Good, Bad of 31" of Heavy Wet Snow

 Heavy wet snow tends to topple trees and up root them. Two aspen trees broke in half and this pine came up by the roots.

 Under ground water flow leaks out of the mountain and generates sheet flow down our driveway. When it is finished in a couple weeks we will repair the driveway.

 The above wall was cemented in place and the power of the water collapsed the wall and continues to stream out of the side of the hill.

The aspen trees are dropping the long worm looking things that will now allow the trees to form leaves in a few days. When the leaves appear they quickly develop into full sized leaves and the entire landscape (except for the burn scar area) will be green again. These worm like things are falling constantly and the ground is covered with them.

Another good sign is the three feet of snow on our garden box has melted slowly over the past 5-6 days and the spinach, lettuce and radish are just popping up through the soil. If we don't have another calamity it appears we will have a good harvest later this year. The rhubarb is also just starting to show itself after being covered with 3 feet of snow.