2011/12 Snowkite Season Day One!
Here in New England we occasionally get hit with a certain type of storm refered to in this part of the world as a "Nor' Easter". To put it simply it's a hurricane like storm system that usually follows the eastern coastline heading North East and really pumps out snow and wind. With it's rotation winds come out of the North East and can be REALLY punchy, even for around here. They can make a hell of a mess but at the same time they can dump a ton of snow in a short period of time and with the wind they produce you can go from having no snow, no wind, and nowhere to ride to having plenty of snow, crazy wind and riding in the fields. That's what we got on October 29th. I heard the weather report a few days prior but didn't give it much thought. They said there would be a Nor' Easter and that some snow was expected but it's been unseasonably warm this fall, the trees still hadn't lost many leaves (in fact many were still green) and i...