All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Oct 29 2019, 08:56AM

I figured I would start a thread about Idaho since there is so much being posted and hijacking other threads.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Oct 29 2019, 09:02AM

It snowed again here yesterday. Got about 1 1/2 inches. My kids tried to build a snowman but they couldn't work well together and all the got done was a pile of snow. But my daughter was able to make a good snow angel.
Oh and its cold up here. It's 11 degrees this morning.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Jilly, Tue Oct 29 2019, 11:24AM

All of you SCM people who have moved to Idaho: Where did you land in ID and why that area? I have some family that has left southern Calif for ID in retirement; they like to fish and hunt (I do neither), and while I enjoy the outdoors/walking/hiking I'm not completely sold for some reason. Although it does sound more economical than California!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Tue Oct 29 2019, 11:46AM


As well you should be. It is a horrible God forsaken place. The winters are long and harsh followed by what can only be described as deep mud season and then straight into fire season. If you are lucky enough to have a clear non-choking and barely breathing day during fire season at least that day you can actually see the wasps that have been biting and stinging you since mud season. That is followed by the rainy season or as it is affectionately called in other parts of the country as fall. It is pretty at this time, but that is open burning season so you just get more of the same breath choking smoke.
You don’t want me to even get started on the people or the driving habits by "those people" in their Subaru's. I suggest you stay away, it is just simply horrible up here.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Oct 29 2019, 12:38PM

I actually agree with goat for once . At least for north Idaho. I don't know much about southern Idaho but I heard Boise is a nice quite small town.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Jilly, Tue Oct 29 2019, 01:25PM

Goat, why do I think you're just trying to discourage more Californians from moving to Idaho?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Dave™, Tue Oct 29 2019, 01:26PM

Because he is?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Oct 29 2019, 01:29PM

Ten months out of the year look like this






The rest is pretty much what was already described but they forgot the inversion that keeps temperatures sub freezing with no sun for weeks on end leaving the roads undriveable except for those previous mentioned Subaru "people".

Best to stay in CA.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Tue Oct 29 2019, 08:54PM


I was gonna make a whole Idaho category on here once upon a time.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Tue Oct 29 2019, 09:09PM

My sister got me this t-shirt for my birthday.

I'm bummed the website doesn't exist any more, I was curious to see what else they had.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Oct 30 2019, 08:09AM

Awesome shirt

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Wed Oct 30 2019, 12:08PM

Just for fun (from the UHAUL site)

Fullerton - Boise, 10 ft truck $1590.00 one way

Boise - Fullerton, 10 ft truck $398.00

hmmm

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Oct 30 2019, 12:10PM



Two people I know here got there U-haul in Vegas since it is so expensive in CA.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Oct 30 2019, 01:14PM

I know someone who flew to Boise to pick up a Uhaul and drove it back to Cali to load up and bring it back to Boise.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Benny ⭐, Wed Oct 30 2019, 05:02PM



For the record, it's that price to any other state out of California, and likewise coming in. See a trend?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Oct 31 2019, 07:49AM

I heard that Ca. was trying to pass a bill to tax people moving out of Ca. Is that true? I can't see how that is even possible.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Thu Oct 31 2019, 10:43AM

190,122 more left California than came in. Where did they go? Idaho had a 40,574 gain.. hmm

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Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Nov 01 2019, 01:02PM

Nice little buck




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Deb Doodah, Fri Nov 01 2019, 04:59PM



My parents live in Boise and they will confirm that all 40,000 moved in down the street and are causing traffic jams and housing prices to go through the roof. Oh and they are turning Boise into a little LA.

I laugh because we were California transplants but that was almost 40 years ago so it doesn’t count.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Nov 02 2019, 02:42PM



I hear that 39,686 of those came to visit a restaurant a little south of Boise and decided to stay.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Nov 02 2019, 03:02PM

In Kuna?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Deb Doodah, Sat Nov 02 2019, 04:23PM



Lol! We can blame it on my sister! Did you guys ever go through Grandview and stop at the Y-Bar & Cafe? She has it up for sale in case anyone is looking for small town life and a prosperous business.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Nov 02 2019, 04:51PM



I've never gone that way. Usually take the 95 to 55

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 11:40AM

Road trip to Burgdorf Hot Springs so stopped at North Beach on Payette Lake







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cap'n Crunch, Sun Nov 03 2019, 12:12PM


Hey Owl, is that ice on the lake already?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 12:51PM



Sure is and thick enough to walk on. Been December weather cold in October.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 05:50PM

Last couple miles to Burgdorf Hot Springs through the Nethker Fire burn from Aug this year



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 05:58PM

Upper Payette Lake Warren Wagon Road near McCall




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 06:00PM

Another





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 03 2019, 06:14PM

Warren Wagon Road is unlpwed and getting some accumulation already. People snowmobile into Burgdorf to the hot springs.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Tue Nov 05 2019, 06:56PM


We camped there a few years back!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Nov 08 2019, 06:23AM

Press Enterprise says 40K from CA to ID, but Idaho News says 21K from CA, interesting.

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MrOwl, Fri Nov 08 2019, 06:32AM

KBOI says 80k new residents. That is a whole city!

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Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Nov 08 2019, 06:35AM


I rode there a few years back. Loon Lake loop to see the crashed B-23 Dragon. Back to the Secesh trail and then my favorite trail name ever the Whangdoodle trail.

Don't see these often in the middle of nowhere.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Sat Nov 09 2019, 08:16PM


That's almost twice the population of my whole county (Bonner)!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Sun Nov 10 2019, 07:46AM

Our northern friends are starting to resist the California invasion!

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Jellylorum, Sun Nov 10 2019, 07:46AM

3 California counties sending people to Boise: San Bernardino, Riverside, and OC.

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Cap'n Crunch, Sun Nov 10 2019, 01:57PM


Sounds like trouble in paradise Jelly. It's a real conundrum. If Idaho cuts back on development to deter immigration but demand still persists due to dissatisfaction in donor States and communities, housing supply will shrink and that will drive prices even higher.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Sun Nov 10 2019, 02:55PM

I don’t know what all the fuss is about. They love Californians up here. Every single time I drive down the road I’m waved at, usually by woman and children . They even have their own special way of waving, generally involves just one finger on both hands. It is so cute.

Might I suggest Montana.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Sun Nov 10 2019, 03:08PM

I have to leave CA and follow Owl!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Polar 🌌rbit, Sun Nov 10 2019, 03:41PM

I went through Pocatello a few years ago when I was eclipse chasing. Another college town and very nice area. Are they having infestation problems as well?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 10 2019, 07:16PM



Better hurry!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Nov 11 2019, 07:37AM


I have seen that wave done to a few Californians also. For some reason the people from Ca don't respond and speed off. How rude.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
mountainart, Mon Nov 11 2019, 09:23AM

I just brought a mint preserved 1989 4x4 suburban down fron Eagle iD. Beautiful country, but my relatives there say that the exodus of freedom minded people are driving housing prices through the roof, and that causes a lot of hate and resentment as people can no nonger afford the neighborhoods they lived in for generations.

