Originally Posted by
oldpenny16
Termination Dust is the first snows of the season. The snow starts to build up on the tops of mountains and gradually shifts down to the lower elevations like sugar. For Alaskans this means both good and bad things. It means the end of mosquitos and mobs of tourists, but also the end of long hours of daylight and the coming of winter darkness.
Seeing Termination Dust makes some people happy and others sad. It is very early this year.
Oldpenny you've hit the nail on the head.I'm both happy and sad.Happy that ski season could be that much sooner and the turistas may be gone a little early.Sad we've had no summer to speak of and the cost of my recharging wintertime escape is going to cost more and be longer.(how confusing huh)
Still I think the worst thing I've seen in the past few years is the fact Fairbanks summers have gone to he**.I've lived up there and you could always survive the winters with thoughts of the wonderful summers.