March Snow!

This is so typical of WNC: a balmy winter with a smattering of bitter cold, and the biggest snow event happening sometime between March and April.  I love snow.  I love watching it; I love waking up to it; I love skiing in fresh natural snow (a real treat in the southeastern mountains); I love the fresh blanket it lays on the landscape; and I love how much our dog loves eating it and dashing madly about (thus destroying the serene blanket).  I love it so much that I want more; I want to see winters in which it snows a few feet so that the office will be closed, and we can drive up to Banner Elk.  Whoo HOO!  As I am typing the snow is falling faster and heavier!

 

March Snow

 

 

 

***Update***

I posted sometime in the afternoon, and now the snow has stopped (how sad).  Below are the most recent snow photos showing how much more snow we received.  I can only hope to wake up to even more snow.

 

March Snow

 

 

 

Pre Thanksgiving Snow

So far, so far good with the snow events; they are resulting in more accumulation each time, and hopefully they will increase in frequency.  Say it with me again “twelve 12 inch snow events!”  Remember the water table desperately needs it.

Twelve 12″ Snow Events

 

blurry snow flakes

Please join me in visualizing, praying, or chanting for the double the half a dozen 12″ snow events that Ed Brotak said we needed to help overcome the drought on “Conversations with David Hurand” on WCQS, 20 August 2008.