Fabulous Flannels

Spring, a season that is supposed to last one-fourth of the year but in Park City, that is not the case. Here, we have snow for about six months and summer for five months. That leaves two weeks for Spring and two weeks for Autumn.

That may sound a little drastic but that's how I see it.

One day, near the end of April the sun decides to shine. The snow gives up on being frozen and starts to melt. The melting lasts for one week and by the end, the snow is gone around town and everyone starts thinking summer is coming.

The resorts announce their closing date and everyone gets their last few days on the slope. You pack away your winter coat and trade it for a shell. The mittens turn into liners and boot heaters get turned off. The shady runs are fast and frozen and the sunny ones are complete and udder slush.

That first day at school once the sun has shinned all the shorts have come out. The leggings will never leave but flowy shorts and dresses start to make their debut.

All the sudden the weather changes. The clouds role in and the tiny flutter of snow starts falling from the sky. The girls in shorts freeze and the school gets cold once again. Somehow we end up with a few feet of snow and somehow I decide to go skiing once again. The winter coat gets put back on and bam its winter again.

My dad and I went to Snowbird on Wednesday. That Wednesdays happened to be on April 27th which is in the middle of our spring. We waited for the mountain to open because of avalanche danger then had one of the best powder days of all time. We skied about six runs then had to quit because I had a lacrosse game after.

I got a little sidetracked sorry, anyway, back to why spring sucks.

So after the snow days are over it starts to rain. Are you even joking me! The first few days are phenomenal. The rain puts everyone in a chill state of mind. Practice gets canceled and you can drink lemon tea and watch Netflix. My favorite.

Two super cool rainbows from my window

But then the sun comes out again. The sky becomes blue and it is warm once again. The mud is everywhere and the car wash has a consistent line. Every time you get out of the car the mud scrapes on the back of your jeans.

Now you are asking why does this have anything to do with flannels.

Well, while all this crazy weather happens. We wear flannels. We can wear them buttoned up or down, tied around our waist, as jackets or sweaters.

I don't understand why spring does this to us or why it is bipolar. The good thing is that where I live it only lasts for about two weeks. But during these two weeks I have found that wearing flannels with every outfit possible is one of the best things ever.

Happy Flannel Wearing,
~Corrine