We have been through our first winter. We live on the side of a hill at the base of the Sapphire mountains. The Bitterroot Valley is considered the “pineapple belt “ of Montana. We have a good solid four seasons. My husband and I grew up in Ohio in the 70s-the 90s. So we’re kind of used to cold snowy winters. But after living in gloomy W…
We have been through our first winter. We live on the side of a hill at the base of the Sapphire mountains. The Bitterroot Valley is considered the “pineapple belt “ of Montana. We have a good solid four seasons. My husband and I grew up in Ohio in the 70s-the 90s. So we’re kind of used to cold snowy winters. But after living in gloomy Washington state, even the winters here are brighter, sunnier. Even though it’s cold. The snow started early last October. Locals said it wasn’t normal. We had a mild November and then in December it got cold. We didn’t see much snow after the freak storm in October until January. Then from January till mid March we had lots of snow. The ground was covered almost that whole time. In February we had a big cold snap where it got down to 25 below zero for a week. Locals say it needed to stay that cold for at least 2 weeks. So apparently that’s normal. We have a tractor, so my husband was able to keep driveway clear. We’re in our 50s and we thought it wasn’t that bad. All the snow in the mountains and everywhere was really beautiful. From what I hear, other parts of the state are colder and much drier. We chose the Bitterroot Valley because it wasn’t as dry or cold.
We have been through our first winter. We live on the side of a hill at the base of the Sapphire mountains. The Bitterroot Valley is considered the “pineapple belt “ of Montana. We have a good solid four seasons. My husband and I grew up in Ohio in the 70s-the 90s. So we’re kind of used to cold snowy winters. But after living in gloomy Washington state, even the winters here are brighter, sunnier. Even though it’s cold. The snow started early last October. Locals said it wasn’t normal. We had a mild November and then in December it got cold. We didn’t see much snow after the freak storm in October until January. Then from January till mid March we had lots of snow. The ground was covered almost that whole time. In February we had a big cold snap where it got down to 25 below zero for a week. Locals say it needed to stay that cold for at least 2 weeks. So apparently that’s normal. We have a tractor, so my husband was able to keep driveway clear. We’re in our 50s and we thought it wasn’t that bad. All the snow in the mountains and everywhere was really beautiful. From what I hear, other parts of the state are colder and much drier. We chose the Bitterroot Valley because it wasn’t as dry or cold.
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