Update from North Pole, Alaska

In Alaska: frozen river

...the ice on the Tanana is still frozen, and they're predicting a late break-up. We woke up to a snowstorm this morning. Folks around here wouldn't call it a storm, but it was snowing like crazy and didn't let up all day. During the coldest months, the snow flakes are tiny and dry, but now the snow clumps on the top of your car in a thick sheet. The snow had almost melted, but now we have another two to three inches on the ground. According to a woman I talked to this morning, who had lived here for over 30 years, so much snow this time of year is not normal.