IT'S SNOWING!!!!!

“Cool, clear and pretty windy, here.   I think I'll go for a hike at the lake and watch the whitecaps.”

“We've got at least 4 here in mid-MI, but the drifting is so bad its hard to tell!”

“ugh. too much snow here. or maybe its the thinnish layer of ice hiding underneath the snow that i dont particularly like. yeaaahhh...probably that. took me an hour and a half to get to work today. normally a 30 minute drive. white knuckles and nauseous by the time i walked through the door!
it sure looks pretty but i could really do without!!!”

“Cool, clear and pretty windy, here. I think I'll go for a hike at the lake and watch the whitecaps.”
Tilt
11:19:51 AM
12/16/07

Your lake has water in it?”

“Yup!  Right up to where it meets the air.

I did watch a stream freeze completely over one night in North Carolina.   Must've been about 15°F.

Looks like a Hobie Day out there right now.... But I'd still want a drysuit.”

“Wohoo!!!! the plow finially came!! I'M FREE!!!! I'm FREE!!!!!”

“y'all are soooo lucky!!!! theres not been any snow at my house in 3 years or more. grrrrrr”

“tradeja!!!”

“snow for drought/water restrictions...YOU GOTTA DEAL!”

“I was in North Asheville about an hour ago and it was blizzard like conditions. As I head south on 25 it started to taper off and by the time I got to the BRP it has stopped!!!!! It is snowing a bit now.”

“We got about 8 inches today - nice coating of ice clinging to everything now. Due to change back over to snow again soon.....hopefully.”

“Got nearly a foot today...a little bit of sleet mixed in for short periods and it's still snowing. Skied today in some fierce winds and powder. This winter is definitely a better start than last winter. I came home to clear the driveway and a neighbor's driveway. Oh yeah, had a couple of deer in the front yard. I wonder if there will be any of the bushes left by the spring.”

“Still snowing at Mt Rogers area. Been this way all day. Temp is 18. Drifts are 2 feet and I would guess the actual depth is 6 maybe 8 inches.”

“Frig..are you near Mount Rogers?”

“i just finished shoveling the snowpile that the plow left for me...uggh. it was up to my waist!
it's pretty out there though, with the christmas lights peeking through the snowdrifts”

“All the snow blew away :-(”

“9 inches here in Michigan yesterday! ;-)

I got a chance to go snowshoeing a little bit with my mom & hubby in her front yard....

She loved it-- We bought my whole family (mom, dad, sis & bro) snowshoes last year, but ended up with a very non-snowy winter and RAIN over Christmas.

This year, however, it may be a very different story... :-) Dad would have tried it out, but he had been snow-blowing the driveway and decided to rest instead... :-)

I'm hoping they can get out and have a little fun with the snow shoes, since it's not as complicated as cross country skiing and they can do it just about anywhere... :-)”

“Snowing in Nashville 4:45PM.
It's light, and seems to be sticking.”

“It was snowing like crazy while I was skiing today. We probably only got about 5-6" at home and another couple of inches forecast for overnight. I guess it's time to go and clear the driveway.”

“Is it snowing in North Carolina?”

“Mt Rogers area is slam in a white out.”

“They say we will get snow around midnight...possible 3-6 inches...!!! It has gotten increasingly colder today with the high being 39 this A.M. The overnight lows are supposed to be in the teens!!!

Coldest all year!....well...this season!”

“No snow here, but it's sure as s--t cold enough for it. The low for tonight here is 20 degrees.”

“I WANT SNOW!!!! SHOW ME THE SNOW!!!!”

“its snowing in boone,nc”

“you folks in western NC take big deep breaths...and BLOW it East!!!”

“Wish it was here in Huntersville, NC.”

“It was 50* today here in York, PA, but, tomorrow it will get colder. We may get a little tiny dusting tomorrow morning.”

“dang a lot of tters from nc and I'm lucky I'm in the far north western side of it.
went for a day hike on the AT by watauga lake.
Must have been 6 other day hikers out there today. was fun and cold”

“jb why are you still typing..didnt' i just tell you to BLOW!!!”

