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Still snowy on the Fourth of July?

By adamg on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 4:39pm
Snow in South Boston on May 27

The South Boston snow pile made it through Memorial Day and as Conventures shows us, it's still there today. Will it be there on Flag Day? Dare we suggest July Fourth?

Back on February 3.
A little late-season skiing in South Boston.

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Comments

By from brighton on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 4:45pm.

the great glacier of Southie

By JimGaffigan on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 4:58pm.

There was a competition for the day the snow finally melted. I think the were giving away William Hung albums or something equally good.

By anon on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 5:37pm.

The one in the field along the Mystic near Assembly Square? Was still there as of last Saturday, could see it from the train.

By roadman on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 7:48pm.

This was a private resident who held a contest to guess when the snow pile in front of his house would melt below certain dimensions. You're referring to what is known as Draw 7 Park (named after the old B&M "Knife" drawbridge across the Mystic River) - see my other comment below.

By JimGaffigan on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 6:21pm.

The one at the house.

By crispino on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:32pm.

Somerville snow contest: http://somervillebeat.com/features/somsnow15-contest-winners-announced/

By R Hookup on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 6:34pm.

It melted a long time ago. Didn't quite have the heft of this pile and the extra protective coating.

By Kokernutz on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 8:50pm.

Last of the Snowhicans.

By anon on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 5:26pm.

That's just sad...

By roadman on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 5:36pm.

Draw 7 Park in Somerville is nearly gone (finally). And the resulting damage to what was a nicely landscaped park and groomed soccer field from unnecessarily dumping additional snow there is truly an insult to the taxpayers.

By Ron Newman on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 6:22am.

One of the soccer fields near the west end of that park was also used as a snow dump. It was quite a mess of trash when I last visited a couple of weeks ago, and was not yet all melted then.

By roadman on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 11:13am.

the soccer goals before they started dumping mounds of snow there? Because the DCR didn't do that at Draw 7 park, with the result that one goal is completely destroyed (you can see the remnants of it in the debris field) and the other is damaged.

I'm also still trying to figure out why the DCR saw the need to place a temporary chain link fence at the entrance to the park to block access to the snow farm.

By moxie on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 11:20am.

There was a huge snow dump beside the parking lot to the dog run. All gone now. As is the one that was over by the Fort Washington in Cambridgeport.

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 6:33pm.

When I was travelling through Central Canada last September, there were several stories about how the Great White Snowpocalypse of 2013/2014 had left behind so much snow that the municipal snow piles in Winnipeg had yet to fully melt down.

We could have some legacy glaciers on our hands.

By anon on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 8:20am.

Someone could accidentally kick start another ice age. That would not be cool.

By anon on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 9:22pm.

That would not be cool.

No, but it would be cold.

By Gary C on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 10:42am.

I can't imagine that sucker being gone before July. That is truly amazing.

The one nearest me, at the office park in Needham near the Coke plant, is still hanging in there, but probably only has a couple more weeks left before it's gone.

By Kaz on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 11:14am.

It is NOT an adequate replacement for the Blue Ribbon food truck. :(

By coffeeweasel on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 1:50pm.

There's such a thing as a Blue Ribbon food truck?

By Kaz on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 2:01pm.

They still pull it out for special events and things, but it used to sell lunch daily in Needham Heights. They recently posted on their site that the guy who ran it for them is now a manager at one of their locations and won't be running it this year.

We are all sad.

By Steeve on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:07pm.

Dump it in the harbor!

By Cuzidotrumpet on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 8:59pm.

Stuff as much as we can into climate-controlled warehouse!

Save it until next year!

And the next!

Bring it out for all to see every Christmas Eve!