow here and the world stops!

[laser_jock99]

Thats pretty extreme! I have a wooden prop holding up the middle of the inside of my observatory. I don't want the rolling roof to collapse under the weight of a sudden dump of snow while I'm not there. The most we had since I've been there is 0.3m overnight- could be enough weight to collapse the roof if not centrally supported?

[LukeSkywatcher]

Love to watch it snowing, but hate the stuff. 2 inches of it and i am house bound. I really need to look for snow chains for wheelchairs. I know they exist. Expensive and it doesnt sow much here.........bad investment. 

If it does snow heavy..........why leave the house.....................shop online.

[Singlin]

30 cm should be fine on a garden shed roof.

After 50cm I would probably remove it. Our roofs are designed and built to take 4 meters of compact snow.

On my roll on and off Observatory I clear the snow off the rof otherwise it is too heavy to push.

[niallk]

Wow!

I'd say the mirrors were well cooled 

[laser_jock99]

9 hours ago, Singlin said:

30 cm should be fine on a garden shed roof.

After 50cm I would probably remove it. Our roofs are designed and built to take 4 meters of compact snow.

On my roll on and off Observatory I clear the snow off the rof otherwise it is too heavy to push.

I have large area roll off roof (3m x 3m) and also live in the mountains! A cubic meter of freshly fallen snow weighs around 160kg. So 0.3m x 3m x 3m x 160kg = 420kg hence why I have a removable central support in the winter. So far we only had one deep snow fall of 25cm in the begining of December.

[Singlin]

Colleague of mine digging his car out.

 

[Timebandit]

 

 

I would forget the star gazing if I was you, and go and find s the ski's ⛷

 

 

[Singlin]

Cleaning up my Observatory and Dob base

[RayD]

Now that is what you call proper snow.  Don't suppose you could send that to Network Rail so they can see what snow actually looks like could you? 

I must say your colleague looks to be dressed somewhat more appropriately for the conditions if you don't mind me saying 

[Ruud]

So much snow is a major inconvenience, but it makes for some nice pictures!

[LukeSkywatcher]

Wow!!!!. I saw on the news a couple of days ago that things are pretty bad over there. More snow forecast this weekend also for you guys. Are yu missing a dog?. I found it. Its head is circled. Its looking to the left.

[Singlin]

I was wondering why it was not answering to my call. Well spotted Paul!

[Singlin]

Ready to rock and roll again!

 

 

[VNA]

It may be gorgeous, but way too cold for my old bones.

Good luck digging yourself out and watch out for spring floods!

[Paul M]

Is that your house in the background.....still under snow? ?

[Singlin]

No a Swing.

[TheMightyKong]

Wow!  Where is that?

[Mr Spock]

Looks lovely. I wouldn't fancy shovelling it though!

[laser_jock99]

Good fall of snow- very rarely that deep in the UK.