Like sleet only fluffier. Just drive a few miles north of Blue Ridge and you'll find it.

 

About where are you in Maine? That will make a difference on my guestimate.

 

North of Portland, six miles as the crow flies from the ocean.
We just got another heavy, wet snowstorm on Wednesday night. A couple more like that and the truck will be fully buried. This year is shaping up to be a lot like 2015.

Send me a PM with your guess, although I've gotten a lot of people locked in....there are still a number of days or time of day that haven't been picked yet. No need to guess the hour, just AM or PM is fine cause I won't be sitting out there in a lawn chair watching it melt with a stopwatch. If it looks like it will be close, I'll have a retired neighbor check at noontime if I'm at work that day.
And I'll let anyone know if that time is spoken for and you can pick another date that hasn't been used yet.
Tom

 

My guess is looking better and better! LOL

 

Yikes, looks like I should have picked "Late August", or perhaps "summer of 2020"....

 

Tom you should build a giant snow man and see how long that takes to melt! I bet it would be at least a month longer than the fallen snow.

 

Dave, you are absolutely right.
This picture was taken May 1st, 2014.
Now if anyone wants to do some heavy research into the northeast US climate archive and draw some comparisons with this year to date and the extended season forecast...they might have an advantage if they haven't picked a contest date yet. Another tip....the location of this snowman gets less sun than where the truck is parked.

Tom

 

I wish we would have had some of that snow this winter, haven't even put my plow on and here it is in Feb. No pocket money this summer.

 

Your contest is flawed. The snow will be gone a certain day and more than one person could SWAG that day and time thereof. But, it is your contest, your rules.

 

I hear you Ray..
Right off the bat the first day three people here guessed identical day & times to other members. Instead of having two of them be completely out of luck, there were plenty of other slots unspoken for. Last time I did this there were numerous duplicate guesses but quite a few likely days nobody called. So this year I told them 'try again'. There's only one prize. Besides, the guesses have to be in before March 1st - long before the actual melting begins. I see over 100 possible chances.
It's all for fun so I'm giving you guys one extra chance to pick an open time. (like a football pool if the square is taken, pick another one next to it) So get them in early.
The way its filling up, there could be someone that picks the right date and time on a second try but someone else had it first if they wait too long. They would come in second or third. I'm checking PM's a few times a day.
Thanks for pointing that out. I'll clarify to give one extra guess if a time is spoken for.
I'm not a real contest administrator, I just play one on TV.
Tom

 

Makes my guess look bad... LOL

 

Update March 2, 2017

Well the deadline for getting your guesses in was yesterday.
Now it is a matter of waiting for Mother Nature to decide when spring comes.
We just had 10 days in a row of above normal temperatures so a lot of snow melted. (see picture taken today compared to post #18)
Now we are getting below-normal temps for the next several days and the month of March usually gets heavy snowfall around here.

So anything could happen. I'll keep you posted with periodic pictures as we get closer to spring and will drive the distance marker stick in the ground when it looks like things are starting to get close.
Tom

 

Warmer weather NO ! More snow YES. My date is out there - can you tell.
Have fun.

 

a lot has all ready gone

 

Well I can already agree that I lost!