Sad, but population pressures are inevitable, and sucks to be on the biting edge of that natural progression.

Montana definitely is better, we lived near Flathead lake, up by Glacier Natl Park, in rural area that isn't affected that much, but Kalispell has been experiencing same effect. If you are overtly Pro conservative, and drive old lifted squarebodies with a gun rack, you generally get accepted as being an Anti- liberal, lets NOT bring socialism politics to Montana ex-Californian (personal experience). we fit in and became tight with the independent minded folk up there very quickly. It helped that we also were building pioneer spirit log homes from scratch, as they viewed that as something liberals patently hate to do anyway(hard hands on work, and lifestyle that celebrated independence and personal responsibility)

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Nov 12 2019, 12:13PM

The white stuff is starting to fall again here in CDA. Its more of a rain/snow mix but the radar is showing this is just the beginning today.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Nov 12 2019, 01:43PM



Not supposed to get this far south but might get some in McCall later today. We need the ridge to break down an get rid of the inversion.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Nov 16 2019, 02:34PM

Nice day at the Boise Depot



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Nov 16 2019, 02:37PM

Train





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Nov 18 2019, 07:37PM

A little offroad fun. Should be feet of snow here by now.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
SCM ALERT🚨, Mon Nov 18 2019, 09:25PM

Mr Owl, I love trains... That you for sharing these... Definitely brings back my memories of trains when I was a munchkin.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 16 2019, 08:00AM

There was all this talk that this was going to be a record snowfall year. They were saying 200+ inches for CDA. I was thinking it was gonna happen when we got snow in Sept for the 2nd time in recorded history. But as of right now all we have is a few little piles of snow from what the plows made last week. There is a chance we my not have any snow on the ground for Christmas.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Dec 16 2019, 09:20AM

I know, with a warming trend on the way you may be right.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 16 2019, 10:50AM

Heard we may get 4 inches Wed night but supposed to be wet then turning to rain Thur.

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RH_Runner, Mon Dec 16 2019, 01:39PM

After the Thanksgiving storms, I am thinking Palm Springs is looking good. I could decorate my Xmas Palm Tree!

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MrOwl, Mon Dec 16 2019, 08:45PM

Pretty thin in McCall. Thought the shows made this picture kind of cool.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Dec 17 2019, 07:47AM

How deep is the snow MrOwl?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 17 2019, 07:58AM



We're going up tomorrow before the next 4 days of snow. From the reflectors next to the front walk which are 30" it looks to be about a foot.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 17 2019, 07:59AM



We're going up tomorrow before the next 4 days of snow. From the reflectors next to the front walk which are 30" it looks to be about a foot +/-

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Dec 17 2019, 08:51AM

Nice. It looks like you will have a pretty good size berm to deal with

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 17 2019, 08:54AM



I've seen worse!

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MrOwl, Sat Dec 21 2019, 02:38PM

Heavyweight skier





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cap'n Crunch, Sat Dec 21 2019, 11:08PM


Great snowman Owl! I expect you're going to get some decent snow next week to add to his bulk.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Dec 22 2019, 05:26AM



Will get some for sure.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 23 2019, 08:36AM

No white Christmas for north Idaho this year.

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MrOwl, Mon Dec 23 2019, 09:12AM



Supposed to get some in the Treasure Valley Tuesday but probably won't last until Christmas

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
SCM ALERT🚨, Mon Dec 23 2019, 09:53AM

Owl, bring some of that snow down here!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Dec 26 2019, 07:58PM



Now who's getting the snow?

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©ammy, Mon Dec 30 2019, 02:57PM

Thanks Owl! Keep it coming!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Dec 31 2019, 10:40AM

Finally have a good snow storm. Have about 3-4 inches and still coming down but it is starting to get slushy and gonna turn to rain soon. Not fun because I have a mile and half of sidewalks to clear at work. Then do my own after work.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 31 2019, 10:47AM



What's your elevation? We are supposed to get snow turning over to rain here in Meridian. In McCall we will get all snow.
Outlook for Brundage over next 10 days is 41"

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cap'n Crunch, Tue Dec 31 2019, 12:02PM

HNY to Owl and all of the Big Bear ex-pats.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 31 2019, 12:05PM



Aye, aye Cap'n and a Happy New Year to you as well.

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MrOwl, Tue Dec 31 2019, 01:09PM

Not going to the Potato drop





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Tue Dec 31 2019, 02:53PM

Who says a So Cal dog can't enjoy ID?




Cornbread, 4"? So much snow the tree and post fell over.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 31 2019, 03:25PM



Nice

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MrOwl, Wed Jan 01 2020, 07:14AM

Happy New Year





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Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jan 02 2020, 07:35AM


We are between 2200 - 2300 feet

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jan 08 2020, 03:53PM

It's lookin like winter is finally showing up. Here are 2 different weather forcasts






Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Jan 08 2020, 04:57PM

I know, winter is going to hit with a vengeance. Brundage next 10
days could get 5'

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jan 09 2020, 08:17AM

Looking at the 10 day forecast for CDA it show snow all but 1 day. I work outside and have a mile and 1/2 of sidewalks to clear. Not gonna be fun.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jan 09 2020, 08:34AM



I hear ya! Next time I get to McCall will be a mess.

Even here in Treasure Valley snow coming most every day. for the next week but the amount here is never a problem.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jan 09 2020, 08:35AM

Sad about the avalanche at Silver Mountain.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jan 09 2020, 09:50AM

Ya it is. They are still searching for a missing person

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MrOwl, Thu Jan 09 2020, 04:30PM

Lookout





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Jan 10 2020, 11:20AM

Pretty close to the totals we are expecting in north Idaho

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cap'n Crunch, Sat Jan 11 2020, 08:03AM


Hey, Why don't you guys share some with us!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Jan 11 2020, 09:06AM


Got a good foot + in my yard. Feel free to come take as much as you want.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Jan 14 2020, 11:05AM

5 straight days of snow. I'm pooped

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Jan 14 2020, 02:41PM



No kidding. I'm going to make a trip to clear the driveway before we go up for the Winter Carnival.

Looks to be around 24" in the driveway





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Jan 14 2020, 03:55PM

We have 2 feet here to.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 17 2020, 05:38PM

Payette Lake now frozen





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Sat Jan 18 2020, 07:30AM

Makes me want to move to Palm Springs!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Jan 22 2020, 12:40PM

Deer have no fear





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jan 22 2020, 12:48PM

Thats awesome

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RH_Runner, Wed Jan 22 2020, 01:11PM

WOW!

