Most often, as we move clocks forward in the spring for daylight saving time and enjoy more afternoon daylight, it takes time for the seasons to catch up. It can feel downright wintery in many locales well into late April. Not so much this season when clocks clicked forward and we timewarped into deep spring.…
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The timing is right: perfect corn.
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It’s really hard to predict and know why, but I do also sometimes see a warm wind actually transferring heat into the snow and softening it faster. Or a warm wind over nighttime can prevent the radiative cooling needed for a good refreeze. Often in WA, our temperatures aren’t very low at night (above freezing) and we rely heavily upon the radiative cooling to get a refreeze. While the snow is bumpier in summer, some of the best corn I’ve had on volcanoes has been in summer snowpack that’s fully drained and doesn’t require a proper freeze to ski like good corn.
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