Lead, South Dakota , on January 5, 2011

[Jacques]

A friend send me those pics this morning.

It was quite a snowstorm !!!

 

[clerck de bonk]

Holy....

 

[Cosmos]

what the hell........

 

[HiThere]

now that is a decent amount of snow!

 

[truth seeker]

Speechless. :O

 

[Cosmos]

what is the amount of snow falling in South Dakota normally ?

 

[ScioAgapeOmnis]

Well the winding road pic is from Japan, I've seen that one before:
_http://www.geargather.org/profiles/blogs/clearing-road-of-snow-in-japan

The rest of them may or may not be from South Dakota either:
_http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=1398932

It looks like it's a variation of a mass email that's been going around, with questionable authenticity. Either way, it's a sobering sight, and no doubt the ice age will make this look tame in comparison.

 

[Jacques]

Well the winding road pic is from Japan, I've seen that one before:
_http://www.geargather.org/profiles/blogs/clearing-road-of-snow-in-japan

The rest of them may or may not be from South Dakota either:
_http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=1398932

It looks like it's a variation of a mass email that's been going around, with questionable authenticity. Either way, it's a sobering sight, and no doubt the ice age will make this look tame in comparison.

Thanks SAO for the info.

Next time I received an email from that friend, I would do a more thorough search. :(

But as you said, it is just a small glimpse of the next ice age.

 

[Cosmos]

Well the winding road pic is from Japan, I've seen that one before:
_http://www.geargather.org/profiles/blogs/clearing-road-of-snow-in-japan

The rest of them may or may not be from South Dakota either:
_http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=1398932

It looks like it's a variation of a mass email that's been going around, with questionable authenticity. Either way, it's a sobering sight, and no doubt the ice age will make this look tame in comparison.

year thanks SAO !

 

[Niall]

How did they even find the road again?!

 

[ScioAgapeOmnis]

How did they even find the road again?!

I was thinking the same thing! My only idea is that the road had to start somewhere where snow was consistently kept away, like a town. So they just proceeded at a slow pace from that clear area. Or just running snowplows non-stop while the snow is falling and never letting it build up on the road in the first place?

 

[ripvanwinkle]

The last picture as well as the one showing the snow blowing vehicle were taken in Oswego, NY. I believe within the last 5 to maybe 8 years? I saved those from a website I visited back around that time. Still have them because they are so amazing to look at.