3 CTSRR Cumbres Pass Photo

[Wacky roger]

CTSRR Cumbres Pass Photo
My bride picked this view as her favorite from my tip to Cumbres Pass on 01-03-21. Snotel reported 68 inches of snow while I was there.

 

[BSauce955]

CTSRR Cumbres Pass Photo
My bride picked this view as her favorite from my tip to Cumbres Pass on 01-03-21. Snotel reported 68 inches of snow while I was there.
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Very nice photo! was the area around your house plowed? Or is there something magical about the sparse snow around the house? Or was the snow falling from the foreground so the house's profile blocked the snow from falling there?

 

[Deleted member 103366]

Is that a real bungalow, the windows look odd?
If real, what's the cause of the absent snow around this end of the bungalow?

 

[OkDrone]

Same questions as above. I can see why the snow is like it is. Came from the windward side and drifted past the leeward side. But the house is hard to discern if it real as it is a very stark contrast to the snow.

 

[Wacky roger]

Very nice photo! was the area around your house plowed? Or is there something magical about the sparse snow around the house? Or was the snow falling from the foreground so the house's profile blocked the snow from falling there?

Not my house. It is the section house for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. I THINK the open areas around the structures was caused by the wind during the storm.

 

[Wacky roger]

Is that a real bungalow, the windows look odd?
If real, what's the cause of the absent snow around this end of the bungalow?

It is the section house for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Wind caused the snow to do what it did.

 

[Wacky roger]

Same questions as above. I can see why the snow is like it is. Came from the windward side and drifted past the leeward side. But the house is hard to discern if it real as it is a very stark contrast to the snow.

Yes it is real. All The railroad structures at Cumbres Pass are real and they are maintained.

 

[akdrone]

As soon as I saw it I laughed and realized the lack of snow was due to strong winds. Really impressive. I'm happy we don't get that kind of snow, although we do have interesting weather....-30F today.

 

[Wacky roger]

As soon as I saw it I laughed and realized the lack of snow was due to strong winds. Really impressive. I'm happy we don't get that kind of snow, although we do have interesting weather....-30F today.

IMHO the wind and snow can and will make for some interesting looks.

 

[akdrone]

IMHO the wind and snow can and will make for some interesting looks.

Couldn't agree more. Here's a thread with some interesting snow/wind. It was an FPV drone as I had not received my M3 when I shot that footage :0).

 

[Wacky roger]

Couldn't agree more. Here's a thread with some interesting snow/wind. It was an FPV drone as I had not received my M3 when I shot that footage :0).

Thanks for letting me see the video. I like the video.

 

[PixelMagic]

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/42626063_1858931780828386_3968258462462246912_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=SqelD4SBmVMAX_T-0SA&_nc_oc=AQn-txaSHCnQYVQkQpQC5JRaOqGNur9nVCmq5Su9lY6XRoAOXzJi3yvQjla28ilHe8jya8Zw6mIAj9WRhbPy1Z7f&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=00_AT-Wv_-OrLoJxN66zRVhpKDOU2_UMsp9-oxc0NLDFupPLQ&oe=61F9F440

Link to another view of the train station.

 

[Wacky roger]

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/42626063_1858931780828386_3968258462462246912_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=SqelD4SBmVMAX_T-0SA&_nc_oc=AQn-txaSHCnQYVQkQpQC5JRaOqGNur9nVCmq5Su9lY6XRoAOXzJi3yvQjla28ilHe8jya8Zw6mIAj9WRhbPy1Z7f&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=00_AT-Wv_-OrLoJxN66zRVhpKDOU2_UMsp9-oxc0NLDFupPLQ&oe=61F9F440

Link to another view of the train station.

Thanks for posting the photo. I like you shot. Old steam train are there every day during the season.