Cool.
Cool. Literally. It’s snowing. We in the middle of our first major storm. We’ve had several little ones earlier in the season, 2 – 5 inches. But this one is a biggie. It started Sunday afternoon, with high and crazy winds. It’s really difficult to tell how much snow’s coming down when it’s really going sideways. But it finally got serious around dusk. When I got up this morning, there was about 16 inches on the front deck.
The roads are a mess. There’s still a berm in the middle and we’ve been watching people get stuck and unstuck all morning. The berm is about 3 feet high and why people with 8″ of clearance in their cars think they can make it across is beyond me. But they continue to try.
The weather channel predicts snow on and off all week. The resorts are thrilled, I’m sure, especially Sierra which doesn’t have snow making capabilities. So winter is off and running. It’s a good start.