Summer Is I-Cumin.
Credit: RogerRomani/Snowbrains.com
We are approaching the mid-summer mark and note that the monumental snow fall at Squaw Valley this winter has allowed die-hards to make a final run or two this week. Season over. July 15. Almost mid-summer. My, my.
It makes you wonder what machinations of weather we will see next winter. Conditions are shaping up for a neutral El Nino season out in the eastern Pacific, according to NOAA. That means the ocean water isn’t tending cooler or warmer. Last year saw a La Nina condition (cooler ocean water) that made a huge impact on atmospheric conditions, especially in the North American west coast where the snow was epic. A neutral condition in Winter 2017-18 will bring perhaps the same precipitation, but perhaps higher temps, too. ‘Way too soon the tell, but we will be watching.
Since it is almost mid-summer, we thought we’d offer something different.
Here’s a poem by Gary Snyder, Mid-August At Sourdough Mountain Lookout.
Also, our top 10 Trailmasters have been mailed their Debooters for their huge accomplishment this past winter in skiing their age. If you want a SeniorsSkiing.com sticker, we have a bunch. Just send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to SeniorsSkiing.com, Box 416, Hamilton, MA 01936.
Thanks for hanging with us; you are certainly not alone, because there are more of us every day and we aren’t going away!
