B737-300 gets stuck in snow drift while taxiing to deice station at den.

Attributes
ACN	721425
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Snow
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	721425
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

We were pushed off the gate in denver. Blowing snow. Visibility limited. Started to taxi for deice. Didn't get too far before getting stuck in a snow pile; left by a plow. We were unable to see the pile or depth of the snow. 2 hours 30 mins later we were dug out and returned to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 GETS STUCK IN SNOW DRIFT WHILE TAXIING TO DEICE STATION AT DEN.

Narrative: WE WERE PUSHED OFF THE GATE IN DENVER. BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY LIMITED. STARTED TO TAXI FOR DEICE. DIDN'T GET TOO FAR BEFORE GETTING STUCK IN A SNOW PILE; LEFT BY A PLOW. WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE PILE OR DEPTH OF THE SNOW. 2 HRS 30 MINS LATER WE WERE DUG OUT AND RETURNED TO GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.