Bet it wasn't as much as this:
The location depicted is in the Japanese Alps:
The section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route linking the Tateyama station and Ogizawa only open from mid April to November, the reason for this hiatus is wintry snow, snow on this section reaches a thickness of 20 meters the most amazed of all is that in mid-April, much of the snow still lingers, so you have to make real corridors of ice to get through that stretch.
And to think that our 14 inches here in our local area nearly paralyzed us for 2 full days... perhaps Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is right... we're a nation of wusses.
More at the link on the Japanese snow, including video.
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Comments (7)
Some guy in Syracuse is loo... (Below threshold)1. Posted by MunDane68 | December 29, 2010 9:48 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Some guy in Syracuse is looking at that and saying "20 meters? Wimps! We get that every month!"
1. Posted by MunDane68 | December 29, 2010 9:48 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on December 29, 2010 21:48
2. Posted by Ken in Camarillo | December 29, 2010 11:34 PM | Score: -2 (4 votes cast)
Nice photo-shop. For those who've been in the mountains a lot, how tall does the nearest tree on the right look? How about the trees and shrubs midway back on the left?
2. Posted by Ken in Camarillo | December 29, 2010 11:34 PM |
Score: -2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on December 29, 2010 23:34
3. Posted by epador | December 30, 2010 12:15 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Probably done by the same folks who faked the Apollo Moon landing, huh, Ken?
3. Posted by epador | December 30, 2010 12:15 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2010 00:15
4. Posted by 914 | December 30, 2010 1:01 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
At least they aren't buried in Barry's debt like we are.
4. Posted by 914 | December 30, 2010 1:01 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2010 01:01
5. Posted by Dodo David | December 30, 2010 5:59 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Does Al Gore know about about this?
Oh, here is a link in English to more data about the above-pictured snow.
5. Posted by Dodo David | December 30, 2010 5:59 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2010 05:59
6. Posted by Ken in Camarillo | December 30, 2010 10:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Oops, my bad.
6. Posted by Ken in Camarillo | December 30, 2010 10:42 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2010 10:42
7. Posted by TexBob | December 30, 2010 11:27 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yep, it's real. They use giant snow blowers to clear the roads in mountain areas.
Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA02SAlOeJU
7. Posted by TexBob | December 30, 2010 11:27 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2010 11:27