Wintertime sadness?

What is the worst part about living here in the wintertime is a question I have gotten many times. After living here since 2009 I must say that winters are hard and brutal sometimes but not impossible. I can say though that lately I have felt less excited about the winter. This winter for instance I didn't get out skiing almost at all, compared to last winter when I skied to and from work almost every day! It didn't really get as cold this winter either, compared to last winter. Winters here can be cold, but so so beautiful. Snow covered spruce mixed with beautiful sunrises and sunsets. 

We also didn't receive as much snow as we did last winter. We went about 105 days between December and March without any new snow on the already thick snowpack. Last year on the other hand, we received plenty of snow throughout the season. This is probably also one of the reasons why I didn't feel like skiing at all this year. Now when I look at these pictures though from last year it makes me miss skiing, oh well, we can't always have it all. 

Bitter cold but oh so sweet

The past few days have been pretty warm compared to last week when we had a really bad coldsnap. But today for some reason the weather gods decided to drop the temperature once again. This morning we were back down at -39C. 

I have been skiing to week as much as I can lately, barring bitter cold temperatures of course. But certain days I really have to get into to work, and my best option is skiing. With my car close to breakdown and a not so winterized bike, that is what I am left with. I don't have to ski that far. It's actually pretty close to get into work, just around 2.4 miles. The worst part is of course to ski in the darkness. This, because I have this great fear of running into a moose. 

I love when you can see all the snow covered trees, and the pink sunsets and sunrises. It always makes me smile and craving more, more nature. I could however live without this bitter cold.