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[off the grid]

well im quite a ways from bigsky i dont think its open still but they might be i dont keep up on that stuff
total snow we got was 16 inches most of it has melted and today we got up to 55 this weekend and next week are gonna get really warm though up into the 70's the pintler mountains the ones i live next to are in a special weather adivsery saying local streams will rise near or above flood stage... not that they havent been flooding the fields for the past month oh well fire season won't be so bad this year since the lower elevations have risen above freezin for some time now and it takes a while to melt 6 feet of snow. my land still has about 3 or so more feet in the trees.

[wxdude1964]

well im quite a ways from bigsky i dont think its open still but they might be i dont keep up on that stuff
total snow we got was 16 inches most of it has melted and today we got up to 55 this weekend and next week are gonna get really warm though up into the 70's the pintler mountains the ones i live next to are in a special weather adivsery saying local streams will rise near or above flood stage... not that they havent been flooding the fields for the past month oh well fire season won't be so bad this year since the lower elevations have risen above freezin for some time now and it takes a while to melt 6 feet of snow. my land still has about 3 or so more feet in the trees.

That is awesome that you still have 3 feet up in the trees! How late is this for melt-off for you? I was just curious about your location, I'm pretty sure Big Sky is closed, although I saw that Aspen re-opened down in Colorado. Amazing snow season in Rockies this year.

[off the grid]

well were atleast 3 weeks late this year thers a mountain close by and its usually clear by the fourth but this year i dont think it will quite make it. so were not really that far behind.
but then again its hard to tell whats normal.this time last year the temps were up to the 90s and fires were every where. now were just below normal for temps and were behind on precipitation.

[off the grid]

well two days ago on the 3rd we had a thunderstorm that wet snow fell out of and left about an inch or so. all the snow from winter is gone and now we are breaking record highs in he 90's.

yesterday on the fourth we were in a severe thunderstorm watch..... they got that one right in 15 minutes my brother and i counted 241 + or - a few lighning strikes two small funnel clouds and we got about 3 inches of 1"- 1 1/4" hail that dented cars and broke windows.this was in the town nearby were the whole family got together.
all day and night we had large storms going by that let off spectaclular lightning dispalys while the towns people let off thier fireworks.
turned out to be quite a show

[futurestormchase...]

well two days ago on the 3rd we had a thunderstorm that wet snow fell out of and left about an inch or so. all the snow from winter is gone and now we are breaking record highs in he 90's.

yesterday on the fourth we were in a severe thunderstorm watch..... they got that one right in 15 minutes my brother and i counted 241 + or - a few lighning strikes two small funnel clouds and we got about 3 inches of 1"- 1 1/4" hail that dented cars and broke windows.this was in the town nearby were the whole family got together.
all day and night we had large storms going by that let off spectaclular lightning dispalys while the towns people let off thier fireworks.
turned out to be quite a show

Thats pretty cool about the thunderstorm with wet snow coming out of it what was temperature when that happened. Ive seen thundersleet but never thundersnow.

[Removed_Member_OHweather2_*]

Wow snow in July is absolutely rediculous. It must be awsome living up there, you go from thundersnow one day to 90s the next.

[Removed_Member_wfreeck_*]

Wow, I would pull my hair out (the very little I have) if I saw snow in June.

And they say Michigan's weather is strange.

[off the grid]

well its july 20th and the heat of summer is on
here are the pics of the big mountains that still have snow.
two other mountains that are not shown also have snow.

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[tdp146]

amazing. Thanks for posting. Is this somewhat normal to still have snow on the mountains this time of year?

[JayKenney]

I'm so moving to Montana. Snow in July, I think I just heard angels singing in heaven.

[wxdude1964]

I'm so moving to Montana. Snow in July, I think I just heard angels singing in heaven.

Funny, that is exactly what my son said!

[off the grid]

oh ya snow on the mountains this time of year is completly normal.
it is nice out here except for when the wind dies then thers no power
notice my name off the grid thers no power grid or utilities where i live.
or for that matter anywhere close

[wxdude1964]

oh ya snow on the mountains this time of year is completly normal.
it is nice out here except for when the wind dies then thers no power
notice my name off the grid thers no power grid or utilities where i live.
or for that matter anywhere close

I'll take it that you use a windmill
Just curious, how long have you been "off the grid?"
Run into any problems with things freezing up in
winter?
Do you have backup (generator)?
How close to power are you?
I'm sure Anaconda has power, aren't they a big silver mining town?
(or were)
Not trying to be nosy, wife actually is interested in something like
this.

