The Autumn Retreat that was more like Winter – SOAR at Granlibakken Resort | Tahoe City, California

Not having a knitters getaway for over a year, my knitting buddies and I were looking forward to a week at Granlibakken Resort in Tahoe City, California.

Mid-October meant that we would have crisp Fall days perfect for walks among the pines and knitting while enjoying the relaxing atmosphere.

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And that’s what we got. For about 5 minutes.

This is how it looked when we arrived.

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A little chilly but otherwise beautiful.
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And then it started to Snow. SNOW!

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At first we thought it would just provide a sweet powdered sugar dusting for the morning and then would be gone.
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But NOoooo. It SNOWED all freaking night.

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And through the next day.

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It just kept snowing…
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Even the resort hadn’t prepared for the quick change of weather. The outdoor dining was still set up…

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We had meals in the main lodge which meant getting over there.
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Luckily we were inside most of the time.

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By the end of the week it had stopped and the sun had started melting all the snow off of the tree branches and we got to take a few short walks.

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I have to admit that it was beautiful.

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But waaay too freaking COLD.

What did I do there? Well, that’s a whole other set of pictures.