January 17, 2012

Winter wonderland

Woke up to 14" of white stuff on the back deck with more coming down. Spent some quality time with Buttercup the tractor knocking a hole from the garage to the front gate and heading out in a few minutes to get some coffee and check the mail. National Weather Service has issued an Avalanche warning as well as a Winter Storm Warning with this little bundle of joy:
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO THREE AND A HALF FEET OF NEW SNOW
POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Mt. Baker is ecstatic:
Mt. Baker is the place to be right now for deep, light powder snow! Our storm total is now over 44 inches of new snow since Friday night! If you love powder, this is your week; forecasts are calling for continued cold temperatures and more snowfall off and on throughout the week. And the Department of Transportation continues to put their experience and expertise to use in doing a great job of clearing and maintaining the entire Mt. Baker Highway -- Thanks guys!

We currently have the 3rd deepest snowpack in North America and have received over 250 inches of snowfall so far this season. Reports from our visitors are calling Mt. Baker the best for conditions in the continental USA!
Sitting pretty here -- got a full propane tank and four cords of firewood stacked under shelter. Tested the generator a couple weeks ago (every month) and have at least a month's worth of food (bird, dog and human) in the pantry. Come back from coffee, fix some lunch, surf a little bit and maybe take a nap. Life is rough... Posted by DaveH at January 17, 2012 11:54 AM