SNOW IS FALLING, AND STICKING...

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SATURDAY 1:30pm UPDATE:

I picked up close to 4" of snow at the end of Staymon, with a low of 6 degrees at 4am.  The temp has slowly risen since then, but melting has been minimal.  I drove down to Apple Creek Road....it's snow-covered with a solid ice layer underneath it.  Knowing portions of Apple Creek Road go over a 12% grade, there is no worse feeling than losing traction on ice and being at the mercy of gravity.  I chose not to risk heading down.  There will be refreeze tonight, and until the road is plowed and/or treated, travel is very, very risky.  There are lots of things I could use right now, but an insurance claim isn't one of them.  :-/

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And so it begins. It's now 33 degrees and dropping fast and rain has turned to snow.  The bummer is the earlier rain did not evaporate, so this snow should have an icy belly which makes travel all the more dangerous.  My deck is white, and the driveway and cars are white.  It's hunker-down time. 

Here is the what will be going on, per the HOA:

Here is the preliminary plan for the road tomorrow. If the current forecast holds true, we will plow and/or salt the road once the snow stops. We expect that with the road being wet and the bitter cold temperatures forecast that Apple Creek Road will be impassable tomorrow without chains. Our ice melt has limited effectiveness below 28 degrees, so safe travel may not be accomplished until Saturday afternoon. We strongly suggest that anyone who has to travel, take a vehicle to the bottom of the mountain now and walk out tomorrow.

Wise advice.  I don't really have any other update for now...we let Mother Nature do her thing and when we wake up on Christmas Day, what we have is what we have for a good while, given the bitter incoming temps.

Merry Christmas to all y'all!!!!

Bob