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MrOwl, Wed Jan 22 2020, 02:34PM

She followed my wife up the driveway almost begging for something to eat so I brought out some carrots.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Thu Jan 23 2020, 05:32AM



You are more healthy up there than my family is! Like I would have thought of carrots, let alone having any! Great idea!

In another thread on the mountain, someone spoke of feeding the raccoons during the freezing weather when they have young. The gave them fresh eggs! Never heard of that either! Boy, I learn a lot in my old age! (Not that I feed raccoons.)

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jan 23 2020, 06:59AM



We may be short on carrots with our roast.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jan 23 2020, 07:31AM

Someone made a snowman at my work with coal eyes and a carrot nose. The deer came in over night and ate the nose.

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RH_Runner, Thu Jan 23 2020, 09:46AM



I am sure it is Beef and not Venison!


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 24 2020, 02:27PM

Time for the 55th Mccall Winter Carnival. Brundage entry for ice sculpture contest. Yes, it was foggy!





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 24 2020, 06:41PM

Ruby's had a cool castle which took 2ndd place





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 24 2020, 06:42PM

Brundage sculpture took 1st place

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Jan 25 2020, 08:12AM

A better shot of Brundage sculpture





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
SCM ALERT🚨, Sat Jan 25 2020, 09:36AM

WOW!! Those are awesome! Where is your entry Mr. Owl????

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Jan 25 2020, 10:18AM


i just enjoy the hard work. Here is Smoky and his recruits.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Sat Jan 25 2020, 01:32PM



I do not recall, in years past, ever driving to the north side of the lake and seeing those! They must be native to Idaho only.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Benny ⭐, Sun Jan 26 2020, 09:43AM



Fraggle rock!!!

Those are all awesome sculptures!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cap'n Crunch, Sun Jan 26 2020, 10:32AM

Hi Owl. I found some more recruits for you.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Jan 26 2020, 01:42PM



LMAO

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Jan 31 2020, 10:14AM

Hey MrOwl, I don't know how last Feb was like down by you last year, but it was record breaking up here. It was springlike until Feb when we got 56 inches of snow (previous record was 39.5). It's starting to look like the same thing again this year. Lots of rain and temps in the upper 40's lately. How is it looking down that way?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 31 2020, 10:22AM



Hammered last year. Pattern is setting up for this years so we shall see.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Feb 12 2020, 02:47PM

Excellent ski day at Brundage.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Feb 12 2020, 02:47PM

Northwest Passage





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Feb 12 2020, 03:11PM

Nice. We don't have any snow on the ground here in CDA

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MrOwl, Wed Feb 12 2020, 03:19PM



We do in McCall but not Meridian. More coming this weekend.





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©ammy, Wed Feb 12 2020, 08:33PM

Were you the only skier at Brundage that day?
Snow looks great!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Wed Feb 12 2020, 08:35PM


I've got just under 1 foot at 3,000 ft. a ways north of you. Seems like this time of year we were closer to 2 ft. in the past few years.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Feb 13 2020, 06:01AM



Pretty much had the runs to myself. !skier

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Feb 20 2020, 07:38AM

I'm not sure what the snow totals for the inland northwest are but it is way below avg. If we don't start getting some I fear it's going to be a bad fire season.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Feb 20 2020, 08:47AM



I think you are OK

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Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Mar 01 2020, 02:45PM

Ski season going strong





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Wed Mar 18 2020, 07:49PM

Yard visitors:








Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Mar 19 2020, 05:00AM

Beautiful

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Cornbread, Thu Mar 19 2020, 07:43AM

Nice. Looks like maybe a 7 point. I almost hit a moose a couple weeks ago in Post Falls on Seltice. I haven't seen any there before. It wasn't really big but it would of done some damage to my truck.

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©ammy, Sat Apr 04 2020, 07:21PM


Oh wow! I'm glad you didn't hit it. I'm surprised the moose was in town.

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MrOwl, Sun Apr 05 2020, 04:20PM

Nice little rainbow





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Apr 06 2020, 03:13PM

How did you like the earthquake MrOwl? I guess California is so bad that even the earthquakes are moving to Idaho.

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MrOwl, Mon Apr 06 2020, 03:21PM



Yeah, no big deal after going through many 7+ events. The locals who are not used to them were a bit unnerved.

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RH_Runner, Mon Apr 06 2020, 04:27PM



Tell them in CA we do not even wake up for anything smaller than a 5!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Apr 06 2020, 05:28PM

My buddy in Boise said he has some cracks in the sheetrock on the ceiling of his garage. He said it reminded him of the Northridge quake. I didn't feel anything in CDA.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Apr 06 2020, 06:59PM



Haven't noticed anything yet but have heard of some cracks in concrete too. Will look over our McCall place when I get up there as it is older. it is not a stick frame though it is a Sips build.

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©ammy, Thu Apr 16 2020, 05:40AM




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Apr 16 2020, 06:28AM




Would rather have the earthquakes than the population.

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Cornbread, Thu Apr 16 2020, 03:17PM

Same here. I would take that trade in a heart beat

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Cornbread, Thu Apr 23 2020, 03:54PM

Looks like Idaho is opening back up on May 1st.

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MrOwl, Thu Apr 23 2020, 06:51PM



Not really...an eight week process that will still destroy way too many businesses. Protests will probably pick up because the government shouldn't be able to choose who can open. I'm kinda pissed.

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SSJ2012, Thu Apr 23 2020, 07:08PM

8 weeks to reopen businesses in Idaho? Some analysts are saying Disney won’t reopen till 2021. Well guess I’ll find out first hand how my great grandparents life was like.

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MrOwl, Fri Apr 24 2020, 05:30AM

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RH_Runner, Fri Apr 24 2020, 08:50AM



Well, that's easy!

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MrOwl, Fri Apr 24 2020, 08:56AM



No kidding,huh. More like what you would expect from a liberal state. It's absurd BS!


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Apr 27 2020, 08:23PM

Sunset





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Apr 28 2020, 02:57PM

Beautiful. I love the Idaho sunsets

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MrOwl, Sun May 17 2020, 08:18PM

Storm clouds over Payette Lake and Brundage Mountain



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun May 17 2020, 08:20PM

Fishing on Payette Lake at sunset...see the boat?





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon May 18 2020, 03:10PM

Great shots Owl.

It sure is nice having the state starting to open back up. Got to go out to dinner to our favorite restaurant Saturday night.

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MrOwl, Mon May 18 2020, 03:22PM



It is, but surprisingly McCall was still dead. Need a haircut and a some good Mexican food...Ice Cream Alley better open too!

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RH_Runner, Mon May 18 2020, 03:26PM



But can't you go to Meridian?


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MrOwl, Mon May 18 2020, 03:57PM



Most of my time is in Meridian. Our Mayor is a little slow in opening up...no flexibility and following Gov Chicken Little 8 week plan.

