What R you doing today?

[tullamore]

We live at 7000ft EL so we can get lots of snow over the Winter. Our local ski area Pajarito (little bird in Spanish) will open today. The earliest open in 40 years! They have received over 36" of snow from this storm and are working 24/7 to pack the trails for skiers. The base is 9000ft EL. Summit is 10,500ft EL.

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thats great White Powder - send some to Ottawa, Ontario
i'm a XC ski junkie!

 

[vinny]

but Viny where u Iive it goes from 57 degrees then 10 hours later to 27 with a 1/2 a foot of snow then 67 degrees 2 days later -lol! gotta love Alberta's weather
i go xc skiing a lot at Canmore a few times a year

They say if you don't like the weather in Alberta... Wait 10 minutes. I'm not even kidding, we can go from -40 to 57 in 24 hours.

That is why it is funny to me. I never get to enjoy anyone in snow while I am walking around in a t shirt. I'm relishing in the moment.

 

[Raptor99]

Folks in central NC get all happy when it snows. OTOH, I moved 750 miles south to get away from that white crap!!

That mostly works. While we've had a few storms that you would call a storm, in recent years it's typically flurries or a bit that doesn't stick to the road.

Folks from up north that move south rarely understand that road treatment is NOT the same. Here there's no equipment nor expertise to use it, so when snow does stick on the road, I don't drive unless absolutely necessary. [this is a guy who grew up in central NY and went to college on the Canadian border.]

Here in NW Oregon, we get about 1 week of snow per year. A big storm is 10-12 inches, which doesn't happen every year. People here are not used to driving in the snow, so it gets pretty crazy out there when the roads are icy. The joke around here is that that Portland's plan for snow removal is to wait for it to melt.

Those of us who grew up driving in winter weather just laugh. But once every few years we get an ice storm with freezing rain. That's time for everybody to stay home!

 

[vinny]

We live at 7000ft EL so we can get lots of snow over the Winter. Our local ski area Pajarito (little bird in Spanish) will open today. The earliest open in 40 years! They have received over 36" of snow from this storm and are working 24/7 to pack the trails for skiers. The base is 9000ft EL. Summit is 10,500ft EL.

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The only month guaranteed not to snow here is July. It doesn't last, I've seen it in June, never in august. Our earliest dump was Sept. 3 a few years ago. Heavy wet snow and leaves still on the trees, everything young was bent to the ground under the weight.

I know you are no strangers to snow, but I'm still loving it. I can't even pretend.

 

[vinny]

Here in NW Oregon, we get about 1 week of snow per year. A big storm is 10-12 inches, which doesn't happen every year. People here are not used to driving in the snow, so it gets pretty crazy out there when the roads are icy. The joke around here is that that Portland's plan for snow removal is to wait for it to melt.

Those of us who grew up driving in winter weather just laugh. But once every few years we get an ice storm with freezing rain. That's time for everybody to stay home!

I grew up in Vancouver. Very similar. Usually not enough snow to mention. Maybe 3 inches and gone the next day. If it sticks. all hell breaks loose. If you live up a hill you likely can't get home.

I had a jeep. I was always fine with 4 wheel drive. I moved to Alberta and learned something. Even though they had low km, you can't drive on 6+ year old tires. At extreme cold temps old rubber has about the same traction as skates. I coulda got 5 more years outta those tires in BC! In Alberta, second time I was in the ditch, that was it! New tires!

 

[winemaker81]

The joke around here is that that Portland's plan for snow removal is to wait for it to melt.

In central NC, that a fact, not a joke.

About 20 years ago we had a major storm that dropped 36" (0.9 meters) snow on my house. A neighboring farmer came through the next day with a straight blade on the back of his tractor and plowed a single car width through the middle of our road.

I started shoveling the driveway after the first foot, and shoveled 3 times to keep it clear. For those who aren't aware, sunlight hitting the pavement heats it and melts the neighboring snow from beneath, so the more that is revealed, the faster it melts. I shoveled off the pavement in front of my driveway as far as the farmer's path.

IIRC, the roads were (more or less) drivable in about 3 days, but not at anything resembling normal speed. I live out in the county, and while the cities and larger towns (and highways) were plowed, nothing resembling a plow (other than that farmer!) came within 2 miles of my home.

It took 8 days to fully melt. I can't say I miss that!