“snowing here in Ohio!!!!!

wind chill 6 degrees!!
BRRRRRRR

I am so cold!!!”

“well Gather its coming your way..
AND are you going to the linville trip????????????????”

“kid wasn't scheduled to be home..but now she may be..I'm having to wing it the next week until I know for sure.”

“how old is she ? bring her with you”

“shes 8 and really feels the spring summer outtings...but winter ain't her thang.”

“ok I see . MY 9 yr old wants to warm or cold”

“in NW MT...it's 28* and started snowing an hour or so ago...lightly. It's coming down much harder now. :) Bright white outside...woo hoo!”

“We've been getting lots of snow here. Good skiing!”

“Screw you and your damn snow. It's been in the 60's here all week. We went from close to 4' of snow in some areas to less than 6". Damn January thaw.”

“:P

I've probably got a foot on the ground in my yard.”

“We don't have a foot on the ground in the valley yet (only 6-8 inches)...but the higher elevations are all loaded up.

Going out for the weekend to snowshoe and play in it. Can't wait. :)”

“
Inupiaq Snow Terminology

Myth has it than Eskimos have more than 100 words for snow. Not quite, but some Alaskan languages have several dozen. Ronald Brower is an Inupiaq language professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He has compiled the following words for snow, many of which have no English equivalent.

  1. Apun: snow.
  2. Aniu: packed snow.
  3. Aniuvak: snow bank.
  4. Apuyaq: snow patch.
  5. Aqilluqqaq: soft snow.
  6. Auksalaq: melting snow.
  7. Agniq: snow blizzard.
  8. Illuksinaq: bright snow condition causing snow blindness.
  9. Kanigruaq: frost on face, tree, etc.
10. Kaiyuglaq: rippled surface of snow.
11. Mavsa: snowdrift overhang.
12. Mauya: break through snow condition.
13. Misulik: sleet snow.
14. Mitailaq: soft snow on ice.
15. Milik: very soft snow.
16. Masak: water logged snow.
17. Masayyak: lightly damp snow.
18. Natilvik: low ground drifting snow.
19. Nutalaq: fresh snow, powder snow.
20. Qannik: snowflake.
21. Qanniksuq: is snowing.
22. Qatiqsuniq: light snow, deep for walking.
23. Qiqsruqaq: glazed snow in thaw time.
24. Qarraqtualik: area with resonating snow.
25. Quvyugaq: whiteout.
26. Qimuagruk: snow drift blocking trail or in lee of a building.
27. Qiqsruqaq: thaw qlazed snow.
38. Nutaagun: when snow covers water with no ice.
29. Piqsiqsuq: is snow storming.
30. Piagnaq: snow condition good for sled (ready to fall) travel.
31. Pilik: ice crystals in the air.
32. Sisuuq: snow slide, avalanche.
33. Siquqtuaq: sun crusted snow (covering an open water spot).
34. Sillik: hard crusty snow.
35. Uggulaq: overly damp snow.
36. Uyumiqsuq: is misty, blurred. Snow crystals in the air.
37. Uullukkuu: snow that melts instantly.

”

“Cool”

“You can click the link and hear the pronuciations -----

Just had the thought, if you're iPod equipped you can download the podcast and crunch thru the snow while you listen to it.”

“They were calling for snow here today...but they changed their minds. I probably won't snow all winter except for the 25th..when I'm supposed to fly out of Asheville in the weeee hours of the morning!!! Then we will probably get 2 feet!”

“January thaw's over up here and it's snowing and will do for a few days. I hope to get into the Daks this week-end for a sleep-over.”

“After a week of temps in the 50's & 60's it's finally snowing again in the Adirondacks. Only 1-2" is predicted, so it's going to take a long time to build the snow pack back to what it was before this thaw. Come one Lake Effect.”

“We didn't get our snow either and just got a few flurries, instead the real snow went up north.”

“and it's coming down big time up here.”