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Cornbread, Tue Jun 02 2020, 04:28PM

This is funny




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MrOwl, Tue Jun 02 2020, 07:41PM

Hehe

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ChattieKathie, Wed Jun 03 2020, 10:41PM




Hi Mountain Goat John!

What part of the "horrible God forsaken place" in Idaho did you end up moving to?
Dan and I are looking forward to checking out North Idaho, soon! Can't wait!

Thanks!
Kathy



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Jun 04 2020, 05:19AM

Like the places we pick huckleberries, morels or hunt and fish I'll never tell and have been sworn to secrecy. Cornbread made me lock the gate to CA after I got here anyway. Even if I told you, there are only 4 parcels of land left in the whole state. 3 are in really bad areas right next to a major highway or rail track and the last one is a picked over 1/4 acre parcel near the lava flow area from Craters of the Moon. You can forget anything in N ID, it is all taken.
Although, we may be selling soon like I said it is horrible here. We are in giant carpenter ant season. The ones with wings can lift a small house. Lucky I saw the dog being picked up be one the other day and stopped that or who knows where she may have ended up. I hear Wyoming is nice, you might want to look there.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ChattieKathie, Thu Jun 04 2020, 03:10PM






Too funny! a++++++ For creative writing! lol! I paid off Cornbread! Check's in the mail! You can tell me now! PLEEEEEASE!!!



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ChattieKathie, Thu Jun 04 2020, 03:17PM



Thanks Goat!!! I just noticed a lil PM in my mailbox!
If we all end up as neighbors, I promise a supply of homemade cookies to ya! lol!



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jun 04 2020, 03:24PM



LMAO, but he is right about the carpenter ants! Maybe a rioter can find the nest and burn them up.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jun 04 2020, 03:30PM


I haven't seen any wolf spiders yet this spring. Those things are aggressive. I had one charge me while I was sitting on the toilet last year. Lucky I have a big foot.

As per the 4 parcels of land you are talking about, the land owners are only gonna sell to conservative right wing people who will fly a Trump flag on the property. But if you are moving here from CA, first you have to get through the armed citizens guarding the boarders (the gate kept getting left open). Than even before you apply for a loan, you have to sign a contract that you can't bring any CA way of thinking here or the state will deport you back to where you came from.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ChattieKathie, Thu Jun 04 2020, 03:33PM



I'm not afraid of a lil ol' ant! I'm from SoCal! Stupid protesting going on in my town right now! Santa Clarita. Nevermind me; I'm just jealous of y'all up in Idaho!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ChattieKathie, Thu Jun 04 2020, 07:04PM




Where do I buy the Trump flag! I'm all in!! lol! California?! Never heard of it! lol!
But SPIDERS???? Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Have to think about THAT one! lol!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jun 05 2020, 05:24AM




Oh yeah, I forgot about that part. I've been too busy. Just finished digging out from mud season, when the report of local Murder Hornets came out. Went out making sure those things aren't the giant hornets we have had an invasion of in the sheds. Pried open the stuck door (snow load crushed the frame, gotta fix that) and luckily I run fast, well that is until I tripped over a ground squirrel hole and severely twisted my ankle. Went to the Dr., nearly positive he was not a people Dr cause his course of treatment was just to shoot me. Where was I going with all this, oh yeah it is horrible here.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Jun 05 2020, 05:46PM

Ya here in northwest Iowa isn't very good. I hear that right across the state line in Sioux Falls is really nice though.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 31 2020, 02:55PM

Road trip

Redfish Lake near Stanley







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 31 2020, 02:56PM

Sawtooth Mountains from Galena Summit overlook





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 31 2020, 04:08PM

Backyard buddy



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jul 31 2020, 05:15PM

This is right between Redfish and Stanley. Thought it was hilarious till I got stung by a bee in the upper lip half way into the ride.
Click image to enlarge




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 31 2020, 05:37PM



Ouch! Lot of fire scars especially along the 21 between Lowman and Stanley

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
SCM ALERT🚨, Fri Jul 31 2020, 09:38PM

Actually not that bad when you consider how things work down here in Socal...
Here is the warning sign we get down here in socal









Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Aug 01 2020, 11:45AM

Historic Brundage Fire Lookout





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
©ammy, Sat Aug 01 2020, 12:06PM

Looks a lot different without snow all over it.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Aug 01 2020, 01:31PM



No kidding!

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©ammy, Thu Sep 10 2020, 08:11AM

Bernard Fire, southeast of Bayview - yesterday afternoon:
























Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Sep 10 2020, 09:15AM

Wow fantastic shots!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Sep 10 2020, 01:13PM

Great pictures Roger. Thank you! We could hear the planes and helo's from here dipping out of the lake yesterday. Information up here sure lags, if we only had a site like SCM to go to.
WAIT, I have an idea........

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Sep 11 2020, 07:08AM

Get er done goat. Get one started.

I saw one of the planes fly by yesterday too.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Dave™, Fri Sep 11 2020, 09:30AM

You haven't lost your touch, Roger! Great shots!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Sep 16 2020, 06:13AM

I didn't get a picture of it but driving home from work on I90 yesterday. I saw a billboard for Bill's heating and A/C. It said are you from California and hate shoveling your driveway. Come see us to get a heated driveway. Never shovel snow again.

I think this is funny. If you need a heated driveway, than don't move to Idaho. Go back to Cali

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
mountainart, Wed Sep 16 2020, 09:59AM

Or just get a vehicle where you don't have to ever shovel snow
......... We learned, when living near Flathead lake, Montana. All of the old timers and established families living on the ranches around never worried about all that wasted time every winter shovelling/clearing, as they had to do daily rounds over tens of miles of trails to check on livestock.

We drive same type of vehicles in Big Bear, and of the 7 years here, even through those huge snow dumps, never had to shovel, just drive and make tracks up over snow, and no problem, think the suburban in Dante's Peak.

We love the old squarebodies, in 4 low, go pretty much through anything, and easy to fix with duct tape and cheap tools on the fly.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Sep 16 2020, 11:09AM

I never shoveled at my cabin in Baldwin Lake. It's all dirt roads back there. But here I have a concrete driveway and the tires pack the snow down and turns to ice that is not easy to break up. I will never have a heated driveway and I don't mind shoveling. Plus I have a 9 year old son to help.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Sep 16 2020, 12:30PM

Part time so have to shovel or get buried. Drive in when I can.







