I did that one year, I think it was 2015 and I tossed them up on the roof about every three feet, I didn't hit my spot every time but it worked. That spring I went up and made sure my gutters weren't blocked.
I remember back in the 70s shoveling off over a foot of snow them chopping through almost 2 feet of ice, even the years with little snow the ice was pretty thick, used to like it that was because we fished with skates on.
I was in Holland Ma Monday, Hamilton Reservoir is split in two by a causeway, half was frozen and the other half was 75% open water. Must be deeper on that side. Up in Sterling, small ponds had good cover.
I'm headed to Florida April 2nd so it will probably happen then. I missed two of the March snowstorms in the 80s being in Florida on spring break. More fun down there but hate to miss a March snowstorm.
Me and my brother have weights, leg machine, lat machine and treadmill so we work out when we want to or can. Put our money into equipment instead of the Y.
I remember the 82 storm, my friend had a convertible and was driving around with the top down because it was warm, he swung by house with the convertible down during the snowstorm and we drove around with the snow falling with no top. He had a foot of snow in his car that we cleaned out later. There may have been drinking involved.