Dear Tiur br Tarigan,It is still winter in Vancouver, up to March 21 where spring begins. A few days ago I went for a walk to New Brighton Park, near Port of Vancouver, and took this picture overlooking North Shore Mountains. You can see the snow line half way up the mountains indicating the 0 C freezing level, about 500 m above sea level. There are a lot of snow in the mountains, good for skiing especially in the 3 ski resorts nearby ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour drive away, where the snows are thicker helped by snow making equipments: Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour and Cypress Bowl. This time of year all of them packed with cross-country and downhill skiers. I used to do cross-country skiing myself mostly at Cypress Bowl, a 1 hour drive away from where I live. I am only a beginner skier, but learnt fast and in the process of perfecting my "telemark" turn technique. But not anymore since I hurt my back 3 years ago at work. My back is better now, and considering doing it again and I still have my skiing equipment in the storage. Maybe next year if I feel fit I will try cross-country skiing again, it is a lot of fun.
Vancouver winter is usually less severe than the rest of Canada, although it will still be cold, wet and windy. It is seldom snowing, perhaps 2-3 times a year, but more often in higher elevations. Now it feels like spring weather already, day time temperatures hovering around 8-10 C. Spring always come early, usually towards first week of March. This is due to the warm current coming from the Pacific Ocean. The plants are already budding, raring to grow. Spring is the time for dormant plants to come to life again. There are already a lot of them starting to bloom. Funny though when the plants awake from their winter sleep, they show flowers first then leaves. I guess that's how nature works, and the blooms make spring time even more beautiful.
