Ice is Nice

A few people incorrectly assume that the entire county of Canada stays frozen from August until May. Of course, out on the west coast, Vancouver is affected by the same weather patterns as the US Pacific Northwest. In the Lower Mainland, most winters pass without snow on the ground. Actually, it rarely even freezies due to cloud cover and frequent pineapple expresses. Those are wet weather systems which originate near Hawaii and pump warm, wet weather to our coast.

Last night was clear and cool. It was a degree or so below freezing. I just had to run to the balcony this morning and snap this picture which shows frost!