Well in one week we have gone from single diget temperatures to above freezing. Currently 37 and windy. Not to forget Rain all night.
When I was a kid the old timers called this a Chinook. Now that I am an Old Timer I remember many years of massive snow events and then Chinooks.
Years back I heard a Chinook is a “Snow Eater” and indeed this Chinook is eating our snow. I always mourn the loss of snow. However, it is early in the winter. We are not even a month in. There is sure to be more snow events. I just hope the Snow Eater goes away for a while.
I no longer run a team of sled dogs but if I did I would be looking forward to a dropping of temperatures. That would give us a great base to run on. The dogs, sled and me would not break through the snow and bog down, instead we would run smoothly on top. A skiff of power would add to the pull and pleasure.
Awe. Miss that. Miss my Team.
