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Multiple feet of fresh snow recorded across Colorado's high country

Ryan Osborne
The Denver Channel
Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:22 UTC
Snowboarding on fresh powder at Keystone Mountain Resort
© Keystone Mountain ResortSnowboarding on fresh powder at Keystone Mountain Resort
Snow was possible along the Front Range on Sunday, mainly in the afternoon and evening, when the Denver area could see 1-3 inches. But the heaviest snow was expected to remain in the mountains. Another round of the storm was dumping snow over the southern and central mountains, from Vail to Aspen.

But even before the snow Sunday, the snowfall totals since Thursday were pretty high across the mountains. Near Rabbit Ears Pass, more than 43 inches had fallen as of Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service's snowfall reporting location.


Below is the full list of snowfall totals from around Colorado, via the NWS locations . The totals below are all listed in inches.

1 NNE Rabbit Ears Pass: 43.4
1 NW Climax: 33.6
5 SSW Blue River: 32.2
1 NNW Berthoud Pass: 30.8
4 SE Mount Zirkel: 30.8
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Icelandic farmer digs out horses buried under deep snow

Inês Pereira
The Reykjavik Grapevine
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:47 UTC
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This morning, Magnús Ásgeir Elíasson, a farmer from Hvammstangi, had a sudden feeling that he should check on his horses. It was a lucky intuition, as Magnús arrived to his fields to find a large group of his horses stuck in the snow. Thankfully, he had arrived just on time to bring all of them to safety and warmth, he told Vísir.

Apparently, after he finished the morning feeding, something snapped in him. "As I was walking into the house, I felt someone stopping me and saying, 'Go check on the horses.' I then turned around, looked up [onto the mountain] and saw my herd," Magnús explained. His horses were freezing in the snow.


Comment: Iceland blizzard brings 149 mph winds, up to 10 feet of accumulating mountain snow

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Dozens of villages cut off by up to 5 feet of snow in north of India


United News of India
Sat, 14 Dec 2019 20:10 UTC
snowfall continue in northern state
Snowfall continues in northern state
Dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC) besides border towns of Machil, Keran, Karnah, Gurez, remained cut off for the fourth day on Saturday due to heavy snowfall.

The Kupwara-Machil, Kupwara-Keran and Kupwara-Karnah roads besides road to border town of Gurez, surrounded by Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) from three sides, from Bandipora remained closed due to fresh snowfall.

There was about two feet to five feet of fresh snowfall forcing authorities to suspend traffic on dozens of roads leading to far-flung and remote villages, including those near LoC, official sources said.

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Snowfall will become a thing of the pass: 18 inches of new snow in 24 hours for White Pass, Washington

Lance Tormey
newstalkkit.com
Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:43 UTC
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More than 18 inches of new snow has allowed the White Pass Ski Area to open for the Christmas season on Saturday for limited operations.

White Pass General Manager Kevin McCarthy says snow in the past two days helped fill areas that were lacking snow and will allow the area to open for business on Saturday.

He says they'll operate the Great White and Triple chairlifts as well as carpets.

That's great news to thousands of skiers and snowboarders who had been hoping for an earlier opening of the area because of early season snow.
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Ice Age Farmer Report: IT IS BEGUN: Corn shortage Brazil - Food scarcity means submit to Greta


Ice Age Farmer
Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:41 UTC
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Brazil meatpackers warn of corn shortages in 2020 -- this is unlike greens or vegetables, as corn is a STAPLE for people and livestock -- and Christian warns that the global warming agenda is shifting: as the world's food supply is destroyed, they will scream "CO2" and push through the totalitarian agenda, holding the world hostage. Spread the word and start growing food.


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Two feet of snowfall hits areas of Nepal


Khabarhub.com
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:46 UTC
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Snowfall has occurred in Mustang and Myagdi districts since Friday morning. Two feet of snow has fallen in the upper parts of Myagdi district, locals said.

With the snowfall, the temperature has gone down, hitting the normal life in the highlands.

Touristic places including Ghodepani of Annapurna Rural Municipality-6, Gurja of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality have witnessed a heavy snowfall, according to locals.

