Looks like we are moving into a weak La Niña due to the warm blob in the nw pacific.  I'm going to throw it out there that we are in for a good season.  

I would like to think that with is warm weather that Georgan Bay (which is up 8-12" from last year) will freeze up later in the season giving us the great snow we so want and need. Some say I think too much also. 

Walnut tree is bearing nuts this....going to be a good winter!

I hope this is a good winter since I snowchecked this spring.  Not going to hold my breath though.  Just wake up in the morning and look outside to see what's on the ground

They're holding winter off for at least 20 more weeks

7 hours ago, Stoney said:

Walnut tree is bearing nuts this....going to be a good winter!

I tried baring my nuts. A neighbor called the police. I got off with a strict warning...

Guys take no offense to the following comments and if you do I don't care !!!

For fuck sakes its not even August yet and your worried about winter.

Most of the province has been baking under an extended heat wave with brutal temps with even higher humidity.

Lets not worry about winter until at least late September, maybe even october. 

As much as I love winter, and boy do I love winter summer is pretty nice too. 

photo from Google. 

50 minutes ago, Stud boy said:

As much as I love winter, and boy do I love winter summer is pretty nice too. 

photo from Google. 

Nice summer ride

Hot as balls today. 

 

Farmers Almanac says cold snowy winter coming,

http://www.countryliving.com/life/a36213/farmers-almanac-winter-2016/

 

The Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is out. "Winter will be colder than normal, with above-normal precipitation and snowfall. The coldest periods will be in early to mid-January, late January, and late February, with the snowiest periods in mid- and late December, early January, and mid-February." Feel better? - Jeff Chalmers
 

Edited August 14, 20169 yr by 2strokemerc

I do believe that they said the same last year.  More snow and cold and look how that turned out.  I have my fingers crossed though and hope that we get a shit tonne of snow

I hope that the southern area get lots of snow.

this way the weekend warriors will stay the fuck off our trails !!!! 

13 hours ago, soupkid said:

I hope that the southern area get lots of snow.

this way the weekend warriors will stay the fuck off our trails !!!! 

I hope that you get lots of snow so guys like me can come up and check out Zoso free trails. 

22 hours ago, soupkid said:

I hope that the southern area get lots of snow.

this way the weekend warriors will stay the fuck off our trails !!!! 

Lol...last year was bad for sure for the Sudbury area!

I think I'm ready for the winter now that I throughly washed my sled inside and out!

Looks like it could be another warm winter around here  

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/la-nina-sidelined-as-weather-lags-behind-pacific-cool-down/71987

Since those weather people cann,t even predict yesterdays weather correctly, I wouldn,t put any faith in next winters predictions.

I,ve never seen any other job were people can be so continuously wrong, and still keep a job that is so highly paid.

I seem to be able to predict the daily weather by looking out the window, each morning.

Keep the faith, this winter will be a good one for all us snowmobilers.

11 minutes ago, Frostynuts said:

Since those weather people cann,t even predict yesterdays weather correctly, I wouldn,t put any faith in next winters predictions.

I,ve never seen any other job were people can be so continuously wrong, and still keep a job that is so highly paid.

I seem to be able to predict the daily weather by looking out the window, each morning.

Keep the faith, this winter will be a good one for all us snowmobilers.

That about says it all.

This is accurate, no science required.

 

  

Early December 2010 in the back yard at home. Sw Ontario in the lee of Lake Huron

Mid April in Cochrane 2011.

 

 

 

Give us one like that this season please.

 

 

Edited October 7, 20169 yr by lastzrt

Anyone notice there's no acorns?  

43 minutes ago, dirtybeacher said:

Anyone notice there's no acorns?  

We're doing out usual thanks giving camping and now that you say that, I don't believe I have heard one rattle off the trailer roof yet!

You see them on the ground, but who knows old they are. 

On another note, there are tons of mushrooms. 

Strange there are no squirrels/chippies running around here at all lately.

1 hour ago, smokin george said:

Strange there are no squirrels/chippies running around here at all lately.

Same with down here, but a great horned owl and what I think is a Peregrine Falcon have been around here lately too.

I wouldn't have believed the great horned owl in these parts but I seen it for myself after I got woken up at midnight due the skunk smell that made it's way into the house!

Those suckers are huge! 

Seen this one a couple years ago but unsure what type of bird it is? 

1 hour ago, irv said:

Same with down here, but a great horned owl and what I think is a Peregrine Falcon have been around here lately too.

I wouldn't have believed the great horned owl in these parts but I seen it for myself after I got woken up at midnight due the skunk smell that made it's way into the house!

Those suckers are huge! 

Seen this one a couple years ago but unsure what type of bird it is? 

Looks like a red-tailed hawk