I think they're kind of like WTF is going on. This just feels like it's going to be made up for. At this point I think either a complete bust or something truly epic are more likely than just going to normal.

Yeah I think I’ve just been lucky with my other visits in winter to be honest. I was here in December in 2016, 2021, and 2022. All very well-timed visits, figured a dud would come eventually.

Some good news is the ECMWF speeds up the timing on the SSW. It's already starting to move to the top of the globe at the end of the run.

I hope Jesse is ok. I know he is hating this one.

Elk have been pretty active in the area lately, in the fall it felt like anywhere I went i saw elk pissing on eachother to mate. Btw, not sure why you think we usually have a foot of snow, maybe you've been lucky other times you've been here because on average we'll have a couple or a few inches, a foot isn't that common.