How much of your height do you get in snow a year?

Question

I know someone who goes to work like this.

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

It varies a lot. I’m like RIGHT on the ocean, so it very often turns to rain, or is slushier than we’ll get further inland, even within my own town. So I’ll get an inch of wet stuff, then I’ll go further west and and it’s 4, 5, maybe even 6 inches in comparison.

Other times, Mother Nature says “Hell nahhh…. ANYBODY CAN GET IT!”, and we just get smoked…

How much of your height do you get in snow a year?

So far this year, almost nothing. The first storm missed us other than a dusting. We got hit last week, I think my town reported five inches, but I don’t think I got that much. It was light and it moved easy. My driveway is unfortunately the size of a small dead end street, like you could reasonably have a small lot on either side of it and a third at the end, if arranged differently and the neighboring lots weren’t where they are, so it was still a couple hours and change to get it cleaned up. I’d say it was 3-4 inches MAX, and I’m thinking more like 2.

I’m 6’2, or 74 inches, but it’s probably irrelevant at this point because I’m not even ankle-deep yet. I think the record for me as an adult was thigh-high in one shot, a little higher than the picture I posted. I’d imagine that must be 2, 2 1/2 feet anyway.

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

I'm in California, in the Bay Area. About once every 10 years or so, we get snow - somewhere between half an inch and an inch, typically (1.25 - 2.5 cm). It usually isn't on the ground for more than an hour before it either melts or the snow turns into rain, so it's rarely an issue.

Of course, a short 3-hour drive puts you into the Sierra Nevada mountains, near Reno and Tahoe, where it is world-class snow-skiiing and they measure snow fall in dozens of feet per year, so it's not hard to get to snow if you want it.

One of my customers owns this old ski lodge near Tahoe, and they often have 10' or more of snow on the ground during winter:

Those are some good-sized 4x4 trucks at the end of the parking area.

They routinely get enough snow that they had to buy this little snow-blower to keep the parking lot and side roads clear:

I'd say that qualifies as real snow.

Mollylogin · Accepted Answer

Ha Ha, I actually looked it up a couple days ago. We had a couple bad blizzards this year, which is not normal, we're WAY above average in snow. We average 32 inches a year, which would roughly be about mid thigh? I'm a shrimp. If the poor little guy ever gets stuck in the snow, I'd say send a St. Bernard with some brandy but the dog would probably eat him by mistake.

Beckybooboo · Accepted Answer

Well over my head! We've had around 127" this year and average about the same each year. We also get lake effect snow 🙄 It's so bad, they're actually taking dump trucks full of snow and putting back into the lake lol that's where it came from! I moved here from Florida two years ago!

Lynx122 · Answer

We get a bunch in the mountains but down in the city it's not a lot. We had one day where we got like 20 cm (I posted pictures on here). But that was it. Sometimes we don't even get real snow fall all winter maybe a bit and it turns to mush instantly and then it's over. In the mountains they get more, but even there it's declining. The glaciers are melting every year.

We don't get a ton of sun in Switzerland but at least we're gonna be one of the last places in the world that has fresh water supply if it ever comes to that. I hope it won't but it's still nice to be prepared.

Tarifa · Answer

This could have been a picture of me. My father used to take my sister and me to school on a sleigh in winter, as it was close by. The sleigh is still in the family, old style made of a wood (platform) a steel frame.

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SleepingHazard · Answer

I'm able to at least still see what's ahead of me, but I bet our friend @circushowcowboy has disappeared and gotten lost a couple times, have you not Pauly?

spartan55 · Answer

Those who are old enough to remember the blizzard of 1979 we had 14 ft of snow in Illinois that winter I have a picture somewhere of me walking directlyroof of our house on a snow drift. That is how big the drifts were.
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Surely · Answer

In the 60’s. It was nothing to get one or two storms that were near knee deep. Now if we get a total of a foot. In the whole winter. People call it a blizzard’

Valdemort · Answer

Despite my height, it doesn't reach anywhere beyond my shins- not in my part of the country anyway. Though I think @circushowcowboy would still have trouble making his way through.

