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So far winter in Lethbridge has been VERY SNOWY! From mid-December till now, we have had a few storms that left 10-15 cm each (for my American friends, that amounts to 1/3 to 1/2 of a foot), plus a bunch of small ones that have left less. Today, we are supposed to get another 10-15 cm of snow with a new storm moving rapidly in. The piles of snow from the plows are getting high - not quite as high as I remember them being in Winnipeg, but very high for Lethbridge. With the snow has come a long cold snap. In Lethbridge, we normally get Chinooks - a warm movement of air that comes down from the mountains. So far not so much. Temperatures have stayed in the -20 to 30's including windchill.
So here are a few tips for the snow and cold:
1) get good shoes! I hate having to go through a drift and end up with a shoe full of snow!
2) plan to take more time to get to places, as lots of ice and snow will slow down driving all over.
3) be prepared for circumstances - such as always have a pair of jumper cables in your car (and know how to use them)

That being said, I actually really like the snow when it is first fallen. It looks pretty and peaceful. And there are somethings that you can only really do in the snow.

Have fun, and keep warm (and unburied!)

Mikey