Snow. And Lots Of It.

I've been watching the news about the snow storms hitting the east coast of the US the past couple of weeks and it made me think of that Paul Simon song: "One man's ceiling is another man's floor".

While snow totals in the 20 to 40 inch range were wrecking havoc, snarling traffic, shutting down schools and making headlines, I was lamenting that the snow total at Mt Hood was only about 90 inches - off about 10% this year.  While 90 inches  is plenty to ski on, there have been a lot of days where the temperatures were so warm at 7,000 feet that the precipitation was coming down as rain instead of snow. I'm sure a lot of folks in the east would love to see the rain that makes me shake my head.  I realize that snow on a mountain where people go ski, and snow in a city where people go to work, are very different animals. But I can't help notice that what is too little snow for some is way too much snow for others.  As in real estate, it's all about location, location, location.  And, although the snow levels are down at Mt. Hood this year, there's still plenty of beauty to be seen while on skis.  So, I decided to stop thinking about the conundrum that is life and go cross country skiing!  Here's a few pictures from last weekend.

      

                 

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