I'm one of the schlubs in Colorado that got hit with the massive blizzard last week. Tuesday evening I plugged in Goliath's (M1081 A0) block heater. Wednesday worked at home.
Snow day Wednesday:
0930 - rain changed to snow
1230 - cabin door on 5th wheel I live in could not be pushed open against snow outside
1400 - furnace would not run, snow had blocked the intake and exhaust
Intermittent power flickers all afternoon but did not lose power. Electric heaters and blanket kept me warm overnight
Recovery day Thursday:
0830 - opened up bedroom emergency escape window, pitched large cooking wok skillet, broom and myself through window into snowbank six feet below
0930 - finally cleared enough snow using wok to find snow shovel, and clear drift in front of cabin door that cleared roof line
1100 - got Goliath stuck in snow drift in campground. Wet heavy snow on top of slush about 3+ feet deep. SRW double-line pull extracation
1200 - met other locals at church and began recovery efforts for stuck drivers and vehicles. Personally recovered six vehicles and assisted several others. Four cars, a dually pickup, and an M35.
M35 belonged to a buddy. M35 battery was dead, buddy was living in a camper and had lost electric over 24 hours ago, road was blocked by 10' drift. Buddy and I went cross-country through pastures, winched dead M35 out of paddock area into field, then pull-started the M35.
All in all, a good day, but exhausted. Still had to clear snow from furnace...
Recovery of M35. Wound up snapping off fence post on passenger side:
Stopped after pull-starting the M35:
M35 headed cross-country into the sunset:
Wind was over 70mph Wednesday clearing any flat open areas. Anything sheltering from wind caused drifts though. That's why the fields look clear. But the furrows were several feet deep with snow.
