What the Blizzard left behind…..
So today the blizzard finally let up. It was the first time in 3 days that we were able to see more than 3 feet in front of us. There are still blizzard warnings, but the weather here is pretty good. It’s still -42ºc with the windchill, but definitely tolerable. I was finally able to take the dog out to burn off a little energy.
The blizzard blew the snow around really well. All the houses are covered in snow. The snow drifts are pretty big as well.
Since the weather improved, the planes finally landed today. I think we received another 7 Christmas cards today!! Christmas is never-ending for us this year!
This afternoon, I was sitting in the house and I heard the snow plow clearing our yard. Then, all of a sudden, I felt the house shake! I guess he accidentally ran into our fuel tank! Thankfully he just hit the wood stand that it sits on, so no major damage. The shaking of the house even caused the dog to bark!!
Front of the house
Side of the house
Back...
Snow drifts in front of the fuel tank
All the houses are snow covered
Neighbors house
Down the street
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The above photo is me and her. You probably had it all figured out anyways. We are about to live a once in a lifetime experience, The Great White Canadian Arctic. We have decided to create this blog to keep our friends, families and curious strangers abreast of our adventures. I'm sure a few misadventures as well. All while living in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut. Read on to see what it's all about!
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December 30th, 2009 at 19:52
Looks cold…..I have never seen snow stick to a building like that! Glad to hear you had a great Christmas!
December 30th, 2009 at 21:40
Sadly, I only experienced two real blizzards during the time I was up in Nunavut — one in 2003 and a second in 2005. I think I must have lived in the only 2 communities that weren’t blizzard-prone.
December 30th, 2009 at 22:56
I imagine that the snow must stay really clean up there and not get all black from road dirt.
January 1st, 2010 at 08:47
Hi Carly that looks like Calgary when we had our blizzard. Hope you had a great xmas and all of us here would like to wish you both a great New Years Love ya Anty Judy
January 3rd, 2010 at 07:04
I so need to show this to some of my neibhbours. We got an inch of snow a few weeks ago and it was like the earth stood still. Everything came to a grinding halt because of the MASSIVE SNOW haha Oh I try not to laugh at them..