Cleaning the Blizzard off the Sidewalk is Snow Fun
All snowflakes have six sides, other than that, each one is different, shape, size, intricacies.
Colorado gets cold but nothing compared to Siberia where the temperature reached -96F in 1974.
Igloos, warmed entirely by trapped body heat where temps inside can be 100 degrees warmer than outside.
In 1921, 76 inches of snow fell in just 24 hours at Silver Lake, Colorado a record for a one day snowfall.
Colorado Ski Areas
In addition to the six Ski Areas and Resorts that started operations in October or early November the mountains received significant snowfall November 17 which assures Thanksgiving opening days for 6 more areas:
Aspen Mountain
Crested Butte
Eldora
Howelsen Hill
Snowmass
Steamboat
Most open areas are operating on a limited basis. The number of lifts and runs can vary from day to day depending on overnight snow storms. Generally the higher the area, the deeper the snow, thus better ski conditions. Areas in the northern mountains of Colorado are a better bet to be open... for now.
Winter Olympics
South Korea's second Olympic Games, first Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang (Mountain cluster)
February 9-25, 2018. Veterans from the Korean War can attest that winter in Korea is very cold and lack of snow will not be a problem. Journalist will probably have trouble spelling the name.
There will be 15 major categories of sports with several events under each of them. For example there are five sports under ice skating. One of the ice skating sports is figure skating with its many disciplines, and ice .hockey is another in the skating category. Obviously, there will be many hours of TV watching time. Keep a TV guide or Olympic TV schedule, handy to keep track of your favorite winter sport.
Reading Is Our Favorite Winter Sport
In this excerpt of Two Miles High and Six Feet Under, Coyle is getting a ski lesson from the Captain of the Cross Country Ski Team. Remember it is 1896 and the skis are long and cumbersome.
Coyle knelt to attach the leather ski straps to his ski boots. Before he knew what was happening, the skis slid backward down the slight incline taking his feet with them and he fell forward on his face.
Standing over a floundering Coyle who was trying to get up, Sorensen regained his stone face. Sorensen said, "May I suggest that you always put your skis across the slope before you try to put them on? If either the front end or the back end is pointed downhill, they will go down the hill on their own. It doesn't matter whether you are ready or not. Apparently your skis didn't want to wait for you.
Coyle struggled to his feet. Coyle began to realize that skiing, even on the flat, was not as easy as it looked. He was glad George Tulanski, the good dancer, good skier, and unwitting rival, wasn't there to see the inauspicious beginning of what would be an unforgettable day.
All snowflakes have six sides, other than that, each one is different, shape, size, intricacies.
Colorado gets cold but nothing compared to Siberia where the temperature reached -96F in 1974.
Igloos, warmed entirely by trapped body heat where temps inside can be 100 degrees warmer than outside.
In 1921, 76 inches of snow fell in just 24 hours at Silver Lake, Colorado a record for a one day snowfall.
Colorado Ski Areas
In addition to the six Ski Areas and Resorts that started operations in October or early November the mountains received significant snowfall November 17 which assures Thanksgiving opening days for 6 more areas:
Aspen Mountain
Crested Butte
Eldora
Howelsen Hill
Snowmass
Steamboat
Most open areas are operating on a limited basis. The number of lifts and runs can vary from day to day depending on overnight snow storms. Generally the higher the area, the deeper the snow, thus better ski conditions. Areas in the northern mountains of Colorado are a better bet to be open... for now.
Winter Olympics
South Korea's second Olympic Games, first Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang (Mountain cluster)
February 9-25, 2018. Veterans from the Korean War can attest that winter in Korea is very cold and lack of snow will not be a problem. Journalist will probably have trouble spelling the name.
There will be 15 major categories of sports with several events under each of them. For example there are five sports under ice skating. One of the ice skating sports is figure skating with its many disciplines, and ice .hockey is another in the skating category. Obviously, there will be many hours of TV watching time. Keep a TV guide or Olympic TV schedule, handy to keep track of your favorite winter sport.
Reading Is Our Favorite Winter Sport
In this excerpt of Two Miles High and Six Feet Under, Coyle is getting a ski lesson from the Captain of the Cross Country Ski Team. Remember it is 1896 and the skis are long and cumbersome.
Coyle knelt to attach the leather ski straps to his ski boots. Before he knew what was happening, the skis slid backward down the slight incline taking his feet with them and he fell forward on his face.
Standing over a floundering Coyle who was trying to get up, Sorensen regained his stone face. Sorensen said, "May I suggest that you always put your skis across the slope before you try to put them on? If either the front end or the back end is pointed downhill, they will go down the hill on their own. It doesn't matter whether you are ready or not. Apparently your skis didn't want to wait for you.
Coyle struggled to his feet. Coyle began to realize that skiing, even on the flat, was not as easy as it looked. He was glad George Tulanski, the good dancer, good skier, and unwitting rival, wasn't there to see the inauspicious beginning of what would be an unforgettable day.