This post has been edited by wxdude1964: Jul 26 2008, 07:26 PM

[so_whats_happeni...]

Wow that is really cool.. hardly any snow this year!!! That thundersnow that you talked about reminds of me when a upper low (small one) actually probably like a winter MCS came through and caused strong winds 30 MPH, alot of lightning, thunder, and heavy snow!!! it was crazy we got about 2 inches from it... I think it was around february when it happened it was just amazing!!!!

[off the grid]

I'll take it that you use a windmill
Just curious, how long have you been "off the grid?"
Run into any problems with things freezing up in
winter?
Do you have backup (generator)?
How close to power are you?
I'm sure Anaconda has power, aren't they a big silver mining town?
(or were)
Not trying to be nosy, wife actually is interested in something like
this.

well to answer those questions weve been off the grid for quite some years now nearing 20 weve only had power ourselves for about 5 years now.
the valley we live never has had or never will have power its been set aside for this type of living.
to answer the freezing problems...weve never had any problems with the windmill freezing even when we get down to 30 or 40 below the wind constantly blows so it never has time to freeze the solar panels do slow down and aren't as effiecient in the colder temps.
anaconda does have power but we about 35 to 40 min from them they're are actually a smelter city for the town of butte that was the largest copper mine in the world during WWII.
but now the mine has shut down and so has the smelter so thers no economy or jobs in the area...besides that after all the smelting the area has become one of the largest super fund sites in the western hemisphere.

the weather is hot but its turning for the better by thursday the snow levels yes snow will be down to about 8,000 ft next month the snow should begin to fly again...summers are very short here.
two days ago i woke up with frost on my trucks windshield and the thermometer at 29.
with the low humidity currently 8% we might get up to 80 during the day but we always drop into the 30's and occasionally the 20's during the night

This post has been edited by off the grid: Aug 18 2008, 04:42 PM

[wxdude1964]

well to answer those questions weve been off the grid for quite some years now nearing 20 weve only had power ourselves for about 5 years now.
the valley we live never has had or never will have power its been set aside for this type of living.
to answer the freezing problems...weve never had any problems with the windmill freezing even when we get down to 30 or 40 below the wind constantly blows so it never has time to freeze the solar panels do slow down and aren't as effiecient in the colder temps.
anaconda does have power but we about 35 to 40 min from them they're are actually a smelter city for the town of butte that was the largest copper mine in the world during WWII.
but now the mine has shut down and so has the smelter so thers no economy or jobs in the area...besides that after all the smelting the area has become one of the largest super fund sites in the western hemisphere.

the weather is hot but its turning for the better by thursday the snow levels yes snow will be down to about 8,000 ft next month the snow should begin to fly again...summers are very short here.
two days ago i woke up with frost on my trucks windshield and the thermometer at 29.
with the low humidity currently 8% we might get up to 80 during the day but we always drop into the 30's and occasionally the 20's during the night

Wow, thats some dry air!
Amazing how wide a temperature difference you can
get with that dry of air.
I knew someone in that area mined for copper, just
could not remember which town.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
Keep us posted on the snowfall!

[off the grid]

well today is august 19th and we got up to about 70 degrees before we had a bout of thundersnow again this time non stuck to the ground but the windshields on the vehicles accumulated around 3/4 in or so. this morning we dropped to 28 degrees with a good amount of frost.

[Removed_Member_Garrett_*]

well today is august 19th and we got up to about 70 degrees before we had a bout of thundersnow again this time non stuck to the ground but the windshields on the vehicles accumulated around 3/4 in or so. this morning we dropped to 28 degrees with a good amount of frost.

That's incredible! I wish it snowed in VA in august...T~T We don't start seeing flakes fly until December (Excluding the mountains) with the first measurable snows coming through as soon as January starts.

[off the grid]

I GET TO CALL FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!
today i was working on the land and snow began to fall.
the surrounding mountains have a fresh cover and its not even night yet.
currently the temp is 37 degrees with snow.
yaay snow
the mountains this year never lost thier snow

[wxdude1964]

I GET TO CALL FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!
today i was working on the land and snow began to fall.
the surrounding mountains have a fresh cover and its not even night yet.
currently the temp is 37 degrees with snow.
yaay snow
the mountains this year never lost thier snow

Congratulations!!!
That is the bonus of living in the Rockies!
Can't wait for snow to get here.
Give us a update tomorrow if you get more.