STORM2K

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 12:26 pm**

Huge Mound Of Ice In Virginia Still Hasn't Melted

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The grass is green and flowers are blooming in Alexandria, Virginia. But there's still a reminder of this year's winter weather: a mound of snow that just won't melt.

Alexandria maintenance crews spent hundreds of hours cleaning up after February's winter blast, which left the city covered in more than 18 inches of snow. Snow cleared from the roads was dumped at the city's maintenance yard.

Trucks dropped about 3,000 loads of snow in an area used to store maintenance equipment. As winter gave way to spring, much of the snow melted. The remainder became a brown, sooty heap of ice.

A city transportation official says the mound is still about 15 feet tall, 100 feet long and 40 feet wide.

He says it will melt eventually.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 12:31 pm**

LOL! Wow. :o That is still pretty big. Wouldn't it be funny if it lasted until this upcoming winter?

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 12:31 pm**

That's pretty amazing. I bet there will still be some ice left by the 4th of July.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 12:41 pm**

Im looking for a picture but havent come up with any

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 12:47 pm**

Amazing - but wonder if its shaded and how much exposure it has to direct sunlight.

But if its a mountain - it just takes time. Have they had any 90 or 100 degree days yet. It will melt quicker under those conditions.

Patricia

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 4:18 pm**

snow on the ground in may, that has to be SO depressing, Alexandria is in an elevated area but still.....would suck!!

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 4:24 pm**

Yikes! If the mound of snow is still that large and insulated it still will have some time to go. :o

I remember Virginia had a day or two in the low to mid 90's, which was rare for the early spring. It was around the same time Wisconsin to Kansas was in the 60's and 70's.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 4:48 pm**

:o :o :o CAN you say SNOWCONE!!!!!! :wink:

For a few thousand people!!! :wink:

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 5:13 pm**

SNOWCONES?!?!? :o Sounds like a good idea, it's near 80 here right now! 8-)

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 5:23 pm**

How cool is that. I tried to make a really big pile once when little. Sadly it lasted about a week only b/c my house is the first to have all the snow melt (due to our due south exposure), and b/c we live in NC

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2003 5:34 pm**

I don't like snow. I hate the cold.