In Capracotta, 256cm is reported to have fallen in 18 hours. Current
world record for 24 hours is said to be 173cm.

http://www.markvoganweather.com/2015...-world-record/


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It looks deep from the photo's, but not 8 feet deep, perhaps 5 feet but its hard to say with all the drifting. I would have thought that there was already a good covering from previous falls, and using a snow blower would certainly make it worse in narrow streets.

I bet they needed a long fax roll to measure that...

On 11/03/2015 21:15, wrote:
It looks deep from the photo's, but not 8 feet deep, perhaps 5 feet but its hard to say with all the drifting. I would have thought that there was already a good covering from previous falls, and using a snow blower would certainly make it worse in narrow streets.

I bet they needed a long fax roll to measure that...

Showing your age Bruce!

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:48:27 +0000
Metman2012 wrote:

On 11/03/2015 21:15, wrote:
It looks deep from the photo's, but not 8 feet deep, perhaps 5 feet
but its hard to say with all the drifting. I would have thought
that there was already a good covering from previous falls, and
using a snow blower would certainly make it worse in narrow streets.

I bet they needed a long fax roll to measure that...

Showing your age Bruce!

In the olden days, it could have been possible to use fax roll cores to
measure snow of that depth; someone I worked with used to use them as
poles for his runner beans. He'd heat one end of a core until it
softened, then force another core into that end. He'd repeat the
process until he'd created his beanpole. When the poles were taken down
at the end of the season, they could be dismantled for storage. Next
season they could be reassembled.

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