Eddy Lewis
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Cortez Colorado
The first day of April and only the tops of the fen post are showing. Elevation is 8,000 located in Southwestern Colorado.
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how cold is it where your at?
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The first day of April and only the tops of the fen post are showing. Elevation is 8,000 located in Southwestern Colorado.
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courierguy
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Inkom, Idaho
I landed in snow today, at 50 degrees, that was so sticky and slow I didn't think I was going to get back off for a second, and I was on a 14% grade. A deep snow year, combined with a rapid warmup, makes for interesting ski flying conditions. 15 minutes earlier, 3,000' higher, it was still good, lower, it was getting rotten.
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
Your late, Lee mowed when he was home on spring break.
RaisedByWolves
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Tx
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
courierguy
MEMBER
Inkom, Idaho
I rode the electric snowbike up from my place, to check out my tracks in the plane yesterday. Yup, pretty soft alright, I've got skis good for a 2000 pound gross plane Datum says, and the RANS is 1200, so I rarely see penetration (doesn't show, but about 12-14" deep) like that. My place is in the background, is 800' vert lower, and I often glissade at idle much of the way, which usually isn't very far as the slope accelerates me to liftoff. Yesterday, it took a LOT of throttle, if it was level ground I'd really been struggling to lift off, this morning it was crusted up again, an interesting time of year to be snowbiking and ski flying, such a dramatic difference in snow slickness! This morning with the bike parked at the top of my runway, I dropped my shovel while transferring it from the plane to the bike, and it ended up taking off downhill, this explains why most of my takes are at partial throttle, which help in noise abatement.
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frequent_flyer
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Arizona, USA
RaisedByWolves
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Tx
Nice to fly with the door open again and in shorts
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stid2677
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The wife and I have been dealing with a sick family member, she and I got a break yesterday and tried to go catch a Pike or two,, still pretty wintery around Fairbanks. Although the forecast was for warm weather and fair winds,, it was below zero and 20 plus at the lake with deep, dry ruin your day snow. We decided that home and warm was not a bad option after all. 
We’re 14° this morning with three inches of snow and still snowing east of BIL. We too will be 0° or lower tomorrow morning. The geese went by headed south about three days ago which I thought was a bit early but guess they got the wx report!
Sarpy Sam
Hardtailjohn
Registered User
Marion, MT
We got about 6" of snow in the last 2 days and it's been right at 20 in the morning. They were predicting single digit lows but I see they raised it up to 15 or so...then we're back to the 40's for the weekend. Gonna be a muddy mess, but we'll take it!
John
John
Alex Clark
Registered User
Life Long Alaskan
Been in the high teens for a couple nights here in the hills above Homer Alaska.
But it was 40 in the sunlight this afternoon.
We had snow a couple days ago but it all melted.
But it was 40 in the sunlight this afternoon.
We had snow a couple days ago but it all melted.
courierguy
MEMBER
Inkom, Idaho
Cold enough, 27 degrees, to pop the hood on my daily driver, and leave a 15 watt bulb on overnight. NOT for any preheating, but to keep the damn mice from setting up camp on the warm engine block. Parked in a unheated outbuilding, rural area, I have found this method (hood up, small light) to totally solve the issue. Besides crapping all over under the hood, they can somehow make it into the interior, using the fresh air intake as an entry, (screening helps, maybe) when they die and rot up against the cabin filter any new car smell remaining goes away! One night they chewed all my plug cables off my 2000 RAV4 (why it didn't want to start I eventually figured out), and got educated as to how to keep them out after they raised heck with my '13 Prius. I just bought a 2 year old RAV4 Prime and want to be mouse proactive rather than reactive.
S2D
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Montana
Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
We saw 90 last week, rain this week and 30s next so we had to get busy and get the gas line in to the heater in the new hangar. Was pretty low on the priority list when we were running air conditioning. Figured everyone where it gets cold would get a chuckle. According to Cathy it is could at 70 degrees.
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Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
You can't run a poly gas line in the dirt?
Hardtailjohn
Registered User
Marion, MT
It's all relative, Steve! When I was in NW WA, 30 was awful cold.... I'm noticing that as my hair turns more grey, it seems to bother me more and more too!!
It was 0 this morning....
JH
It was 0 this morning....
JH
hotrod180
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Port Townsend, WA
Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
Ah, I understand now. Was hoping if I goofed it upped someone would correct me. Now I know. Thanks both of you.
