At 3 am last night Vikki could hear the trees out back. It sounded like someone was out there hitting them with the blunt end of an axe. Bryan said this morning while talking on the SBX radio to Vikki that he got woken up a dozen times last night with the popping in the newly made line cabin. He said it sounded like a war was going on.
Last night the temperatures fell to -29 c or -18 F. It is suppose to keep falling for the next week.
Up north a bit..... they are having -35c with it supposing to end up near -45 c which is the same in F. We are nearer the coast and are hoping we don't get this.
Bryan is busy at Windy Pond Line Cabin making cupboard shelves, bed frame etc. He cut the wood yesterday with his Alaskan Mill and stacked it in the cabin yesterday. Nice he has an indoor job today.
On the trip up there Bryan said there was 5 feet of snow coming up in front of his 550 Long track and 2 feet off to the sides. There was 3 feet of new snow. Every half a km he had to stop and clean off the running boards. They would get to be 60% angle and hard packed from him moving one side or the other. He just got the clutch engaged..... used 1/2 tank of gas (3 to 4 gallons). The SWT would have used 2 gals. but would not have made it out there. He had to leave the toboggan at the bottom of the first steep hill. After he broke the trail to Walkers' Valley Line Cabin he had to ride all the way back to get the toboggan.
He spent one night there. Said there is 8 feet of snow on the ground now with 7 feet on the cabin roof. Out the back where the door is there is a mushroom cap sticking 6 feet out and it is 7 feet deep. He used ashfault shingles...... so the roof does not slide. This was planed. Tin slides off when you are not expecting it too. Bryan just about had his number up a few years ago, when the snow slid off the back of the chicken/skinning shed.
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From the photos you've posted over time it looks like it get's cold but also you seem to be moving into exceptionally cold weather. We used to get -30F every winter at least once and -15F all the time. Temperatures have been moderating for the last 15 years. Today was another good day out in the woods at 37F and only a inch or two of snow. I laughed about the metal roof. That's all the rage here in rural properties and I always think of getting nailed w/ a couple of hundred pounds of white stuff.
Be safe. Stay warm.
really cool stuff, i sent in a email i think not sure if that was the right email. wanted to share some stories, some may be too long for the comment section lol
Love to hear from you Ryan. put your email address here and we will delete it off the blog as quickly as we can.
Art.... It would be like being hit by a Ford 350 and then it just stayed on top of you.
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