We want snow

This fall has been kind of special. Mild weather, no snow yet. At this time last year, the skiing resorts had been open for two weeks already.

Now the slopes are still green and yellow, with a pile of artificial snow here and there. The snowmaking systems start automatically when the temperature drops below freezing point.

In the meantime, the kids are going crazy, waiting for the white gold.

This weekend, we went to our cabin in the mountains. Little boy brought his skis. We made a small jump on a pile of snow under a snow cannon. Not much to speak about, but better than nothing.

Older boy was at home, in town. In the fall he has an after-school part-time job selling skis in an adventure-sports-store. He was working Friday and Saturday.

Sunday morning, we got a few inches of snow, even in town.

Older boy and his buddies went out for so-called urban railing right away. They shuffled up the snow around a long handrail of a stairway somewhere in town, and made a kicker at the top and a small landing at the base (Here are some previous urban-rail shots).

And he crashed. Face plant in the asfalt, and another concussion. It happens every winter; concussions, broken fingers, X-ray, his record of injuries is endless. This time he didn't bother to see the doctor. He says he feels the difference between a light and a serious concussion.

So far nothing has been really serious. He's always using helmet and back protection, but still it sometimes makes me a little bit nervous.

Snow is softer than asfalt, fortunately. We want snow, and we want it now >:)

(I took the pictures above this weekend. It's a snow cannon in the background, and little boy testing his skis on the pile of snow it has made so far. The snowmaking is very important to extend the skiing season, in both ends. It allows the resorts to open earlier in the fall, and to stay open longer in the spring. The artificial snow makes a strong and icy base underneath the natural snow.)