It's fargin' November 4th and there isn't a flake of snow on the ground here in the Anchorage bowl. Sure, we can see snow caps creep up and down the mountain, but that doesn't do my skate skiing any good. I'm dying to ski! Especially since my bike was stolen mid summer. Last year we had snow by the Oct 18th. So, I'm officially considering mother nature 2 weeks over due.