In early February, my advisor, Ingrid, told me that Salzburg was having an unusually long winter (the snowing began in November and was still continuing strong). Typically the snow would start to melt by this time, she said.

After a couple of weeks of on-and-off snowy weather, the snow started to melt. That is, until a few days ago.

BAM! Salzburg was hit with snow again. Every day this week it has snowed, but in the most inconsistent way. For one minute the skies were clear. Next? Oh, just some light flurries. But then all of a sudden I thought I was trapped in the middle of an Arctic blizzard. And the erratic cycle continued.

Today it is sunny and clear with a light breeze in the air. But I’ll wear my Ugg boots just in case.

Looks like a blizzard to me. Yesterday, March 7, in downtown Salzburg when the heavy snow began. But less than an hour later? Not a flake in the sky.

*Update to this morning's blog entry: It's just before 8 p.m. and yes, it's snowing after a day of pure sunshine. Good thing I wore the boots.