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Sep 16 2020, 01:03PM

MrOwl even if you had a heated driveway, I don't think it could keep up with that much snow.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Sep 16 2020, 01:16PM



Once in a while you can see concrete if I'm around and get it cleared when sun comes out but pretty much covered for 3-4 months



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Sep 24 2020, 07:49AM

This news reporter is great

[Click Here]


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Oct 03 2020, 06:27PM

Beautiful fall day in McCall






Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Oct 03 2020, 06:30PM

Another shot...yes we have smoke from all the fires





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Oct 05 2020, 07:27AM

I don't have any pictures yet but the fall colors are starting to show up here too. I think next weekend we are gonna take a drive along the CDA river. It is a very beautiful drive in the fall.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Oct 13 2020, 02:14PM

It's starting. It is currently snowing at Schweitzer mountain resort. I'm not ready for snow yet

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Oct 13 2020, 02:31PM

Had some in McCall already too. This round appears to be rain.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Oct 26 2020, 12:11PM

Pickin pumpkins in the snow. It was also 29 degrees








Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Oct 26 2020, 01:47PM

Nice family fun! We only had a dusting in McCall.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Oct 27 2020, 06:28AM

7 inches in CDA. Enough for the kids to make a snowman










Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Nov 03 2020, 10:37AM

Fire at Tamarack Resort, hope the snow predicted for Friday and Saturday pans out.

[Click Here]

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MrOwl, Tue Nov 03 2020, 11:52AM

More shots here

[Click Here]

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Nov 03 2020, 01:18PM

I guess that would explain the smoke here

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
doo·hick·ey, Tue Nov 03 2020, 02:21PM

Didja get to Trick or Treat in the snow? Good looking kids, they must take after their mother, haha

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Nov 04 2020, 06:01AM

HAHA, yes they do. No snow on the ground for trick or treating but we had more kids than usual at my house. Both my mom and sister live in Ventura and they didn't have any trick or treaters at their houses.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Nov 13 2020, 07:39PM

Where are the plows?





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Nov 16 2020, 10:42AM

Thats a good amount of snow. It looks like you may have a ghost plow trying to clear your driveway

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Nov 16 2020, 10:50AM



Those are reflectors marking the walk to the front porch. Yes, snowfall in McCall has been more than up a Brundage with over 2' the last ten days.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Nov 20 2020, 06:08AM





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Nov 29 2020, 10:38AM

Blue bird day in November!





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 05 2020, 07:45PM

Indian Creek, Caldwell ID







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
SCM ALERT🚨, Sat Dec 05 2020, 10:05PM

Those are cool lights Mr. Owl! Thank you for sharing! Happy Holidays to you! -Craig

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Dec 06 2020, 06:10AM

Merry Christmas Craig.

They always do a good light display!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 07 2020, 07:06AM

Those are great light displays.

These are some pics of the CDA resorts Christmas lights







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Dec 07 2020, 09:39AM

Cornbread, those are great too.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Dec 09 2020, 07:31AM

I somehow came across this. Ain't this the truth

Why is Idaho so boring?
The data has spoken, and it looks like Idaho is the most boring state in our great nation,” the website states. AreaVibes.com says Idaho is so boring because more than half of the population is married and we have the second highest rate of hitched individuals in the nation. May 12, 2016

Idaho the most boring state, according to website - East Idaho News

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Dec 09 2020, 08:26AM

That should keep some people away.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 12 2020, 12:27PM

Oh deer!



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 12 2020, 12:34PM

Oh deer!









Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 12 2020, 12:35PM

Oh deer!









Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 12 2020, 12:37PM

Couple more







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Dec 12 2020, 03:08PM

We named this one ocho







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 14 2020, 06:24AM

AWESOME PIC'S

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Dec 14 2020, 06:50AM

That is the most we've had at one time in the yard. 13!

Several laid down to rest in the snowfall.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Dec 15 2020, 08:50AM

Happy birthday MrOwl.

That is really cool how the deer will let you get that close to them

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Squatch, Tue Dec 15 2020, 08:52AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR OWL!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 15 2020, 10:05AM



It is, they actually move towards you unless the dog barks.

Thanks for the birthday wishes.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 15 2020, 10:06AM



Thanks! Will be celebrating maskless with the kids and g-kids later.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
doo·hick·ey, Tue Dec 15 2020, 11:05AM

Just amazing pics and HBDay!! Did they get a snack?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Dec 15 2020, 12:09PM



Apples, but that is not what brought them. They found a few remaining leaves on the trees.

Thanks for the BD wishes.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
doo·hick·ey, Tue Dec 15 2020, 12:58PM

My mom lived in King, NC, during winter they'd get a pretty big creek out back. 3-4 deer tops, would frequent. 13 is enough for a stampede, haha

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jan 20 2021, 06:11AM

We had a pretty good wind storm last week. Lots of trees down, quite a few into homes and cars. People without power for a couple days. Most of the damage I saw was near downtown CDA. A contractor my wife works with had a tree fall into his house and another onto his truck. He had a tree fall on his truck in the 2015 wind storm too. A lady I work with, her in-laws had 2 trees fall into their house. It was crazy. Here are a few pic's (I didn't take any of these pictures)











Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Squatch, Wed Jan 20 2021, 09:43AM

Yikes, lOOks like Big Bear Valley Feb 14, 2018!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Jan 20 2021, 09:48AM

Dang, Cornbread that is severe.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Wed Jan 20 2021, 02:59PM

Holly Crap!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Benny ⭐, Wed Jan 20 2021, 05:42PM

Darn Santa Ana's!!!

In all seriousness, that's some serious wind to take down power poles, crazy ish.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jan 25 2021, 11:16AM





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jan 29 2021, 12:45PM

Getting dumped on in ID too

[Click Here]

The skinny reflector in the center of this picture( not the red one, to the right) is 6' tall







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Jan 30 2021, 06:35PM

Drove right in







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Squatch, Sun Jan 31 2021, 09:21AM



The problem is, driving back out! lol

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Feb 01 2021, 06:07AM

At least someone is getting snow. We have barely got any so far. I hope it's not a bad fire season.

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Cornbread, Mon Feb 01 2021, 06:09AM





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Feb 01 2021, 07:38AM



That 25.5 " was the largest 2 day amount since 1971.

By my count we have gotten 114" in McCall. Meridian a measly 6.5"

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Feb 12 2021, 07:11AM

-20 wind chill here this morning

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Feb 12 2021, 07:21AM



We were - 6 Wed but a balmy 14 this morning. Not much wind but still snowing.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Fri Feb 12 2021, 10:47AM



Maybe jeans and not shorts!



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Feb 13 2021, 04:51PM



Yup.

Meridian and McCall got 11" new





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Feb 15 2021, 01:55PM

Got the driveway cleared before the next storm tonight. 48-52" and more on the way.







