Across Europe and North America (from what I’ve read about the Bills v Colts game) there was a lot of snow yesterday.  Even the ever-reliable Swiss train service was affected between St Maurice and Brig and 100 cars were ‘stuck’ and had to be rescued on the motorway.

So, what a day to run out of milk!  It snowed all day in Evolène yesterday and we had the most snow we’ve ever seen in the 6 and half years we’ve lived here.  I didn’t measure it, but I can confirm that the snow was thigh deep!

After clearing a path to the end of our drive, I waded down to the main road where, amazingly, cars were still running by and walking was somewhat easier thanks to the partially cleared snow.  On the way back, I helped our neighbour dig out his car from our parking area before he headed down our (n.b. uncleared) road.   I followed with the shovel in case he got stuck, but he sailed down (with his chains on of course) with a light bow-wave of snow brushing across his bonnet.

 

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  1. Tammy Twinkle Avatar

    Fantastic!!!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Not when you have to dig the car out…! My back is aching now. 😦 I hope you managed to get some snow this time?

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      1. Tammy Twinkle Avatar

        Well that’s your weight training done for this week 😉.
        We got enough to make a snowman but unfortunately it didn’t last long, as we got a lot of rain the same afternoon. ☹️

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        1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

          That’s a shame. But fun while it lasted, I’ll bet! 🙂

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  2. David Chaplin Avatar
    David Chaplin

    My kids will be jealous – not a flake on the ground in York and they were desperate for a “snow day” off school!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      You could hardly get anywhere yesterday, so they would certainly have missed school here. 🙂

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  3. Paula Avatar

    Wow!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Wow indeed. 🙂 And I’ve had some good exercise clearing the snow! 💪

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  4. mawil1 Avatar
    mawil1

    A few flakes here, but roads ok. Minus 7C this morning though brrrrr!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      That’s just as well, otherwise it would have been chaos on the roads!

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  5. symptomsofhappiness Avatar

    Wow, that’s crazy beautiful. ❤ Unfortunately it's raining in Lucerne.. 🙂 Greetings ❤

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Yes, there was certainly a lot of snow, which we hope will hang around to give us a good ski season this year. (Last year it all melted away!) It’s nice to have another follower en Suisse! 🙂

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  6. CJ Avatar

    OMG!!!!! Shudder!!!! I don’t like THAT much snow unless I’m on holiday in some ski resort! I had to dig me car out this week and try get to work… it’s was not fun and ended up working from home!
    But sheesh you had a LOAD!!!!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      It was certainly a challenge clearing it all! Hopefully the sun will shine now so that we can enjoy it! 🙂

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  7. Jet Eliot Avatar

    Geesh! That is so. much. snow. I think you will have a fun time in it, Mike. Kind of you to help your neighbor out, too. I really enjoyed these photos, the beauty and abundance of the snow.

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Thanks Jet. I hope everything is coming back together at home.

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  8. CJ Avatar

    JUST WOW!!!! that is a fantastic amt of snow!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Yes it’s very beautiful until you need to go somewhere and have to dig the car out. The equivalent of the council clear our little side road but in winter, and even in summer, we park the car about 70 yards away from the chalet – which means digging a trench even to get there. And once you’ve cleared the snow off the car, you have to clear the snow from the ground. But, I suppose it all helps to keep me busy and fit(ter). 😊

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      1. CJ Avatar

        oh gosh 🙂 sounds like you need a cool snow mobile!

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        1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

          Every year we see the snow clearers lined up at the DIY store, but then realise we might not get the use out of one (certainly not for the money they cost). And, in a way, I quite like the exercise. Maybe one day, when I’m old and really grey…!

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