In the land of the pale blue snow, where it's 99 below
And polar bears are roaming o'er the plain
In the shadow of the poles we wander to and fro
We'll be happy when the ice worms nest again
This may come from Wilf Carter but it's not clear as to where it comes from. It does make me think about the winter I've put I've experienced. Some bloggers are writing about a soon coming spring. For me I will have to wait a while longer for warm weather.
They have recently cleared some of our streets so we have some huge piles of snow. The kids are having fun jumping off these piles.
My ski trail is under these enormous snow piles. The picture at the end shows the ski trail in a normal winter snow of 2010.
Wow the snow sure is piling up there Red.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are out there making your own ski trail, good for you !
I always make my own trail. I'm usually looking for more snow. They put these piles on top of my trail.
DeleteThat is a lot of snow. You have more than we do here in central Alberta. The rain and winds have also made it so that we can even go out on sleds. My hubby and I are off now until mid March.. Catch up when Im back.
ReplyDeleteI am in central Alberta...Red Deer.
DeleteIt will take forever to melt! We have piles too but I think yours are larger. King on the mountain thats what we used to play during recess at school on the snow piles:)
ReplyDeletethe k,ids here are having a ball with these piles. One family near us play outside most of the time. Once the sun gets higher stuff melts in a hurry.
DeleteIt's odd how we always seem to wish for what we haven't got. I would love to experience your winter.
ReplyDeleteOne thing for sure , you wouldn't be living in your van!
DeleteWhat can I say other than that is one helluva lot of snow.
ReplyDeleteIt's more snow than I've ever seen...except for the mountains.
DeleteThat will take a while to melt!
ReplyDeleteThe spring sun will melt things in a hurry.
DeleteWow Red it is awesome it is the same here. I have not skiied since I started snowshoeing. Nice PIC of you. Enjoy I hope to break trail today it is going to snow again tonight. B
ReplyDeleteMost of our snow fell in Nov. Dec.
DeleteOh My, your snow piles look like ours here. Yep, we had a marvelous Valentine's Day Storm and an even bigger one on Feb 16 - every yard has a mountain of snow and its packed everywhere. I do not mind the snow, in fact I like winter as I do all the seasons. I think life would be quite dull without all our seasons. You look most dapper on your skis and ready to go. If you gt lost, I just tell the search party to look for the red gloves, eh Red. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteRed gloves? Petty snazzy eh? We can't really complain as I've never seen this much snow before.
DeleteWonderful winter images. Looks exactly like that around here; piles and piles of snow everywhere. We got our fair share this winter. That's a fantastic image of you. What better way to get around this winter than with skis!
ReplyDeleteThis is right outside my house. I can go out when ever I want. I quite often go in the evening. This is it for my skiing this year.
DeleteSigh. I keep seeing pictures like this on my blogger family's posts. That is a LOT of snow, Red. It's almost March, the calendar says. Doesn't spring come soon? I hope so. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Spring isn't that fr away. Once the sun gets up higher things change in a hurry.
Deleteoh, those snow piles would make some great forts! thanks for the memories, red!
ReplyDeleteGreat for forts and tunnels. Not too many kids live in this area. Not many kids play outside in the snow. they don't know what they're missing.
DeleteWow those are some serious snow piles! I'd hate to shovel those lol.
ReplyDeleteThese were made with the huge front end loaders.
DeleteI think my snow piles might be bigger than your snow piles. But then again maybe not....:)
ReplyDeleteI don't want to claim bragging rights on highest snow pile. We've just got too much snow.
DeleteI remember Grandma and Grandpa building steps in snow that deep, so they could get over the fence out of their yard.
ReplyDeleteNow that was a cool use of snow!
DeleteIt seems there is just nowhere to put all the snow. That trail looks like it makes for some rather difficult skiing - or maybe you should strap on some alpine skis ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe snow was piled over my trail by the loaders. I'll pass on skiing over these mounds.
DeleteEven when it warms some those piles will be there awhile. :)
ReplyDeleteWe made it to a balmy 48 degrees today - woo-hoo! Hasn't been above freezing in a couple of weeks.
48 sounds great. Our thaw takes place when the sun is much higher so things melt pretty quickly.
ReplyDeleteIt has been quite the winter! I need to get out skiing again soon.
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