January Thaw

We're in the midst of a January thaw which is typical for the Northeast. I guess, it can be typical anywhere in the U.S. but since I'm a resident of the Northeast I'm more aware of our January thaws. So, in December which happened to be historical for the record books keeping track of snow amounts. It was the snowiest December since they started keeping records. I was up on our roof removing snow 2 Sat mornings in a row prior to Christmas. Now, that 4+ feet of December snow is melting faster than you can blink.

In one respect, I'm not complaining because down where I live we had way to much of the white stuff. But, when this thaw starts wrecking our ski mountain...well, I just can't help myself but to complain to the Snow Gods. Our mountain was almost completely opened last weekend. Skiing was just so SWEET! Now, we're down to 36 trails and it's just looking pitiful. Tomorrow's forecast will not be much help since the prediction is for 1"-3" of snow in the hills only to change over to freezing rain. Hello?! Do you know what's it like to ice skate on planks?

Oh well, what can ya do? But, suck it up and make sure you've got plenty of cold alcoholic beverages and board games handy. It helps with the pain of having to sit inside watching it rain in Jan. They don't call our ski club the Hangover Health Club for nothing!

The bright side of this is that we are supposed to be getting more snow on Monday. Weather guys won't state how much this far out but there's a good possibility it could be plowable snow. Now, let's just hope it goes north.