Today was a great day. First time in my life I witnessed snow. It was really amazing and I am really very thrilled and excited. I have never seen such a beautiful day.
Group of friends and me planned yesterday evening that we would go to snoqualmie pass. We heard that this season’s first snow fall has started and the skiing season also has begun. So we decided that we will get ready by 9 AM and go to the pass which is 2 hrs drive from the place we stayed. I got up at around 7 AM even though I slept at 1 AM. I guess the only thing that was running in my mind the whole night was the snow fall. After getting up I check the weather condition and driving conditions at the pass. It was very favorable. But I also noticed that the snow fall was going on and it was mild. Since they had mentioned that the snow fall is mild I woke up others and told everyone to get ready. At around 8:30 AM I just rechecked the site to see if we were still good to go, to my disappointment the traction wheels indicator was advised on the vehicle and the snow fall was getting heavier. I was very disappointed and informed others that we will have to wait and see before we go. Since the car in which we were planning to go was not having traction wheels.
At around 9 AM I rechecked the weather condition and it was getting very worse. Not only the traction wheel indicator was on but also the chain in the wheels was required as the snow fall was getting very heavy. The visibility was also very low. So we all decided that we will wait for some time and if things get better we would try going. I got back to my room and thought of taking some rest.
When I was at my room one of my friend called me and told that snow fall is starting. I was thinking that he is talking about the pass where the snow is falling. I told him well I know that I did check the weather site. He said not in the pass but outside the hotel. I did not think twice jumped from my seat went to the window to take a quick peek. He was right, it just started. Small feather weight drops of snow were falling. I did not think twice quickly grabbed my camera and ran out of the hotel to get the initial shots of the falling snow. My camera was not able to get any of the pictures since the drop of snow was very small and tiny. I was little disappointed. After taking couple of snaps I was feeling chill and cold. Then I realized that I was not wearing any warm clothes so went back to my room to get some warm clothes and hoped that by the time I get back the snow increases. I was not disappointed, to my luck the intensity of the snow was getting bigger.
Now my camera was also able to get very good shot of the snow. The pieces of snow were getting little bigger. Quickly took some shots of the snow fall. I went to all my friends’ room and woke all of them. Let them too enjoy the first snow fall. I was very sure that most of them have not seen snow in their life. So everyone quickly grabbed their cameras and came out. Since I got some initial snaps of the falling snow I wanted to get video of that. The video would give the real picture on the intensity of the snow fall.
For over an hour we all were out in the snow fall and I could see the smile on everyone’s face. Some of them took photographs of them standing in various pose. Who know when we will see a snow fall like today. We all returned back to our rooms. I was still not satisfied with seeing the snow fall. I opened all my windows and took a seat just opposite to the window watching the snow fall. It’s really a beautiful day. I was worried that I would return back to India without seeing the snow fall. Well now I am very happy I have seen snow fall in my life :-)
