Got Snow?

Major reduction in the snowpack here over the past 24 hours, but the infamous 12 foot snowbank just up the road from my house is only down to 6 feet tall. At this rate, most of the snow should be gone by the end of this week, except for the piled-up stuff. The snowpack is now "only" 2 feet deep in most places, and my walkway in places is actually (gasp) down to bare ground.

The problem now is what we hikers call "postholes", which is a term used to describe sinking thru the deep snow when trying to walk along a certain pathway. During April daylight hours, these aren't that bad, but after dark when the temp gets below freezing, they freeze up and getting tripped up by one can result in broken leg bones! Nasty stuff.