LadyBecks · Answer

It varies year to year here but this year there hasn't been much snow to speak of - maybe just passed my ankles

Agape93 · Answer

Between knee and hip height total. @Circushowcowboy however, lives in a town called whoville, on one such snowflake

Shiprex · Answer

At the moment here it's probably close to half in total but may reach full since the snow sticks around for a few days or weeks then melts to be replaced soon after for about 3 months full.

ShellyB · Answer

Not much! I am nearly 5 foot 7 and I think we got like 2 inches this year so far, last year we got zero.

purplepoppy · Answer

Every few years we'll get an inch or two on the hills but lower down it's rare to see any proper snow. Not had any this year.

Sunrising · Answer

They look a little young to go to work lol ! Probably a global warming problem, we don't experience as much snow as we used too !

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Maybe one cm that stayed for a day or two. It snowed on a few more days, but thawed immediately as the ground was too warm.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Pretty much none.

SweetDripp · Answer

This year, we haven't had much snow at all, but most years we get about four feet over the course of the entire winter.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

About 2-3 inches, not enough for sledding :P I guess it's cause of the global warming :( When I was a kid, snow was at least 20 inches or more ☃️

strateguy632 · Answer

In nyc' we usually get 30 inches which is a bit less than half my tall ness

RandomUser1000 · Answer

"I know someone who goes to work like this. " That's outrageous. Kids that young shouldn't have to work!

YourExLover69 · Answer

None as I live in southern side of my country. It snows in the northern side.

Wiredone · Answer

Lately we only get dustings. Here one day, gone the next. This time it's lingering because it's been so fridged

jamesgoldman · Answer

I'd be shocked if it got into my boots so ankle deep probably less

Coden7 · Answer

We used to get about three feet of snow a year. Now we are lucky to see a snow storm

Friendlybro79 · Answer

It varies a lot. Some years not much some years 10-12 ft

Still-alive · Answer

None cause L. A. never gets snow... we do get lots of fire though... yippeeee

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Sixty-five percent or so. I'm 5'81/2" (681/2 inches tall), and the Windsor-Detroit region gets about 45 inches of snow on average.

KittygosMeoWW · Answer

A couple inches-feet just depends on the year and its 45 mins away from me not where I live

nawtee_me · Answer

I had 8 inches at my house in Louisiana last week….

Wise4myage · Answer

Three years ago, we got 6ft of snow. The past two years we've gotten half that!

Red_Arrow · Answer

You know someone who goes to work on a sled pulled by his father?

Circushowcowboy · Answer

Pretty much 0 now that I over out west

thatshydork · Answer

Like less then 6 inches I think

4ngelic · Answer

maybe 5% of my height

lilBigPotato · Answer

It's extremely rare to snow here

princeofromance · Answer

Nearly all of it here in Michigan.

slatyb · Answer

Almost none. It's rare in Seattle.

AviatorTom · Answer

Maybe my big toe

CubaPirate · Answer

Maybe 4 inches at most

Drumlin2001 · Answer

We barely get 3 inches on average

Jennz6 · Answer

None, I live in the south

dreamstar72 · Answer

We get maybe 3 inches in 10 years

exitseven · Answer

About 12 percent so far.

Sharkstealth · Answer

700 inches. Much much more than my height.

StevenMcGarrett · Answer

Zero. I live in Florida.

MikeRJ · Answer

Enough to cover my foot.

Tomisworthless · Answer

So much its unbelievable

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Usually around a foot total.

bigjake1014 · Answer

About a quarter of my height

HДLILБΞУ · Answer

There has been no profit for two years..

Danny_dan92 · Answer

Zero

zagor · Answer

0% every year

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

I'm not sure I understand the question

Charliefretz329 · Answer

0 thank God! Lol

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