winter

Now that spring is officially less than a week away, the National Weather Service has revealed some interesting statistics about the winter of 2012.

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In this conteset, the golfers don't care about the weather, since the greens are well-protected - in downtown Hamilton businesses.

The 12th annual Soroptimists Mini-golf tournament is Saturday, February 2, with registration at 9:30 a

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I’m sorry to inform you that this list is going to be rather short, as the fish naturally have limited real flies to choose from this time of year. This means, we don’t have very many tied flies that will work in the winter

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A particularly harsh, and large, spate of weather has been pummeling much of the Eastern half of the country, with recent incidents affecting residents as far north as Wisconsin and Michigan and all the way down to Georgia and Alabama, even stretching westward into Texas.

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A week of high pressure over the top of the valleys of Western Montana has caused fog, freezing fog and hazy conditions.

The air quality has deteriorated enough that Missoula (the hub of 5 valleys)has issued daily Stage 1 and Stage 2 Air Quality Alerts

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Even though the freezing fog caused some early morning driving problems in the valley this week, Friday morning a south wind blew through and cleared the air. With high temperatures finally back above freezing in Hamilton, it seemed almost balmy

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Tracks head on out onto the thickening ice at Lake Como, northwest of Darby. The lake's water level recedes to its historic shoreline (pre-dam) in the winter, revealing much of the lake bottom.

The popular recreation area is a lot quieter this time of the year

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It seems that people either love the snow or hate the snow. I am a snow lover, which is kind of weird because I don’t do any outdoor sports at all that involve snow or even ice. So then why do I like snow so much? I’ll tell you why.

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They warned us all week that snow was coming. Even on the day when the temperature was teasing us with an upper 60s reading.

Then, on the Weather Channel today, I heard they named this little snowstorm "Brutus

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Many Missoula residents will admit they have a love/hate relationship with Montana’s brutal winters. Complete with sleet, graupel, snowdrifts that claim ownership of your vehicle. As annoying as our travel set-backs can be, the primary goal is preparing to actually brave the frigid conditions outdoors. Most importantly, whether traveling by vehicle or walking, is preparing children to brave these conditions with us. Many parents want to safely travel with their kiddos (no matter what age), so read on to learn how…

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