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Hi All,
I am no longer sure of year or precise location, (and why dig ?), but
in 1956 or 57 at the head of a narrow north-facing ravine in August
(probably in the national park) I found a cow-sized body of ice.
YT, DW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dusan Soudek" <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Lingering Snow in June
> Neat! I wonder whether there is still man-made snow on the runs of the
> local ski hills, Ski Martock and Ski Wentworth. Or ice in the "ice cave"
> on the Parks Canada property at York Redoubt.
> On May 31 I was surprised to find completely natural ice and snow in a
> deep rocky crevasse, where the sun never shines, in the woods near the
> shoreline of Admiral Lake (White Lake Wilderness Area, HRM)..
> Dusan Soudek
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 11:45 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Lingering Snow in June
>
> I have been watching with interest the gradual shrinking of a snow bank on
> the edge of Bedford. It was formed by clearing a large parking lot across
> from Clearwater Lobsters. At one point this winter a backhoe was brought
> in to compact the snow, and then pile more on top. It must have been more
> than 20 feet high in March. It's down to just a couple of feet now, an
> icy crust in a ditch below some steep shady woods. It is also partly
> obscured by crusher dust.
>
> I'm waiting to see if it will hang on till the first day of summer.
>
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
>
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