It is officially winter here in Utah. It’s about 2pm and it has already dropped about 5 inches of snow today and it is still going. Here’s the view from my front door:
Here’s what the front of my house looks like in the snow:
This being my first winter in Utah (or anywhere else that gets snow) it is something of a learning experience. Earlier this morning I saw some kids out on an ATV dragging a snow saucer with some rope down the street. They came through my court and made a nice arc, looked like fun.
My plan for getting through the winter, leave the house as little as possible :-)
December 1st, 2007 at 3:31 pm Deane
We have the exact same thing over here in South Dakota. I just got in from blowing snow.
December 1st, 2007 at 9:53 pm Acrobatic
It was 71 here in Dallas today … I’m dreaming of a green Christmas.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:08 pm Joseph Scott
@Deane -
I don’t have a snow blower yet (going to have to get one though), but a neighbor was kind enough to do my driveway and walkway while doing his.
@Acrobatic -
Yeah, yeah, rub it in :-)
December 4th, 2007 at 8:49 am Jim
Very picturesque, but I highly recommend the snow blower. (First thing that came to my mind when I saw your footprints in the driveway was, “I bet he posted this *before* he got to shovel off all that snow!”)
December 4th, 2007 at 8:37 pm Scott Barlow
Go crazy and get an ATV with a blade for pushing the snow out of the way. Less work than a blower, and with the same quality. Just a little more pricey, but it *guarantees* that you’ll want to get out and shovel that snow ;)
December 5th, 2007 at 1:50 pm Joseph Scott
@Scott -
An ATV, now that’s what I call motivation!
December 5th, 2007 at 6:22 pm maya
OMG, great pictures. It’s nothing like that here in Northern Cali - doesn’t feel much like the Christmas season. I’m from the East Coast so remember growing up playing in the snow. They had a holiday festival downtown this past weekend where they brought in fake snow so the kids could play in it. Hilarious!
December 5th, 2007 at 6:23 pm maya
Oh yeah, don’t forget to salt the sidewalk and driveway so you won’t fall!
December 6th, 2007 at 9:58 am Joseph Scott
@maya -
No need for fake snow here, even though it has been melting away, forecast calls for more this weekend.
We’ve got this stuff called IceMelt, which does a pretty good job of keeping the ice away.