Snow in Airport Heights

Up until a few weeks ago this had been a winter of constant storms. A few times it got really warm and the snow changed to rain, but still by the middle of this month Anchorage was on pace for its snowiest winter ever. We might be a bit off of that pace now, but we've still gotten almost 100" here in town and its been piled up pretty high for awhile now.

Here's our house with a couple feet of snow on the roof and a cheery fire in the fireplace... I feel like there should be a tour guide to take you through these pictures.

Another shot of our house... not sure what's different... where's that guide?

There she is, struggling over the snow bank at the edge of the street.

I would say that the snow is 1 dog deep in front of our house.

Out back now... you can see above the door where I had to scramble through the snow onto the roof to make sure that our furnace, water heater and laundry vents weren't blocked.

Bella's snow mound is an annual tradition. But this year the hole keeps getting buried, so she can't go through the middle of it as much.

 

This is our Christmas tree, about 36 hours after we took it outside and planted it in the snow.

Our tour guide is sitting in the path I had to carve out so we can get into the alley.

Now our guide is just playing in the snow.

I think she wants to show us something up here...

 

Nope. Too deep. Turning back.

Tree branches loaded with snow

Moonshot: enjoy.

Alpenglow on the Chugach, taken through the front window as the skies clear just before sunset.

After the skies cleared was when it got cold. But blue skies and frosted trees are a pretty combination!

Aren't they?

AREN'T THEY!?!?!

Thank you. I agree.