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[SLBunge]

After an incredibly warm October and early November we got whacked with an ice storm and a small-ish winter storm blowing through right before Thanksgiving. Now we've got another winter storm rolling through tonight. It's a bit of a pisser that it is starting out as rain but we should have a few inches on the ground by morning.

Apparently, this year we are supposed to have more snow than has become normal. If that pans out I will be very happy.

[foodie52]

Sitting on the front porch , eating left over cherry pie.

[Behemoth]

It's been snowing for the past three days, and unless I decide to go awol on the 10th, my first ski day is not until December 16th :pout:

[Sneakeater]

I'm thinking of starting a thread called "I Am Unable to Feel Bad for Behemoth".

[SLBunge]

It's been snowing for the past three days, and unless I decide to go awol on the 10th, my first ski day is not until December 16th :pout:

I'd support you going awol in any way I can.

My first ski day will likely be on 12/27 somewhere close to the Lake Tahoe area. And my annual pilgrimage to Alta in January looks to be in good shape because the snowfall total is climbing already.

[prasantrin]

In snowed again yesterday. We've only had 13 days since the first snowfall, but we've had somewhere around 60cm of snow--more than half the average annual snowfall in just two weeks. It's going to be a loooong winter, and possibly a difficult spring with plenty o' flood warnings.

And to top it off, it's very windy today so the windchill is -17C!

[Suzanne F]

It's 54F here right now. (ducks)

And we are expecting thunderstorms tomorrow.

[prasantrin]

It stopped snowing! It didn't snow all that much, so it was a relatively fast 30-minute sidewalk and driveway shovelling experience. Not entirely pain-free, though, as my groin injury is still causing problems.

And it's sunny now!

[SLBunge]

It's 54F here right now. (ducks)

Duck all you want, I prefer cold weather and snow in late November.

[Suzanne F]

Well, apparently a high wind advisory has been issued for the tri-state area for tomorrow (Wednesday), 9 AM to 3 PM. Watch out for flying tree limbs and all that.

[Orik]

Paris has seen the most snow in a few decades these past few days. Out in the burbs it's all winter wonderland, while in the city a combination of slush and ice dominated. The locals have been exhibiting shoddy winter skills:

Snowman Construction:




Parking:




Salting:




Fortunately the metro and whatever else is underground melts everything away pretty quickly.

[StephanieL]

We seem to be in two modes at the moment: bitter cold & dry or warm & rainy. I'm not happy about having to break out the thermal underwear in the 1st week of December.

[Suzanne F]

We seem to be in two modes at the moment: bitter cold & dry or warm & rainy. I'm not happy about having to break out the thermal underwear in the 1st week of December.

On the bright side, though, we haven't drowned in slush. Yet.

[prasantrin]

Does anyone go snowshoeing? I've been investigating appropriate footwear, and it seems most people wear running shoes or hiking shoes when they go snowshoeing. But I won't last long with non-insulated footwear--can't one wear winter boots?

[GG Mora]

Does anyone go snowshoeing? I've been investigating appropriate footwear, and it seems most people wear running shoes or hiking shoes when they go snowshoeing. But I won't last long with non-insulated footwear--can't one wear winter boots?

I wear these. You can get something comparable from LaLa Bean for less money. I like to have good lateral support when I snowshoe (in addition to waterproofed warmth), but I go out in the woods in several feet of snow; you may not need as much shoe.