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Feb 16 2021, 06:11AM

WOW that is a lot of snow. We got about 6 inches here yesterday. Do you have to knock snow off the roof?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Tue Feb 16 2021, 06:48AM

Did you train that "troop" at the head of the driveway to clear it???!!!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Feb 16 2021, 08:24AM



Seriously that would be nice

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Feb 16 2021, 08:24AM



Metal roof, sounds like a freight train when it sheds.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Feb 16 2021, 09:34AM

You might still have some snow on the ground in June

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Tue Feb 16 2021, 12:18PM



Usually until May, but there is a lot of winter left.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Apr 01 2021, 05:59AM

The housing prices are ridiculous. The asking prices are doubled what they were a couple years ago and they are getting tens of thousands above asking price. I wish I could of afforded to buy when I moved here. There is no way I could buy anything now.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Apr 01 2021, 07:13AM



Yes they are crazy. So glad we bought when we did as we are up about 85% in 3 1/2 years!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun Apr 11 2021, 04:45PM

Closing day at Brundage and group hanging out for last run





[Click Here]

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Jun 08 2021, 06:44AM

The housing prices are WAY outta control. Houses are being sold as soon as they hit the market and even before. Sight unseen and people are paying as much as $70,000 above asking price. I want to buy a house but there is no way I would buy in this market. The prices of them are just like it was in CA when we left there. Welcome to Idafornia.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ButlerPeakFire, Tue Jun 08 2021, 07:53AM



Hopefully the people fleeing CA don't vote for the same crap there that made them leave CA in the first place....

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Jun 08 2021, 08:41AM

That would be a special kind of stupid. Trump flags are still flying all over here.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ButlerPeakFire, Tue Jun 08 2021, 10:16AM



You would think so but ask Arizona and Texas....

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
doo·hick·ey, Tue Jun 08 2021, 11:32AM


Somebody needs a screaming woot monkey hug.


Keep it in the Politics thread.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
ButlerPeakFire, Tue Jun 08 2021, 02:23PM




Facts > Feelings


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Fri Jun 18 2021, 08:20AM

McCall getting Big Bear-style traffic this weekend!

[Click Here]

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jun 18 2021, 08:28AM




They have been blasting a section, paving a section and its summer!

We have the winter season and road construction season on the 55.

G-kids enjoying ice cream at Payette Lake since the water is still very cold.







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Jun 18 2021, 09:20AM

It's summertime and the snow birds are back, tourist season and all the people moving here makes a lot of traffic. Especially Hwy 95.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jun 24 2021, 07:13AM

We don't get many days in triple digits here but this is ridiculous. Plus we are kinda in a drought. The dirt bikes are kickin up dust at 4000 feet already. It's lookin like it's gonna be a bad fire season here.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jun 24 2021, 07:41AM



Yeah those are just under the temps we are supposed to get...sucks so early in the summer season!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jun 24 2021, 09:51AM

Definitely to early.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Sun Jun 27 2021, 05:06PM

It’s hot down here too…. You are lucky your humidity is low! Consider solar panels and a 20+ SEER A/C system. We run our A/C full blast and our electric bill it $40 per month..

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Jun 29 2021, 09:26AM


Nobody has solar panels here. Not sure why but my guess would be is in the fall/winter months we get about 8 hours of daylight. And thats if its not cloudy.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
NShore.Allen, Tue Jun 29 2021, 05:04PM

Our winter solar generation off-sets the draw in summer providing our “net zero” energy bill..

But your power costs half as much.. lucky!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 16 2021, 04:23PM

Goose Lake





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jul 19 2021, 06:57AM

Beautiful

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Jul 22 2021, 01:31PM

Our new dog just hanging out on a Wednesday morning.
click image to enlarge




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jul 22 2021, 01:48PM

Does it sleep in the bed?

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
KK, Thu Jul 22 2021, 04:55PM

Please don’t name it Bullwinkle. It might show up in your bed!


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jul 30 2021, 12:16PM


No, but she swims.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jul 30 2021, 12:37PM

Good way to cool down.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Sep 27 2021, 11:26AM

Fall is here. This tree seemed to change colors over night it seems




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Sep 27 2021, 12:35PM

Indeed it has! The colors are coming alive.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Sep 27 2021, 04:54PM


Beautiful in Iowa this time of year.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Sep 29 2021, 06:17AM


HAHA. Yes it is

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Oct 13 2021, 07:23AM

I heard there was a slim chance we could see the northern lights Monday night and I forgot to go outside and look. Dang it. This is what I missed. Someone took this picture at the Hayden lake marina which is about 10 miles from my house.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Oct 13 2021, 08:02AM

Cornbread, I've seen them twice and would love to see them again. Hope they get to the southern part of Idaho some day.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Oct 13 2021, 08:47AM

I have only seen them once. A couple years ago but it wasn't this bright. This is the best time of the year to see them here.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Nov 01 2021, 04:27PM

Nice ten point and a large bear







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Dec 06 2021, 01:43PM

Here it is Dec 6th and it's the first time I had to shovel snow this season. I guess better late than never. We just need a lot more days like this though.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Dec 06 2021, 02:17PM




Been sparse here too. Just a dusting in Meridian and pushing a couple inches in McCall.

[Click Here]


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 06 2021, 03:46PM

You two are more than welcome to come up here and take as much as you want!
We’ve had right at 20” so far. The other day Cammy and R, who are 150’ higher in elevation and two miles away, got a ½” and we got 5”. Schweitzer is reporting 1” of new snow in the last 24hrs, we got 3”. Weird pattern this year so far.


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Dec 07 2021, 06:23AM

Ya it is weird. 20 inches? That's crazy. We only got 2 inches in Hayden.

But the kids sure enjoyed sledding and playing in it.








Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Dec 17 2021, 05:16PM

1st ski day of the season, went to Brundage







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Dec 24 2021, 06:16AM

It's looking like we are going to have a white Christmas this year. We haven't had one in 2 or 3 years. Next week is going to be very cold with temps getting down to -10 on Tuesday. We are even supposed to get snow when the temps are in single digits and below. I wonder how much colder it would be if it were clear sky's.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Dec 24 2021, 07:14AM

Merry Christmas Cornbread. Yes, looks like we are in for a cold snowy stretch of weather.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sat Jan 01 2022, 10:50AM

I'll give two bucks to anyone to clear the driveway.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Sun Jan 02 2022, 07:13AM



Awesome!


Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jan 03 2022, 06:17AM

WOW Nice rack. I can say that now and not sound like a pervert. HAHA

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Feb 02 2022, 04:30PM

Bluebird day at Brundage





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Sun May 01 2022, 07:23AM

HAHA




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun May 01 2022, 07:35AM



, so true! We've doubled in Meridian and more than doubled in McCall in under 4 years.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Sun May 15 2022, 12:57PM

I am going camping Memorial day weekend at our favorite spot on Priest lake. I wouldn't be suprised if I have to shovel some snow at the campsite.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Sun May 15 2022, 02:45PM

Could happen.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Jun 23 2022, 07:21AM

Here we are in late June and we have finally hit 80 degrees for the first time this year. Last year at this time we were getting record heat.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jun 23 2022, 08:01AM



Getting hot in SW Idaho though.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Fri Jun 24 2022, 04:36PM

Nice day at 1000 Springs State Park

[Click Here]








Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jun 27 2022, 08:44AM

Nice pics

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jul 06 2022, 07:34AM

Had a nice thunder boomer come through the other night. My son captured this picture.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Jul 06 2022, 07:53AM



Nice, it is difficult to catch the lightning.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jul 06 2022, 09:08AM

He figured out how to make it take 100 pictures in just a couple seconds. He took a little over 5000 pictures. He got some really good shots but this is one of the best

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jul 06 2022, 09:17AM

Here is another pic




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jul 25 2022, 09:13AM

This last Friday night the Northern Lights were visible again









Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Jul 25 2022, 09:15AM

I hope to see the northern lights again.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
RH_Runner, Tue Jul 26 2022, 04:19AM

Awesome!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Jul 27 2022, 05:50AM





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Aug 01 2022, 07:08AM





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Cornbread, Wed Aug 31 2022, 06:49AM





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Wed Aug 31 2022, 07:58AM




YUM!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Wed Aug 31 2022, 08:16AM

It's missing butter and bacon

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Sep 08 2022, 06:42AM

Click on picture to zoom in




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Grimjeeper, Thu Sep 08 2022, 10:29AM

Hmmm, I've always liked places with a whole lotta nothing.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Sep 08 2022, 11:49AM



Shhh

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Sep 08 2022, 03:20PM

Fire at Brundage Mountain too.

[Click Here]

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Oct 10 2022, 06:27AM

This about sums it up




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Oct 10 2022, 06:35AM

At least the heat is gone.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Oct 10 2022, 01:06PM

It's still in the 70's here this week. Next week it will be in the upper 60's. Still warm in the day and upper 40's low 50's at night. The leaves are starting to change color which I love.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Oct 13 2022, 04:18PM

Some fall color





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Oct 14 2022, 06:47AM

I love the fall colors. We are starting to get them here too

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Thu Oct 20 2022, 07:46AM

We have been enjoying low to mid 70s but the weather is changing fast. What sucks is that my son has a 9am soccer game Sat morning.




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MrOwl, Thu Oct 20 2022, 07:51AM

Finally, getting that pattern change Cornbread.

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Cornbread, Thu Oct 20 2022, 09:05AM


The extended forcast shows snow on Halloween. I'm sure it will change a few times though

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Cornbread, Mon Oct 31 2022, 09:09AM

If your thinking of moving to Idaho, you better watch this first

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ChattieKathie, Mon Oct 31 2022, 07:28PM



Lololololol! 😂

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Cornbread, Wed Nov 02 2022, 12:05PM

All ready getting some snow here.

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MrOwl, Wed Nov 02 2022, 12:41PM

Got 3 1/2" in McCall and 8 at Brundage.

Going to be a snowy weekend!

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MrOwl, Thu Nov 03 2022, 01:10PM

Too early for this snow cornbread.





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NShore.Allen, Thu Nov 03 2022, 02:46PM

This mornings dusting..



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MrOwl, Thu Nov 03 2022, 02:57PM



Early winter.

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Cornbread, Fri Nov 04 2022, 10:29AM

2-3 inches here this morning but now it's raining

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MrOwl, Fri Nov 04 2022, 10:42AM



More than this on our side of town




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MrOwl, Fri Nov 04 2022, 04:15PM



6" today





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MrOwl, Sun Dec 04 2022, 12:32PM

Front door needs some shoveling





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MrOwl, Sun Dec 04 2022, 12:32PM

Driveway too





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Cornbread, Mon Dec 05 2022, 10:55AM

Is there a plow on the front of the truck?

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Cornbread, Mon Dec 05 2022, 10:56AM





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MrOwl, Mon Dec 05 2022, 01:42PM



No, just pushed the snow into the garage with the front of the truck.

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MrOwl, Mon Dec 05 2022, 01:43PM



Good one

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Cornbread, Mon Dec 19 2022, 09:06AM

Looks like it might be a little chilly this week




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Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 19 2022, 11:35AM

Oh come on, man up! The wind chill won’t even get to 36 below zero.

Event: Wind Chill Watch
Alert: ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low
as 35 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Idaho, north central Washington, and
northeast Washington.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Wind chill values may fall to extremely dangerous levels.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Dec 19 2022, 11:46AM



This is why nobody should move to Idaho!


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Cornbread, Mon Dec 19 2022, 11:47AM

I guess I better find my jacket. I might need it

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MrOwl, Mon Dec 19 2022, 11:47AM



It was darn cold skiing the last couple of days.

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Cornbread, Mon Dec 19 2022, 11:49AM


I don't know why anyone would ever move here. Now with these cold temps be prepaired for potato prices to go up. HAHA

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NShore.Allen, Mon Dec 19 2022, 06:02PM




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MrOwl, Mon Dec 19 2022, 07:27PM



Haha, good one NSA

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Mtngoat John⭐, Wed Dec 21 2022, 01:41PM


It's not that bad. I put on a flannel and went out and shoveled a bit. Warmed me right up.




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MrOwl, Sat Dec 24 2022, 09:59AM

Thought this was funny from Brundage

A visit from Ullr
Twas the morning before Christmas, and McCall was full of cheer
Not a creature was stirring, not even the town deer;

My fat skis were placed by the door with care,
In hopes that fluffy powder soon would be there;

The powderhounds were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of faceshots danced in their heads;

My boots in their warmer, and I in my jacket,
Had just woken up to the snow plow’s racket,

When on the brundage website the snow report was posted,
I sprang from the bed to see three inches was boasted!

Away to my car I flew like a flash,
Turned on the engine and checked for my pass

With the mountain above me and town now below
A tear in my eye for all this splendid light snow,

But when I checked my clock I finally became aware
I was 3 hours early to bluebird’s first chair!



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MrOwl, Thu Jan 26 2023, 04:40PM

McCall Winter Carnival time. A couple pics.





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Kenai, Thu Jan 26 2023, 04:59PM

Hey, MrOwl do you live in McCall or surrounding area? I just bought land in New Meadows on a hill just west of town off 95

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Kenai, Thu Jan 26 2023, 04:59PM

Hey, MrOwl do you live in McCall or surrounding area? I just bought land in New Meadows on a hill just west of town off 95

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MrOwl, Thu Jan 26 2023, 05:43PM

Hi Kenai, you are nice and close to Brundage if you are a skier. We live in Meridian and have a place in the west side of McCall too. Spend more time in Meridian but i would like to change that but elevation is tough on my wife's heart.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jan 26 2023, 05:46PM

Here is a couple more.









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MrOwl, Thu Jan 26 2023, 05:52PM



We usually come up on 55 but occasionally take the 95 as it is a longer drive from Meridian. I get to New Meadows when I need to hit the hardware store. It is about 15 minutes to New Meadows from My place in McCall. We are close to Lardos.

