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Your most memorable snow event?
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New Year's Eve going into 2010. Our beloved dog, who was paralysed in her hind legs, had just acquired her wheels and was flying! She had always loved the snow. She'd had her walk and bath and was settled in for the night when the first flakes began to fall. At first, I ignored them, felling sad that because of her disability, she would no longer be able to run in snow and chase snowballs. After a while, something got the better of me. I looked at her and said, "fancy playing in the snow?". Her eyes and ears answered! I nervously strapped her in, put on boots and coat and we stepped outside. The snow was falling fast and there were already a few inches. Once we'd bumbled our way down the steps and out the gate onto the road, it was as if her disability was no longer present. We lived at the end of a cul-de-sac. My little angel started whizzing around the road in sheer joy. I threw snowballs for her, some of which she caught before they even hit the ground! I sat in the snow, not caring that my backside was getting soaked, just to kiss her happy head when she ran over to me with her tongue hanging out
It was just like old times with her when we were both younger and carefree, and before her disease took hold.
That night, midnight came and went and I didn't see it. There were no bells or singing, no hugs or handshakes. I don't even know where we were when it passed, but I know it was and still is my happiest one. Just the two of us, giving the two fingered salute to her disability and taking our happiness where we found it.
I didn't know then that our time together would be so short and that I would have to say goodbye to her so soon. It makes the memory of that night even more precious and beautiful.0 -
It has be 2010 - my most memorable year as well.
2010 was a year of sunshine and the sun that year was brilliant. However, what stood out to me even more was the snowfall. My station, Grange recorded its snowiest year (highest number of days with snowfall, not amount of snowfall) since records began in 1986. I guess I was very lucky compared to most parts of the country which recorded few days with snowfall. Oh how I remember like it was yesterday.
Winter 2009 / 10 - I have a few memories from this Winter but not much! I remember it being so cold but not much snowfall (apart from the first week of January and New Year's Day especially). I can't believe I was out having fun in my cousins' trampoline on New Year's Day in the FREEZING COLD (I was crazy :pac:) and then it started to snow (with blue skies nearly everywhere
). I felt like I was in heaven as it was so beautiful having that snow and sun at the same time.
Winter 2010 / 11 - Now this will be the most memorable ever in my memories (unless it is broken again like it maybe will but who knows!!!). November was a classic month for sunshine after the first week as I literally recorded sunshine on nearly every day! As the temperatures got lower from the 23rd onwards with the classic sunshine again, I knew that Winter was on its way (I did not even look at the forecasts, I just assumed). I went asleep overnight on the 26th and suddenly I just woke up very early in the morning and saw it snowing!!!!!!!!! I was very happy. All day on the 27th November - 2nd December, it kept on snowing and man it did not stop!! I actually feel like crying when I think of these days as they were some of the best memories I ever had and I did not take any photos or anything! (I would like to give that me a big punch for that) It was sunny from the 3rd - 6th December non-stop! Then on the 7th, we got more heavy snowfall. The 8th was another classic Winter sunny day with very cold air. The 9th and 10th were cloudy and dry but by then I was sick unfortunately (even though it got slightly milder :pac:). The 11th and 12th were slightly colder and very sunny again. The 13th-15th was a dry and cloudy period and not memorable. From the 16th though, Arctic air plunged and I had snow that stayed from the 16th all the way to Christmas Day. St. Stephen's Day then ruined this brilliant period of snowfall. Some days such as the 18th or 19th in January were brilliant also for me as they were so sunny and cold at the same time. I just adore those Winter days with sunshine (blue skies) and very cold like recently the 15th February or even Monday or yesterday. So that was my most memorable snowfall event.Photography site - https://www.sryanbruenphoto.com/
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Remember an event in April 1999 that really stands out as it was my first distinct memory of snow. I recall waking up early and seeing everything covered in a few inches of snow. Snow was all gone by the afternoon due to the strong April sun. Anybody remember this event?
From met.ie "Significant snowfalls near the east coast in the early hours and further snow showers overnight near western and northern coasts"0 -
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Ah too many memories!
I remember it was a school night and we were all throwing snow at each other at 1am. Everyone on the road was out. Following day the same happened in school (had a bloody face from an accidental ice throw). Eventually the snow got so bad they closed the school for a good two weeks (those were the days). Over the 2 weeks of extended Christmas, my mates and I happened across a properly constructed igloo just as we needed it, our hands were about to fall off and it was so warm inside. A couple of days later we got stranded in my cousins house in Wicklow because of the snow which led to 2 days of even more fun.
Eventually the school re-opened, and they had hired a digger to scoop all the ice in the carpark into this one huge pile. It didn't melt properly for months afterwards and it led to plenty more mischief in that time (like putting a block down the back of lads shirt)
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Great thread, what a shame we don't have more of these memories!
For me, it was the 87 snowfall and my old man took me up to Kippure and we skied in across the Featherbeds road up up the mountain a little. The weather turned nasty, so we sheltered in a gully and made ourselves comfortable with a flask of soup and sandwiches. As we were eating our lunch in this blizzard, along came the local mountain rescue team who were out doing a training exercise. The look on their faces was classic as they struggled by on foot in the deep snow while we two were sitting pretty down in this gully, skis stood up beside us. All we got was a nod and a brief hello as they continued on up the hill, a couple of cross country skiers wasn't an everyday sight for them in the 80s! 0 -
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As a hiker I cheat by getting more regular snow events than perhaps most in here
I've been in two proper "whiteouts" on Irish mountains (not simply blizzards, been in plenty of them). Both were very still days, no snow was falling, and because of the lying snow and the white cloud you could not see where the horizon ended and sky begun. It's quite eerie - it's like your eyes have stopped working - it is disorientating and probably quite scary if you can't navigate.
The first time we were in one we were standing no more than a few metres away from the upwards slope of a mountain, and we simply could not distinguish it until we started heading uphill.0 -
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