As guaranteed, we always post when we get snow... and today was Steamboat's first unofficial powder day, as with no lifts running, we couldn't get our turns in just yet.
But we're excited to post today's pics and to report that this system is going to stick around for a few days of heavy, dense snow, perfect for base-building! 'Bout time, since we only have 13 days left to build that base! They've been blasting the guns all day too, which is niiiiiice.
This morning's view...
Today's blast...
Tomorrow's continuance...
And more on Sunday if we're lucky!!
It's been warm. It's been sunny. It's November. There's panic in the air. But never fear, "it always comes," we say around here, because if there's one thing we can count on, it's that white stuff! It's just a matter of WHEN.
The WHEN is now. We had our first official "Winter Storm Warning" in October this year; a blasting, paster of a storm, we got below-average temps, feet of snow in some areas of Colorado, and yet, it's all gone.
Well, we're now at the 2-hour countdown to WSW#2. We're into November finally, and we're at the 2-week-mark, as of today. Just 14 days to the opening, and this three-day storm should bring us some of what we're looking for. It's been a tumultuous week for weather in the U.S., actually, the central east coast is getting pounded today with Ida's lil' sister- flooding and gale force winds from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod. While I love watching Mike Bettes get his hair wet in the wild wind as opposed to seeing him in dry and sharp in the studio, I must admit I'm jealous of Virginia Beach's weather right now. But here's a look at what's to come...
One last note, they should change the seasons around here. Or the lingo. Or both. If we're getting "Winter Storm Warnings" in the fall, how can they be WSWs? They should be Fall Storm Warnings, or Winter-Like Storm Warnings... OR we should just change our dates. Winter starts November 1st, because we've already had six weeks of snow by the time it starts for everyone else on December 21st.
Here's what I'm dreaming of... how 'bout you?
~See you in the deep.