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Posts from ‘October, 2010’

Report from Churchill: October 30,2010

The skies cleared to reveal the sun and illuminate the pristine snow cover that now blankets the region. Enhancing the natural beauty of the land as well as making it feel more arctic-like always is the silver lining when a major storm hits. When the snow settles, everyone shifts gears and digs in for the [...]

Report from Churchill: October 29, 2010

Heavy snow continued into the new day, finally dissipating later in the day. Familiar snow drifts were formed around each corner and in town and across the tundra where willows, spruce stands and land formations allowed. Vehicles in Churchill struggled to free themselves from the grip of these drifts ;spinning wheels all over the place. [...]

Report from Churchill: October 28, 2010

Winter officially,finally arrived in the North. Churchill continues to beĀ  blanketed by the first blizzard-like snowfall of the season. The storm showed signs of developing last night when the wind whipped up to 40mph and brought the cold air necessary for the freezing rain to make the transition to the good stuff. With the familiar [...]

Report from Churchill: October 27,2010

Despite the increasing wind and scattered freezing rain throughout the course of the day, the wildlife activity in the Churchill region was definitely up the proverbial “notch”. The wind began to turn from East to North later on and the forecast for snow raised the spirits of all tundra explorers in town. Both from the [...]

Report from Churchill: October 26, 2010

A windy pre-election day in Churchill and the surrounding region. With the prevailing East wind came the wide range of weather over thew last two days. Sleet and rain battled back and forth throughout the day finally trailing off to windy conditions. The forecast is for scattered freezing rain changing to snow at the end [...]

Report from Churchill: October 25, 2010

Churchill experienced the full spectrum of weather conditions this day. Scattered snow squalls turned to rain then sunny skies back into some snow squalls and finally warming up slightly by days end. Polar bears continue to build their numbers in the area as guides report groups viewing between eight and 17 bears on the tundra [...]