It’s “Wondering About Winter” Week. Pre-Occupied With Waiting For Snow.
As this week progressed, we realized that most of our stories revolved around snow: Forecasting it, watching for it, or singing about it. Unfortunately, not much about skiing on it.
Our Short Swings! industry news round-up announces some fun events, especially around the holidays where some ski resorts are giving a free lift ticket to anyone showing up as Santa. Of course, the real Santa doesn’t need a lift ticket, right?
Also, we look at the news from the National Weather Service confirming the advent of a weak La Nina which more or less reinforces the three-month forecast for Jan-Feb-March 2017. Find out what that means for your region. And remember, predicting weather is all about probabilities.
We found an incredible video of “undercast” fog creeping over Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, home of some of the most extreme weather in North America. And, correspondent Harriet Wallis tells us how to look to the Wooly Moth caterpillar for clues to the winter ahead.
Finally, as part of our ongoing Skiing In Literature series, we bring you a haunting song about snow by none other than Pete Seeger, who, you may be surprised to learn, composed a number of beautifully lyrical, poetic and little-heard songs.
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Credit: NOAA NWS
