Unalaskans battle first big snowstorm of the season January 29th |
Piles of melting snow line the streets and crowd parking lots across the island, shrinking by the hour, as they freeze and eventually melt into Unalaska s bays and rivers.
They are the remainder of the community s first major snow storm of the season: a storm that brought with it heavy snow drifts, a surge in snow shovel sales at the local stores and very long days for the city s road crew. You could probably cut those guys loose at 4:30, Director of Public Works Tom Cohenour told his acting Roads Chief Brian Rankin over the phone. I think [the crew s] put in a long day already and certainly a long week. So we can go back at it again tomorrow. Weather looks like it ll be pretty warm, above freezing, so I d be prepared for some sloppy, sticky snow.