Eight feet of snow!

Over almost two years of owning our little ranch, we have found that the weather is quite different than Tucson. The biggest factor is the elevation. Tucson is roughly 2600 feet above sea level. The ranch is just a smidge over 4100 feet. The evenings cool down quite a bit, even in the summer. And it snows in the winter time!

Mid-March 2006 brought quite a severe late season blizzard to the area. We had heard of the snow on the evening weather, but had no idea of the magnitude. The day after the blizzard, we thought the roads might be clear, so we ventured out after church to see if the storm had left devastation in its path like the snows up north. To our delight, we found that the PPR had not been damaged. We were shocked though to see that the snow was nearly eight feet. You heard it right, EIGHT FEET! Having never seen so much snow, we had to measure it and take pictures for posterity. As you marvel at the snow fall, just bear in mind that if you plan on travelling to the PPR during the winter months, you definitely want snow chains in the trunk and a cold weather survival kit.

You can imagine our embarassment when we learned that snow is not measured in linear feet. Oh well......it did snow.