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Want to Go Skiing?

Kachina624 — Tue, 21 May 2019 23:28:19 GMT

The Purgatory Ski Resort near Durango in Southwest Colorado closed for the season. Yesterday they announced they've had so much snow this week, they're re-opening for Memorial Day week-end skiing for the first time ever. It's part of the crazy weather system that has worked its way across the country this week. We had a high of 45° yesterday in Albuquerque when we should be in low 90s. At least we had no tornados.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 21 May 2019 23:37:24 GMT

We had over a foot of heavy wet snow last night. I spent a good part of the morning shoveling. It was heavy! Trees all over town are down and I have some pretty hefty branches laying on the ground. No damages to surrounding areas, tg. Some branches are broken but still attached so I'll need some help getting those taken off. There is still snow on the ground and it's cold, about 35' and going to freeze tonight. It's springtime in the Rockies.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 21 May 2019 23:52:48 GMT

@SilleeMee. I had my heat turned off, swamp cooler turned on last Friday. You have to make an appointment 2 weeks in advance to get someone out. I've been wrapped in a sweatshirt and Barefoot Dreams cardigan yesterday and today with my Duraflame heater cranked up. Thankfully, it will warm up at the end of the week. I'm so glad I don't have to contend with snow or tornados. I feel for those poor victims in the Mid-west.

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maximillian — Tue, 21 May 2019 23:55:00 GMT

NO. Just NO.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 22 May 2019 00:09:12 GMT

How cold has it been there? @Kachina624

My furnace has been running for the past few days. It's been unseasonably cold here.

CC had their graduation ceremony last Sunday and Oprah was there. I did not attend. I think that makes her second time attending. The weather was nice that day and there was quite a crowd.

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hckynut — Wed, 22 May 2019 00:22:11 GMT

@Kachina624

No thanks! I'll stick with what I can do well, and that is ice skating. Will be heading to the rink tomorrow for a 2 hour skate, love it!! One of the older guys I see skating(82) still likes to ski. He has been doing it most of his life so he is probably safe, to a certain extent.

Me, on the other hand! Many of my hockey friends wanted me to take up skiing. My answer: "I have enough injuries from the things I love doing(running and ice skating), that put me out of commission. Why would I risk wanting to do this, get hurt and not be able to skate or run? I didn't, end of my skiing story.

hckynut

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 22 May 2019 01:30:07 GMT

I'm not a snow/cold weather person. The thought of snow and freezing temps makes me nauseous in the winter.

I can't even imagine what it's like in the month of May!

We are experiencing cooler temps now at the Jersey Shore and I look forward to the holiday weekend which will be quite comfortable.

I'm just getting used to this area, our second summer here, but loving the temps. Always a breeze out back!

Right now it feels like a warm winter day at home (50's/60's).

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september — Wed, 22 May 2019 01:37:43 GMT

On Saturday, I thoroughly cleaned out my fireplace for the year. Washed and polished the glass doors and everything. For the past two nights, I’ve felt like it would be nice to have a fire. But no...not going to dirty it up again!

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Icegoddess — Wed, 22 May 2019 04:02:30 GMT

@Kachina624, that sounds like fun. We do a ski trip once a year usually in Feb. Some years even in Feb the slopes are getting a little ratty on the lower trails, but I also don't like the cold so I don't want to be there when it's frigid. Once they didn't even open the lifts until around lunch because it was too cold. I was miserable. It's currently in the 90's here, and I'm trying to trim hollies in this heat.

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sweetee2 — Wed, 22 May 2019 04:42:41 GMT

Here in Utah it's been raining for 4 days, and is going to rain until next Friday. In the mountains their saying another 2 feet. That makes 700 inches at Snowbird for this year. A new record. And yes we are still skiing maybe until July 4th.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:06:43 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
@Kachina624, that sounds like fun. We do a ski trip once a year usually in Feb. Some years even in Feb the slopes are getting a little ratty on the lower trails, but I also don't like the cold so I don't want to be there when it's frigid. Once they didn't even open the lifts until around lunch because it was too cold. I was miserable. It's currently in the 90's here, and I'm trying to trim hollies in this heat.

@Icegoddess. Strangely, it hasn't been anywhere near 90° here in the desert Southwest. We had a high of 45° yesterday. It will warm up this week-end. The mountains are expecting more snow tonight.

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Desertdi — Wed, 22 May 2019 09:45:29 GMT

@Kachina624 Chilly and windy over here, too. I spent today wrapped in a mohair blanket.....reading a VERY lengthy book(!!) di

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Spurt — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:18:16 GMT

@Kachina624

I'll trade ya.....90/91 here and the humidity is just as high...it's a steam bath....normally it's not as humid....but I'm counting our blessings no tornaoes as the northern part of the State has experienced...my heart goes out to those folks....

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this is my nic — Wed, 22 May 2019 16:02:28 GMT

I don't ski, but please take me out of this heat! The older I become the less I can tolerate heat.

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ripka junkie — Wed, 22 May 2019 16:15:23 GMT

Water or Snow skiing ? I guess it depends on where you live?

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Kachina624 — Wed, 22 May 2019 17:49:05 GMT

@Desertdi. I was wondering how you were faring. I did the same thing yesterday trying to stay warm. It doesn't seem as chilly this morning. Supposed to get back to normal this week-end.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 22 May 2019 17:54:49 GMT

@Spurt. It's all that rain and standing water that make you so humid. It hasn't been anywhere near 90° here yet this spring but it wont be long. It has been totally weird; cool and rainy. We normally get no rain until July.

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Spurt — Fri, 24 May 2019 20:23:41 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Spurt. It's all that rain and standing water that make you so humid. It hasn't been anywhere near 90° here yet this spring but it wont be long. It has been totally weird; cool and rainy. We normally get no rain until July.

@Kachina624

.We did get a nice rain first part of the month but it was quickly absorbed in the ground...its dried out. We don't have any standing water here....haven't gotten much of anything at all the last few weeks....as my cousin would say, "just enough to drown a gnat" I think I counted 7 drops this week.....Its all North and East of us...

We had a weird summer one time that was much like yours..lots of flooding too...and of all times my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew came to visit...my brother said if he knew it was going to rain so much he would've brought his fishing boat....😆

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Kachina624 — Sat, 25 May 2019 07:29:16 GMT

@SilleeMee. We had a high of 45° last Monday, high 30s at night. Cloudy and overcast. Most unseasonable, should be in low 90s.

I read that Oprah graced CC with her presence.