News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Snow plowing equipment roamed the streets of Sisters. photo by Jim Cornelius
Well over a foot of snow blanketed the Sisters country on Sunday and Monday, December 28-29.
Equipment operators swarmed around town plowing streets and parking areas Monday morning as the flakes continued to fall, swiftly covering their work.
The Sisters Library closed due to weather conditions and employees had a hard time getting to work in the heavy snowfall. Some folks had a tough time just getting out of their driveways.
Workers and shop owners shoveling their walkways had mixed feelings about the snow -- it's beautiful, but it makes for a sore back.
"Where am I going to put it?" one shovel-slinger queried as he looked up into the grey clouds that dumped feathery flakes on his upturned face.
The blanket of white stuff was a welcome sight to children and skiers; snowmen popped up all around the region and skiers headed to the woods and slopes.
The powdery snowfall was much deeper in the mountains. Hoodoo Ski Area reported a total of 70.8 inches on Hoodoo Butte.
The heavy snowfall right at the holiday break is a sizable piece of good fortune for the ski area, which was plagued by unstable weather last year.
Hoodoo recently opened its Autobahn tubing area. Sisters residents have reported that the facility offers a lot of fun.
The heavy snows in the mountains also bode well for the snowpack, which is approaching 100 percent of normal after a slow start this fall.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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