Yet another big snow day
March 18th, 2006 by Bill
It began around midnight. As I look out the window now, about 18 hours later, it is still coming down, though very lightly.
We had something similar last week too. We are three days away from the first day of spring. We’ve had the warmest winter in Alberta’s history (well, since they started tracking these things) but it’s only this month when we’ve had any noticeable snow.
And though there is lots of snow, it isn’t terribly cold.
I discovered something today about snow - actually, it was more a remembered thing than discovered. Walking in snow is great exercise for the legs. I think even with snowshoes it would be a big workout.
It’s almost like walking with weights on your shoes. Not that the snow weighs you down (though it probably does somewhat) but it’s like the weight involved when you’re placing your foot in several inches of heavy snow then pulling it back out. Sort of the same effect you would have walking through thick mud, I think.
In a few days this will all be a big mess as the temperature’s rise, especially during the day, and it melts.
It’ll be a mudwrestlers paradise. (Glad I’m not the guy who owns this.)
Spring is coming.
Watch for it.
That’s what I keep telling myself. The ever expanding daylight keeps affirming this belief.
I want some snow in Seattle. Send some our way. Actually we have a ton in the mountains. I think we are at 150% snowpack. This time last year I think it was 23% or something.