CBC News
August 27, 2009
Labrador is known for its long, cold winters, but even the most die-hard lovers of the place known as The Big Land must be shaking their heads at what some of them faced this morning; snow.
It was only a light dusting over western Labrador, but it was enough to cover the ground, rooftops and vehicles.
Weather officials say the amount that fell overnight had the liquid equivalent of five centimetres.
For 13-year-old Konrad Kuhne of Labrador City, it was enough to head straight to the local golf course, where he skied for five kilometres.
“Just excitement rushing through my head,” he said. “It was awesome, just getting a chance [of] being the only one in Canada to ski in August.”
Kuhne is a member of the provincial cross-country ski team, and ironically he was heading to western Newfoundland Thursday for dry land ski training.
CBC weather specialist Ryan Snoddon said the good news is that the snow won’t last long.
“There is light at the end of the snowy tunnel in that tomorrow it’ll be back up to double digits and Saturday is looking like 13 degrees and sunshine,” he said.
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