The biting cold caused by the December snow has forced the locals to stay indoors, hurdling around fires, said Rupesh Subedi, headmaster of Janakalyan Secondary School, Gurja.

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A foot of snow dumped overnight on Mount Washington in British Columbia

Erin Haluschak
Goldstream News Gazette
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:19 UTC
Overnight Wednesday, Mount Washington Alpine Resort received 31 cm of fresh snow, along with a light snowfall into Thursday morning.
© Screenshot/Mount Washington AlpineOvernight Wednesday, Mount Washington Alpine Resort received 31 cm of fresh snow, along with a light snowfall into Thursday morning.
It's a welcome sight for those waiting to break out the skis and snowshoes.

Overnight Wednesday, Mount Washington Alpine Resort received 31 cm of fresh snow, along with a light snowfall into Thursday morning.

Last week, the resort announced they were pushing back their original opening day of Dec. 6 due to lack of snow.

"...Without old man winter making an appearance just yet, we're forced to delay the start of the winter 2019/20 season. We're ready and waiting as patiently as possible, and we know you are too," read their posting on social media last week.
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World Snow Wrap, Dec 13 - Big snow totals for the US and Europe

Reggae Elliss
Mountain Watch
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:07 UTC
Laying it over in the fresh powder in Aspen on December 9 after 30cms overnight.
© Aspen SnowmassLaying it over in the fresh powder in Aspen on December 9 after 30cms overnight.
There have been plenty of powder shots in social feeds out of the US this week and it will continue with a weekend of powder turns on the way. After a lull in the action the snow returned to the European Alps this past week and the weekend is looking good for nearly a metre of snow in some areas. Japan has had a mixed week with some rain, but the snow returned last night while they will be loving the forecast in British Columbia with plenty of snow on the way.

USA

There has been more snow across the western states of the US this week with regions in Colorado and Utah receiving 20-30cm on Monday. California also saw good falls last weekend and the Tahoe resorts and Mammoth have had over 2.5 metres of snow in the past two weeks. Many US resorts now have a very good mid-December base and more snow is due this weekend. This storm will deliver some powder turns in a number of states across the weekend with 50-70cms forecast for Colorado, while Jackson Hole should see 30-40cms in the next 24 hours and Utah resorts are set for a hefty 60+cms of snow. The snow will be accompanied by cold temps, so we are talking quality powder on the way.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Is the Great Freeze returning to our planet?


Adapt 2030
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:19 UTC
Incredible snow amounts in Akureyri, Iceland this morning 11th December!
© Stella ÁrnadóttirIncredible snow amounts in Akureyri, Iceland this morning 11th December!
1709 the Great Freeze, now we have a Category 3 Ice Hurricane that rolled over Iceland with the fastest winds and most snow ever recorded in the nation. 150 mph winds with seven feet of snow. USA snow into Alabama and SE where below freezing has happened for the second time his season, very rare indeed. This is what was described before the Great Freeze of 1709 where wine bottles froze next to roaring fires and town bells cracked from -5F to North Africa.


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Iceland blizzard brings 149 mph winds, up to 10 feet of accumulating mountain snow

Matthew Cappucci
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:14 UTC
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Much of Iceland is digging out following a potent blizzard that brought winds topping 100 mph and yards of snow to some areas amid what one Icelandic meteorologist referred to as a "10 year storm." As many as 20,000 people are without power as temperatures tumble into the teens and 20s, with a few communities completely isolated.

The storm was so severe that it prompted the Icelandic Met Office to issue an unprecedented "red alert."

"This was the first red alert we've issued with the new system, [which has been] used since 2017," said Hrafn Gudmundsson, a meteorologist with the Icelandic Met Office, in an interview. "We've basically only been using yellow and orange colors. The orange color was for pretty serious storms, but this one was a level higher, I would say."

The red alert was hoisted for northern parts of the country, while orange-level warnings covered the country's capital, Reykjavik. The storm's most intense impact struck on Tuesday.


Comment: See also this earlier report: Cyclone in Iceland: Heavy snowfall, power outages and avalanche warnings

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