From our window

[Old Crank]

After 24 hours of snow, 80 cm, 24 inches, here is the view from our kitchen window and balcony.
More snow coming.

[brer cat]

1. Beautiful, Old Crank.

Even in pictures it looks quiet. That is what has always amazed me about a snowfall: the sudden stillness and quiet.

[Old Crank]

5. That's because any one with any sense

stays indoors. There were children playing a short while later.
As a child in Ottawa we used to pay for hours outside until our parents dragged us back into the house to prevent hypothermia.
Fun times.

[GoneOffShore]

2. Absolutely lovely - Here's hoping you don't have to do any shoveling!

[Old Crank]

6. Snow shovelling

actually plowing for the most part, is the job of the hausmeister. This one, or the service, at my new place isn't as good as the previous place.

[Callalily]

3. That sure is some snowstorm.

[Old Crank]

7. It is affecting some bus lines

and some of the S-Bahn/U-Bahn lines. The ones that are surface routes. There normally isn't a need for special train snow plows.
they are postponing the Bayern Munchen football game because you can't get there by the U-Bahn.

[HAB911]

4. Beautiful, but

you do it so I no longer have to!

[Old Crank]

8. I just walk around in it.

The shoveling and the like are taken care of.

Now where did I put my warm Eierpunsch?

[HAB911]

15. lol, when I lived in Virginia

in high school, I didn't mind it, actually enjoyed it. Then after a year on the DMZ I promised myself to never be cold again if possible. We saw it -65 for just a few days.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. So completely beautiful, my dear Old Crank!

It's wonderful to see this. Especially since I don't have to live with it . . .

[Old Crank]

11. I understand completely

Why we are thinking that if we can get our daughter here permanently, we will buy a winter house in Spain, Italy, Greeece or Portugal.

[justaprogressive]

10. Very pretty

looking forward to the same in a slightly warmer clime...

[Old Crank]

12. Notice that I have

Ignored the slush filled streets with car lumps on the side.

[Bundbuster]

13. I never knew it snows that much in residential Germany

But it gives you nice sculptures for your camera to work with. Very soothing images.

[Old Crank]

14. This area tends to get more snow/rain

than a little further north. We are at the base of the foothills for the Alps.
The prevailing winds come mostly from the north and west. This causes teh clouds to pile up and drop precipitation .
This might be a near record. It certainly is the most snow dumped at one time in Munich for the last 8/9 years. It may be more than the total for last year.
I hope some of it gets over the hill into the Rhein watershed. that river has been running low for 2-3 years. That causes havok for shipping, especially oil to Switzerland.