Mt. Baldy trailhead

The snow has arrived!  September 28th we had snow in the foothills!  We took a short drive after work and built our first snowman of the year.  He was only 6 inches tall, but he still counts!

First Snowman of the year!

On the 29th, the snow crept down the hillsides and into town.  Today, we don't have any new snow on the ground in the Anchorage/Eagle River area, but there was a pretty hard frost last night.  We heard that they had about 3 inches of snow out in "the valley" yesterday.

From what I've been hearing, people are expecting this to be a big year for snow.  I'm not familiar enough with the winters up here yet to put forth my own prediction, but I do know that some of the 'snow dumps' around town from last year have not completely melted yet.  If they don't melt during the summer and then get added to then next year, isn't that technically the formation of a new glacier?!?  If that's the case, I know of at least 2 new glaciers forming, one on Commercial Drive and one just off of the New Seward Highway.  Maybe if I'm the first one to recognize them for what they are, I'll get to name them!!!

Last years snow still hasn't melted out of the 'snow dump,'
just off New Seward Hwy.  The first of this years
'termination dust' on the mountains in the background!