Post from Salish Sea

This is late March, and in Vancouver, spring is in bloom; but in the mountains north of Vancouver the snow is still arriving in surprising quantities. Here is the promise of an outstanding spring season of skiing. As I write, it is raining here on Bowen Island. This afternoon the temperature rose to 9º so the precipitation arriving at the treeline is probably just turning to rain. Higher, it is new snow. BTW, these images are thumbs, so ple ...