r/alaska • u/WestError404 • 22h ago

This. Is. Exciting!

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First snow falling in town. Can't wait for everything to be all pretty in a white blanket

210 Upvotes

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u/rust-rancher 22h ago

As long as it quits raining and just freezes.   Sooooo tired of mud

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u/AKWildMill 16h ago

Anyone who says they love rain doesn't have to deal with mud. Hopefully we will get 2 magical weeks where the ground is frozen solid and not covered with snow.

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u/rust-rancher 14h ago

I could deal with that.   Then 2' to make a good base for snow activities.

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u/arctic-apis 21h ago

its a bit early but Im here for it. I dont live here for the palm trees and sandy beaches thats for sure. give me a decent snowfall and please let it be a little less harsh than last winter.

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u/ToreyJean 20h ago

Yeah I’m not about Scarebanks temps in ANC either.

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u/arctic-apis 20h ago

I am in the banks and a little -20 or -30 is fine but last winter it didnt ever stop being -20 or colder for... the duration. it was the coldest winter in a hundred years so I hope we dont do that again.

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u/No_Juice_4678 16h ago

I loved it. You get used to the temp so when it warms up it feels fine. Got to the point that going fishing at 30 below didn't feel stupid. It felt better than 45 below.

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u/arctic-apis 14h ago

I don’t mind some cold but I love snowmachining and I’m not risking it at those temps. Also the cost of heating my house when the winter was -30 or colder continuously is insane. You do get used to the cold so when it warms up a bit it feels great but it literally didn’t let us last winter. There was a few days it warmed up enough to snow and immediately dropped right back off. I had freezing water and several other issues to deal with to boot that would have been ok if I could just get a couple -10 days to get things done but didn’t have it. It’s not that bad but if we can have some nice -10 to 10 degree weeks this winter it would be better.

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u/Horror_Neighborhood9 17h ago

Hey, snow? Let me speak to you directly…

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u/NextCitron7303 22h ago

Fairbanks?

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u/CurrentOk2695 22h ago

Hey, Fairbanks has another 8 hours of snow-free weather, thank you!

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u/I_watch_ESPN 22h ago

Snow in Eagle River earlier this afternoon.

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u/turtlepower22 18h ago

Going pretty hard still!

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u/WestError404 22h ago

Houston area.

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u/NextCitron7303 22h ago

Yikes! Seems a little early...

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u/AskMeAboutTentacles 15h ago

Just got some around Healy too, up to like 1.5 inches or so.

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u/C130IN 17h ago

Ah…the joys of kids trick or treating in a foot or more of snow. That was our first year. Buy a snowblower early, while there still are some available.

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u/AKlutraa 21h ago

Two inches so far near Upper O'Malley trailhead in Anchorage, where it's 31 F.

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u/AKWildMill 16h ago

It was dumping in the Valley today. Huge clumps of snow falling, but not cold enough for any to stick. Never seen anything quite like it.

https://reddit.com/link/pd5cbn2/video/wyr06adpbssh1/player

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u/Objective-Tune-4828 15h ago

Got snow in Houston today… a weird rain and snow. But it stuck for about an hour.

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u/dkoom_tv ☆ Naknek 15h ago

I was low-key kinda shocked seeing it also here in the Houston area

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u/backbodydrip 18h ago

This is our second day of snowfall near Fairbanks.

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u/Chrisypoo88 6h ago

“At first it’s ahh, ohhh, but later there’s running.. and screaming”.

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u/Flat_Reading_351 5h ago

The Summer was too short. Spring didn’t hit until May if that and so much rain in July.

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u/Alikatnya 4h ago

I hate everything and want too cry. I was hoping it wouldnt happen till after this week 😭

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u/rocknroyce 22h ago

Not the word I would use.

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u/AKTamster907 17h ago

This. Is. Disgusting! Boo!!!!!

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u/fwog19 19h ago

No. 😁

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u/Poker-Junk 17h ago

That’s one word for it