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jkjeeper06 t1_ja3t1jo wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Do you micromanage your plow service? by [deleted]

Yeah if they have to come back to redo a job without being able to bill again, that is more difficult than someone who is happy to have someone plow.

As the saying goes: if you want something done right, do it yourself.

You may be better off buying a snowblower. They are cheap used

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vtmtct t1_ja3syfb wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

And you’re trying to argue a point without providing any data whatsoever. So you’re going off purely anecdotal evidence and your own observation. That’s not very scientific

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vtmtct t1_ja3semt wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

The idea that you would simultaneously receive more snowfall but have a lower snowpack makes no sense. This is proven by the simple fact that a melting snowpack would mean more days above 32F, but that also mean more precipitation falling as rain. That’s not what is happening

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piscatator t1_ja3rbox wrote

Reply to Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

According to NOAA the ten year period from 2011-2021 is the warmest on record in Vermont. Overall in the last 123 years the average temperature in Vermont has increased 3 degrees. With an increase in temperatures it is likely that we will see increases in extreme weather events including snowstorms. I agree that looking at the number of days with snow coverage on the ground is a better datapoint. The other one is ice in and out on ponds and lakes. While none of the this directly relates to the OP question, I certainly remember in my lifetime that most Presidents Day weekends you had reliable downhill and Nordic skiing, and I am doubtful that will be true in the near future.

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vtmtct t1_ja3p0z5 wrote

Reply to comment by realmadrid111 in Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

If the temperature is greater than 32 it rains and if it’s less than 32 it snows. So if it’s warm enough to melt the snow on the ground, any precipitation would fall as rain not snow. You would see more rain and less snow if their lower snowpack argument was true. The data that I provided as well as the link from u/headpen5724 shows increasing snowfall.

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realmadrid111 t1_ja3o8st wrote

Reply to comment by vtmtct in Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

Not sure that /u/Generic_Commenter-X was actually trying to start an argument (neither am I disputing your point about snowfall), and I actually do agree (just in my personal experience) with their point about the actual snow base throughout the winter. To your point, do you have any data that supports temperature correlating directly to snowfall? There are lots of high pressure, super cold times when we get no snow. Also a lot of "warmer" days when we get dumped on with heavy, wet snow. I just find it interesting that you spin up your own narrative in the same breath that you're trying to debunk others' narratives.

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HeadPen5724 t1_ja3n5io wrote

Reply to comment by sicknutley in Winter warming by Working-Office-7215

6 of the last 10 years have had above average snowfall totals in Burlington? I’m not sure what your basing your opinion on, but historically we are getting more snow… really depends on your time period.

From 1892 - 1965 we had 0 years with snowfall totals of 100” or more, since then we’ve had 10.

The last 50 years have had 35 years with above average snowfall. The prior 50 years had 18 years above average. The preceding 30 years had 8 years above average snowfall (normalized would be 14).

Edit for source

https://www.weather.gov/btv/historicalSnow

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