[at-l] More Winter

[Art Cloutman]

2/29/08
Backpacking would be extremely hazardous around here, NH, the past 
couple of days.  Yesterday, the high temp was around 20 degrees with 
not a cloud in the sky.  Skiing was absolutely fabulous with 10 
inches of freshly fallen snow that was groomed then an additional 4 
inches of velvet white flakes fell to cover the corduroy grooves of 
the grooming machines.  Mount Washington could be seen as a big white 
puffy marshmellow  50 miles to the north.  The radiation from the sun 
made it feel much warmer but when the sun dropped below the peak of 
Gunstock Mountain around 3:00 PM it got cold very quickly.  When I 
got up this morning the thermometer read negative 20 degrees.  By 
noon it had reached the high for the day of positive 10 degrees.  It 
still feels warmer because of a cloudless sky.  I had to stay home 
from work - if you want to call teaching skiing work - to shovel off 
roofs because we are expecting another 10 inches of snow tonight.  I 
lost count of the total snow fall at 100 inches.  We must have close 
to 120 inches by now and the snowiest month - March - is just about 
to start.    Our snow plow guy came with a front loader yesterday to 
try and push the snow back away from the driveways.  We have mounds 
of snow 12-15 feet tall in the yard.  Our beautiful view of Crystal 
Lake - Jan has seen it she knows how pretty our view is - is totally 
blocked by a wall of snow.   oh well back to the roof for another 
couple of hours.  I'ld rather be skiing or hiking.

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Life is Good!!!
Art Cloutman