Schneewagen Extricated from 40" of Snow

Lowland snows all last week closed Highway 2 from the Eastside to Stevens Pass due to downed trees and powerlines. The fireplace repair guys were scheduled to come up last Wednesday, but with Highway 2 closed, they're rescheduled for this week.

Since we were up there to check on the KnArrow Haus on January 3rd, over 140 inches of snow have fallen, accumulating over 40 inches on the ground -- and on top of Schneewage. Devon and I went up late afternoon to dig out and attend the annual homeowners meeting.

Schneewagen is somewhere underneath this pile of snow.

Schneewagen resting peacefully.

Devon locating the front hood of Schneewagen.
His snow shoes are slightly above the level of the front hood. 

The front of Schneewagen uncovered under 40"+ of snow.

Schneewagen's roof was slightly deformed under the weight of the snow.

There were several rain and warming cycles that froze the snow to the cover over Schneewagen.

It took about an hour and a half of constant digging to be able to get in the doors. Our initial attempt to drive Schneewagen out of it's hole didn't work. We had to dig out about a foot in front of the front and rear tracks. Then it came out like a champ, and we were able to drive up to the KnArrow Haus and even plow some new trail in the thick blanket of new snow. There's been so much new snow that the entire neighborhood is otherworldly -- entirely changed in appearance, and so quiet with so much snow.