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MrOwl, Sun Jan 29 2023, 11:18AM

Below zero to start the day but Blue bird Day!





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Cornbread, Wed Feb 15 2023, 06:09AM

The last month and half have felt like fools spring.




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NShore.Allen, Sat Feb 25 2023, 09:13AM

Can't get to Big Bear south today



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Cornbread, Fri Mar 10 2023, 11:24AM





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MrOwl, Fri Mar 10 2023, 11:48AM

Pothole season? It's still ski season.

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Polar 🌌rbit, Fri Mar 10 2023, 02:21PM

Cornbread, that's funny...

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MrOwl, Tue Mar 14 2023, 02:31PM

At Tamarack ahead of the next storm.







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NShore.Allen, Tue Mar 14 2023, 03:33PM




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MrOwl, Tue Mar 14 2023, 03:52PM



Winter is beating up our roads too but sounds like you are torn up pretty bad.

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Trail Rider, Tue Mar 14 2023, 06:23PM

I just watched your ski video and it reminds me of skiing on San Gorgonio. I helped with snow surveys there in the 80s and numerous times skied in snow up to my thighs. Was beautiful!

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MrOwl, Tue Mar 14 2023, 06:52PM



I wish that was me but I would need a lot more powder skiing practice to attempt that. The 11" today at Tamarack wore me out.

It was on Sargent's Ridge which is in Brundage Mountain Resorts long term expansion plan.





Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Mar 27 2023, 06:40AM

It's the wild west in Idaho again. With the nationwide shortage of the drug that is used for lethal injection, Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Mar 27 2023, 07:46AM

I was kind of surprised he signed it. Could just get them some fentanyl.

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Cornbread, Mon Mar 27 2023, 10:00AM

I don't know when the last time Idaho executed someone, but we will probably never see the firing squad.

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Cornbread, Thu May 04 2023, 06:40AM

It's been mid 80's here all week and starting tomorrow it will be low 50's for a week. We did have an awesome thunderstorm Tuesday night.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri May 05 2023, 11:19AM

Weather has been awesome, getting a ton of work done. One of my Novemberish burn piles was getting large, so I love a rainy day.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Fri Jun 09 2023, 09:48AM

This real estate agent here in N. Idaho explains why you may or may not want to move to Idaho. I think he nailed this on the head

[Click Here]



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Mtngoat John⭐, Tue Jul 11 2023, 09:35AM

I’ve seen many fantastic sunsets here, but last night’s Mammatus cloud formations after a great thunderstorm were magnificent.
click images to enlarge







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MrOwl, Tue Jul 11 2023, 11:13AM

We do get some beautiful clouds up here.

Maybe we will even get the northern lights for a couple days.

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Cornbread, Tue Jul 11 2023, 12:52PM

A local photographer took a video of the same clouds it looks like. I did screen prints from the video. That was a good thunder storm yesterday.







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MrOwl, Sat Sep 09 2023, 06:23PM

Payette Lake is beautiful this time of year on a very nice 73 degree day.







Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Sep 11 2023, 02:12PM

Enjoying what time we have left before I have to winterize the boat.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Sep 11 2023, 02:15PM



Yes, winter will be here before too long.

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Cornbread, Fri Dec 01 2023, 07:43AM

Here it is Dec 1st and we finally got some measurable snow. So far it's only about 1/2 inch but more expected this afternoon and tonight.

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MrOwl, Fri Dec 01 2023, 07:59AM



We go 2" here Cornbread. Bigger hit tonight for us.

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Cornbread, Thu Jan 11 2024, 01:36PM

Gonna be a cold weekend




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Thu Jan 11 2024, 02:23PM



That is a good arctic blast Cornbread.

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Cornbread, Fri Jan 12 2024, 05:30AM

I left the house for work this morning and it is only -1 degrees but with wind gusts up to 30-35 MPH which make it seem a lot colder. Snow drifts and blowing snow across the roads.

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Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jan 12 2024, 07:00AM

-1, dang man you have a heat wave going on down there. -8 here currently, not often I look at Stanley and they are warmer than we are let alone 29 degrees warmer.

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MrOwl, Fri Jan 12 2024, 10:32AM



Yeah Stanley can get downright cold.



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Mtngoat John⭐, Sun Jan 14 2024, 11:24AM

Break out the shorts, it's a tropical heat wave. First time in just over 63 hours we have been out of negative temps, currently 2 degrees.

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MrOwl, Sun Jan 14 2024, 11:54AM



Brrr, we have gotten up to 20 in Meridian, but WTH 9" of snow way down here?

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Cornbread, Mon Jan 15 2024, 06:20AM


HAAH. I was telling my wife yesterday afternoon that we were finally in the positive.




Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Mon Jan 15 2024, 06:36AM


It got to -14 Saturday morning at my house, but I heard it was -17 in Athol. What did you get down too MGJ?

Post Falls library had pipes burst and is closed now. My son's friends school was cancelled today because of busted pipes. And when I woke up yesterday morning it was 45 degrees in my house. The heater went out over night.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Jan 15 2024, 07:17AM

45, at least it is a dry cold. Yikes I’m sorry, did you get it fixed? I saw quite a few dispatches for broken water lines and fire sprinkler lines down that way.
The coldest I saw here was -18 with 20mph sustained winds and higher gusts. I saw Bonners got down to -21. Best line from someone I read Calgary is -30 right now so I don’t feel so bad.



Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Jan 15 2024, 08:15AM

You northerners got way more spillover cold than us southerners. Only -3 here.

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Cornbread, Mon Jan 15 2024, 12:43PM

Ya the heater is fixed. It ended up being a vacuum line clogged with ice. The tech does not know how any moisture got in there.

Next, we have a storm coming in tomorrow afternoon that is expected to drop 8+ inches. We are getting the whole winter in just a week and half.

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
MrOwl, Mon Jan 15 2024, 01:51PM



Main thing is you have HEAT!

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MrOwl, Mon Feb 26 2024, 09:32AM

What do you know a decent size earthquake in Idaho. 4.9

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Polar 🌌rbit, Mon Feb 26 2024, 05:26PM

I think it would be fun if a bunch of BB residents signed in for that eq report to say they didn't feel it!!!

Re: All stuff about Big Bear north
Cornbread, Tue Feb 27 2024, 07:34AM

Wow that is a decent size quake. One thing about living up here that I miss about Cali is the earthquakes. I'm one of the "weird" ones who like them. I would also love to go to the Midwest and go tornado hunting.

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MrOwl, Thu Feb 29 2024, 12:59PM



I have been in Dallas during a tornado warning and didn't worry. but would not like to chase them. I'm also one of those that finds earthquakes kind of exciting and not scary.

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Cornbread, Mon Mar 18 2024, 05:51AM





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Cornbread, Wed Apr 24 2024, 05:44AM

It's that time of the year where you can get all 4 seasons in one day