Another couple inches of snow on top of the packed-down ice - all very unusual for this temperate rainforest.

School is starting three hours late to give the plows a chance to clear the main roads, and so that folks will be driving when it's light.

I had my own adventures on Saturday, with much slipping and sliding while delivering mail, followed by being completely unable to make it back up a hill and continue my route. The chains that came with the car worked fine for about 20 minutes, then the right one comes off.

As of yesterday, I have beautiful new chains (a much better design) and I'll be going in today to deliver the part of the route I couldn't manage on Saturday. So, anyone on Maury Island that didn't get mail on Saturday - now you know why.