A Real Alaska Winter

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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Global warming, climate change, polar vortex, Siberian Express, and on and on. You've heard all of these terms. They are all favorites of our tv meteorologists, otherwise known as The Weatherman!

The last several years, winters have been mild here in Alaska. Not much snow and temperatures more fitting the Lower 48. We had so little snow and such warm temps that our big winter races, The Yukon Quest and The Iditarod have had to change their routes the last couple of years. Not so this winter.

Already, we have had a string of -35 degree days and nights. We have had at least a foot of snow for about a month now. That is until yesterday. We are in the middle of the biggest snow event here in the Interior that has been seen for several years. It started snowing about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. So far, we have received about 12” of snow with more on the way. Official forecasts have called for 15” while the educated rumor mill has speculated at least 22” of snow by the end of this event. The wind is blowing and we are seeing snow drifts everywhere.

Snow plows are working overtime and cars are piling up in the ditches. The snow isn't that hard to drive on but most people forget that they have to slow down. You can tell every winter who is from down south!

Our tent is beginning to look like an igloo and we have about 2 feet of snow on our roof. We have watched the weather reports from the Continental United States and have just had to laugh a bit at how this itty bitty event has been sensationalized. You would think that Alaska has entered a new ice age from the reports we have seen. Truth be known, it's just another day in the Arctic!

Anyway, we still have electricity at this point, which is always a good thing! Kitty and I are snug in our cabin working on projects. Speaking of projects, what do you do when you can't do anything else? Why, you build a doll house of course. We found this kit that has been passed from house to house since 1983. Nobody ever dared to take on this project. I wasn't sure about it at first but am having a blast.

Well, it's time to go rake another load of snow off the tent, so I will leave you for now. I don't even have to bundle up. It's 20 degrees outside. Tee shirt weather! Stay warm everybody!

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