How do you know when the winter is going longer than expected?

The answer to this question is......When you start hauling sand to newly built bunkers that still have 6 inches of snow in them. Hopefully the snow under the newly installed sand will melt soon and we will be able to tamp and smooth the sand. Another reason why we are doing this is because the ground is frozen with some snow on top which reduces the potential damage from hauling the sand to the bunker. This may look funny but it is a small part of the projects success story!