Author: Ali Peterson

1. But I only have one pair of snow pants – won’t people know they’re the same ones every single day?

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This query is more common than you’d think. How were we supposed to know that waterproof pants were the daily norm in the arctic tundra?

 

2. OoOoooh is that a puddle?

No. No. No and no. Do not touch it, do not try to dip your toe in it, avoid it at all costs. Most importantly, do not leave the house when Kathy Zoner mentions anything about black ice in an email.

 

3. Do I have to wear my snowboots? They’re so ugly.

If you’re really in the mood to experience frostbite and feel you could do without a couple of your toes, please be my guest.

 

4. So you guys snowboard every day right?

Well, yes and no. It’s one of the many perks of living where there’s fresh powder every weekend. Snowboarding is king in CA – but on the East Coast, unless you want to be that tan fish out of water, I suggest you grab yourself a pair of beginner skis.

 

5. But if you live where it snows, why are you so pale?

California kids are accustomed to shredding the slopes and getting sunburns from the sun’s reflection. So we’re used to coming back from the weekend looking like we just flew in from the Bahamas.

 

6. Winter ends in March, right?

The more appropriate question would be: does winter actually end? Doesn’t seem like it.

 

7. Will I ever see the sun again?

That’s a hard no. But in all reality, yes. There will be light again… someday.

 

If all else fails, run for the hills and hope that they’re not snow-topped.