As I’ve mentioned before, I am a winter person. Every year I patiently wait out summer, reminding myself that the weather isn’t going to always be so sucky and warm. My reward is especially worth it now that we live in Switzerland, where winter is so gosh darn glorious: pointy snow-capped Alps, outdoor ice skating rinks and frozen lakes, tiny Alpine villages buried under 10 feet of snow where you use a giant sled to haul your suitcase and skis to the hotel, cozy wooden Stübli serving fondue, sledding runs that go on for miles and miles… pure winter paradise.
But this year? This Forbes article is just one of the many out there declaring what those of us in Switzerland already know: it’s much too warm. There’s no snow. Ski resorts are telling guests to bring their hiking boots, because most can’t open a single run. Even the plants are confused – flowers are blooming all over the place.
And the experts seem to agree, this type of weather is going to become more and more common in the future, rather than just being the anomaly it was in the past. I feel like punching an SUV driver.
I’m disappointed in the weather this year too. I take some responsibility, not for having an SUV (I don’t) but for buying a new pair of skis last weekend. Last winter in Bavaria and the Alps was incredible.. snow from January through Easter. I loved it!
Well jeez, you make this decidedly non-winter person long for a real winter! Our Colorado winters are pretty unpredictable–freezing one minute and boiling hot the next.
When was the photo taken of the blue flowers? Recently? In December? If yes, scary.
OK, I admit it, the flower picture is from June. But it could have been from December…. 🙂
I know how you feel. I miss the old winters :(. I never even got to see them (I’m only 18)