It’s a winter wonderland here!
Well, the weathermen and women finally got it right. After quite a bit of back and forth between “It’ll snow” and “Oops, we were kidding about snow”, we’ve had a few good fronts come through and the Treasure Valley is now a little winter wonderland.
While we are almost never prone to the storms of the Midwest or back east with their everyone owns a snow blower, get buried under 6 feet of snow issues, we do enjoy four distinct seasons and winter is finally here. Last night we saw about 4 inches fall in the valley. Unfortunately its the dry, hard to do anything with but shovel off your driveway variety. This past weekend, Saturday night I believe, we got an inch or two of good, slightly wet snow. Perfect for snowmen/snowballs and sledding.
Also up after a late start, the local ski resorts in McCall, Boise, and Sun Valley are all operational, at least partially. If the forcast for the rest of the week holds true (snow possible or likely each day) then we should have everything fully operational and ready to really enjoy all the winter sport activities available here in Idaho.
It’s been a rough holiday travel season for many with delays, flight cancellations and many people being stranded and forced to camp out in airport lobbies. My own brother-in-law had to walk 5 miles through snow & storm to catch a train after his bus broke down to get to the airport. He missed his flight and got to spend the night on the floor. Hopefully though, everyone will make it to where they are going and enjoy a warm holiday with good food and drink with family and friends.
Have a safe and happy holiday all and a very prosperous 2009.
