White Out!

Oh, man, there is so much snow that everyone is freaked: the college is closed, perhaps through tomorrow, because there is too much snow to either remove or wait to melt. Interstate 10 is closed because there's black ice and CHP is working 8 separate accidents within a 10-mile stretch. The tram had to shut down because there's too much snow falling too fast, and the parking lot, as well as the road leading up to it, are sheets of ice. The small picture is from my friend who lives in JT, about 5 miles from the college. This has all fallen since midnight!

A friend called to tell me that "we've never had this much snow before," to which I say poppycock. There are some of us who remember the Christmas that both I-10 and the airport were shut down due to snow. We were stranded up the hill for 5 days because the at that time 2-lane highway was buried. In our town, roads were closed due to icy conditions, which meant that school let out a week early for Christmas break.

The snow is coming down to the desert floor on both sides of I-10, so it's not going to go away nearly as quickly as it arrived. There's more snow on the tram side of the valley, but the National Park side is getting its fair share, too. It's still raining at my house, but as the temps continue to fall, that could change into something more substantial as you can see in the photo the current snowline.

I'm loving it!