Anyone hear from Otto? 6ft of snow in Western NY..

[Ed]

I heard that western NY state received upwards of 6 feet of snow (Parish, NY and Mexico, NY). Not sure exactly where Otto lives...but he is the first person I thought when I saw the news story.

[riprunner]

They can get a tremendous amount of Lake affect snow in a very short time there. I was there snowmobiling on new years 2001 and they got 106" of show while I was there, 2-4" an hour. I was going to go this weekend because of the snow but I already rented a house in Rangeley ME and they have just enough to ride.

[ocuyler]

Snow? Let's put it this way: My tow vehicle for the Four Boat Theory is a 2004 Yukon XL. It is equipped with a Western 8' Pro Plow that has been used every day for the last 2 weeks thanks to "Lake Effect" snow off Lake Ontario.

The heaviest snow is actually in Northern New York, just to our east between Mexico and Watertown, NY. They had 63" in 24 hours earlier this week. Think about that for a minute.
We've been lucky, but it's getting old. Temps in the single digits and teens are NOT condusive to working on a SeaCraft.

Good news, however, we're attending the annual Chippewa Bay Fish and Game Club Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday on the Saint Lawrence River. I'll be using the chainsaw (not to remove a fuel tank, but) to cut a real hole in the 20" thick ice off our cottage to access some big ass Northern Pike. This place is 30 miles NORTH of Watertown (Fort Drum)on the Canadian Border. $500 first prize. Cold beer. Images to follow...

[rockdoc]

"$500 first prize. Cold beer. Images to follow..."

Cold beer- I bet! This is whiskey weather for me. Enjoy the snow, and good luck in the ice fishing derby Otto!

rockdoc