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.
Tonight: Snow. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible
Wednesday: New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible
Wednesday Night: New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible
... this is about the time of year last year where we checked in with our loyal fans and began the official countdown of weeks... (we've all be counting days for about a month now)
Steamboat is only 8 weeks away from opening, and the snow has begun to dust our peaks with the reminder that fall is not a long season around here. The leaves change and fall over a course of only two or three weeks, and October always, always, brings us snow.
We got our first snow on September 21st like clockwork around our wedding anniversary (it snowed on our wedding day, 9.23.2006), and we got a second dusting this past weekend... reminding me that yes, I should in fact begin the countdown for IN THE DEEP!! Stay tuned, kiddos, we're almost there. . . pray for snow and record snowfall!
-See you In The Deep!