Snow, Snow, more Snow

For those of you who have been wondering what the weather is like up here today...SURPRISE! It is snowy and cold today!

I say cold, I will preface that. Today, we have a warm streak and weather might get above freezing today.

This morning we had about an inch of snow, but the weather guys (whom I have found are unreliable) are predicting 8-16 inches of snow. You can watch the predictions for the next few days or just revel in snowness watching the AnchorageCam .

Some interesting notes today...
1) Snow really does have different textures. This snow is wetter than the snow from Sunday.
2) They don't plow the neighborhood roads here, although they do plow the main roads (except for the turn lanes which are icy).
3) The Anchorage Airport has never closed due to weather.
4) Only some of the children here take the bus to school. The others are biking down the sidewalks to school today. There are no such things as snow days here, and kids go outside for recess no matter what the weather.
5) The big entertainment news this week in the paper is that Gary V. is coming for a concert this Friday. It's sold out. So is the press meeting at the Chrysler-Dodge down the road on Thursday. This weekend, we also have Willie Porter (started for Tori Amos at UK years ago) and Philip Glass coming this weekend. So you see, there is culture up here in Anchorage, since we tend to be the stopping point between Asia and North American tours for many groups.
6) I am trying welcome the snow, but it will take me some time. Frank and I are planning on becoming nordic ski bums this year, which will help.

Quote for Today: Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin