First snow on the mountain!
Nov 22nd 2007, 4:28 am
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Re: First snow on the mountain!
It's not much yet, but it is the first snow of the season and I am excited - got up at 6 am to watch.
This is the view from the living room.
A nice gentle intro to a Toronto winter.
We are happy to be in our new home before the winter arrives - now all we need is our container to arrive!
This is the view from the living room.A nice gentle intro to a Toronto winter.
We are happy to be in our new home before the winter arrives - now all we need is our container to arrive!
Nov 22nd 2007, 4:43 am
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It's not snow, but it is gorgeous!! We nipped down to the park beside this river this morning as the sun was rising, to look at the ice flowing on the North Saskatchewan River.
Nov 23rd 2007, 3:25 am
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Re: First snow on the mountain!
It's not much yet, but it is the first snow of the season and I am excited - got up at 6 am to watch. This is the view from the living room.
A nice gentle intro to a Toronto winter.
We are happy to be in our new home before the winter arrives - now all we need is our container to arrive!
This is the view from the living room.A nice gentle intro to a Toronto winter.
We are happy to be in our new home before the winter arrives - now all we need is our container to arrive!
Last edited by Maple Leaf; Nov 23rd 2007 at 3:28 am.
Nov 23rd 2007, 3:26 am
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Re: First snow on the mountain!
Nov 23rd 2007, 7:08 am
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Re: First snow on the mountain!
Whistler always posts its official opening date as US Thanksgiving Day (for marketing purposes only) but actually opens as soon as there is enough snow.
Sorry to hear about your colly wobbles. If you look out to the North Shore mountains this morning your feet must be itching to go. And happy birthday for Thursday.
Sorry to hear about your colly wobbles. If you look out to the North Shore mountains this morning your feet must be itching to go. And happy birthday for Thursday.
Birthday party was postponed. Still in bed. Just trying to summon up the engery to see a doctor. Feeling very sorry for myself.
MIL also sent me some very cool new ski socks which just rubs salt in it!
Nov 26th 2007, 3:34 pm
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What I do recommend is, if there is a group of you, that one of you gets the annual pass, and that enables the holder to take up 4 people 1/2 price
If you are moving here - wait until Feb and buy the cheapie ski pass!!! (Good for the rest of the season and the next)
Nov 26th 2007, 5:06 pm
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we have had a huge dumping of snow here today..i got called into work for 5pm..and it took..me over an hr to get there!!! LOL~...not so funny about the cars in the ditch on the side of highway 18!!
i think we were doing about...30...40k's tops speed.....had no problems...slow and steady wins the race!
i think we were doing about...30...40k's tops speed.....had no problems...slow and steady wins the race!
Nov 26th 2007, 5:13 pm
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~let it snow~ let it snow~ let it snow~
Nov 26th 2007, 5:22 pm
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Grouse is a bit pricey just to take the sky ride up (but the views on a good day are so darn nice
What I do recommend is, if there is a group of you, that one of you gets the annual pass, and that enables the holder to take up 4 people 1/2 price
If you are moving here - wait until Feb and buy the cheapie ski pass!!! (Good for the rest of the season and the next)
What I do recommend is, if there is a group of you, that one of you gets the annual pass, and that enables the holder to take up 4 people 1/2 price
If you are moving here - wait until Feb and buy the cheapie ski pass!!! (Good for the rest of the season and the next)
Nov 26th 2007, 9:27 pm
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Does it snow much on Vancouver Island ?
Nov 27th 2007, 2:57 am
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Hi, we live in Cobble Hill in the Cowichan Valley and we asked this question to the locals when we first arrived 3 1/2 years ago. We was told no, not really. Our first Winter we got around 18 inches of snow and had a few power outs. We was told that this was an unusual event. Our second Winter bought just a couple of dumpings, enough to sled and build snowmen but nothing out of the ordinary. Last year, our third Winter we had nearly 2 foot of snow and again a few power outs fincluding one for a day and a half. We had snow during November and December, it cleared before Christmas and then came back in January. So from being told it doesn't snow on Vancouver Island we have had 2 Winters with good snow falls out of 3 Winters here. Temperature wise it is getting down to minus 5 at night now and the lowest we had last year was minus 13.
We had our first snowfall yesterday and it looks nice laying around. We quite like snow (big kids at heart) and have family coming over from England for Christmas so would really like a white Christmas. We will have to wait and see.
We had our first snowfall yesterday and it looks nice laying around. We quite like snow (big kids at heart) and have family coming over from England for Christmas so would really like a white Christmas. We will have to wait and see.
Nov 27th 2007, 4:16 am
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Nov 28th 2007, 1:22 pm
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Hi, we live in Cobble Hill in the Cowichan Valley and we asked this question to the locals when we first arrived 3 1/2 years ago. We was told no, not really. Our first Winter we got around 18 inches of snow and had a few power outs. We was told that this was an unusual event. Our second Winter bought just a couple of dumpings, enough to sled and build snowmen but nothing out of the ordinary. Last year, our third Winter we had nearly 2 foot of snow and again a few power outs fincluding one for a day and a half. We had snow during November and December, it cleared before Christmas and then came back in January. So from being told it doesn't snow on Vancouver Island we have had 2 Winters with good snow falls out of 3 Winters here. Temperature wise it is getting down to minus 5 at night now and the lowest we had last year was minus 13.
We had our first snowfall yesterday and it looks nice laying around. We quite like snow (big kids at heart) and have family coming over from England for Christmas so would really like a white Christmas. We will have to wait and see.
We had our first snowfall yesterday and it looks nice laying around. We quite like snow (big kids at heart) and have family coming over from England for Christmas so would really like a white Christmas. We will have to wait and see.
yes!! we were told pretty much the same thing..however...i have figured out that a lot of people who have told me this...are originaly from saskatchewan and places where they get heapssssssssssssss of snow..so to them ..this aint snow...LOL.....and i was told that by a 80 something year old lady the other night...*ha! this aint snow..you want to see snow ..go to Saskatchewan.....hehheee
