the 'B' Word

Old Man Winter is grumpy right about now!  Our temps are supposed to drop into minus 20's for lows over the next couple of days.  They are also throwing around the 'B'lizzard word in the weather forecasts the last 24 hours.  This probably means we won't see anything but it is enough to cause some commotion and mess up traffic for the Thanksgiving travelers.  If nothing else, it definitely means that riding of the two wheel kind is out of the question given the weather (and the fact I don't have a functioning mountain bike).

As one door closes, the next one opens and the one that appears to be slightly ajar at the moment is the snow sports...It is time to dig out the snowboards and start thinking of the possibilities.  Our local mountain (Discovery) saw somewhat of a lame season last year.  We had cold temps, but no precip.  They (not sure who comprises this collective 'they') say it should be a good year for snow because it is an El Nina year which means it is wetter than usual.  I am hoping for better conditions this year (heck, if it is cold, it might as well snow so we can play).

We do have some options for playing locally...we have backcountry access, resort access, and even cross country/skate ski access.  More on that tomorrow, but for now it is time to get the stoke on: