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| Opening a channel on #3 |
Every winter that has a prolonged snow cover has Turf managers keeping their fingers crossed that the snow cover does not turn to an ice layer on the greens. Turf that is covered with ice can survive for a period of time without damage. Different turf grass varieties have different thresholds for survival. Bent grass is 90 days and bent/poa which is the predominate grass at Silver Spring can survive up to 60 days under ice. Our greens have been under snow and ice for 40 days.
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| Our ven-trac snow blower |
This past week the golf and grounds crew removed snow on several greens to see if any ice was present and if there was the thickness of the ice. Using hand shoveling and our mini ventrac snow blower, channels of snow on 3,6,8,9,1,and 18 were removed. A 1.5" layer of ice was present on all greens examined. Fortunately the mini thaw we experienced this past weekend quickly melted the ice and exposed the turf below. Presently the turf looks good.
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| The inspection team |
We will continue to monitor snow and ice levels throughout the winter and remove the snow and ice when levels dictate.
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| Ice on the 3rd green |
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