 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I wonder how many small animals get sucked up by one of those machines ?
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@eblunt, how many small animals live in the snow?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Dunno about small animals, but a human got taken out by one of those at Mt Bachelor in 2006. Guy was camping in the parking lot and for some reason decided to sleep outside his car. It was his last Bad Idea.
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@Scooter in Seattle,
I heard a story many years ago about (I think it was) Glenshee. The mayor's dog took exception to a snowblower working in the street and challenged it. Unsurprisingly, the snowblower won!
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@Nemisis, Glenshee has a mayor?
None of the Scottish uplifts are very near anywhere big enough for a town hall! I sniff urban myth.
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It was a Scottish BASI instructor who told me, so believe it or not. . . . . . . . . . .
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| @eblunt, how many small animals live in the snow? |
Voles, shrews, hares, black grouse and marmot for a start.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@eblunt, don’t marmots hibernate? Pretty sure any small animals would hear those coming …
@Nemisis, and you believe anything a Scottish instructor tells you? 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@thefatcontroller, it's a mountain pass toll road that is open in summer only. Every year in May there is the job of clearing the road, this year was a bit more work than usual, but not especially out of the ordinary.
There is a tunnel at the border of Salzburgerland and Kärnten.
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You know it makes sense.
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@eblunt I do hope that any potential animals hear the machines coming or even feel their vibrations and can escape on time!
As for humans involved in snow removal accidents, according to google there seem to be quite a few fatalities. Even if people just use a simple shovel they might die of a heart attack. It seems to be more dangerous than skiing
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Mankei, @Simony, Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Nemisis, looks like the dog caught the car on that one, never ends well.
@thefatcontroller,shame! 
Here in Washington we have our own snow removal/pass reopening video on youtube "Clearing SR410 Chinook Pass for the 2021 season". Compared to the video above, which is of such high quality it is silly, ours (made by WSDOT, not Sidney Pollack) is grimy and simple, though you learn a couple things. Such as: the concept of snow storage. Moving the problem to a new location requires....a location! I managed office buildings back in the day, including some in Anchorage. Had to rent land to store snow removed from our parking lots. Such land becomes polluted, too, as you concentrate the vehicle detritus in these areas as the snow melts.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Scooter in Seattle, Yep, different gravy the WSDOT one but not without its charm 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@iainm, maybe. Even non-snow people marvel at those machines. Maybe it is because we shovel snow in such a feeble way in comparison!
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Great video that made me:
- Nostalgic for snow-covered mountains.
- Wonder when (if?) we'll ever be able to travel to such amazing places, without so much as a care in the world, ever again... 
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Wonder when (if?) we'll ever be able to travel to such amazing places, without so much as a care in the world, ever again...
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I wondered that, too. Also wondered how those guys know where the road goes, when it's all covered in so many metres of snow. Lovely video to watch during a rare UK heatwave. 
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FAQ
What are they clearing too, a tunnel linking 2 parts of an area?
