No Snow In Hawaii

February 13, 2010 by Jeff Schuman · Leave a Comment
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Snow In Colorado Some people like to live where you have all 4 seasons. This time of year that means snow and in some cases alot of it.

Yesterday Hawaii was the only state in the U.S. that did not have snow according to the Honolulu Star Bulletin. http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/84249447.html

Mauna Loa and Kilauea are the world’s 2 largest volcanos and they do get snow, but not yesterday. If you do not like snow Hawaii is the place to go.

On the Big Island of Hawaii, Mauna Kea (13,796′ / 4205m) and Mauna Loa (13,660′ / 4163m) get at least some snow every year, usually between October and March, although snow can fall any time from August to May.

On the island of Maui, Haleakala (10,023′ / 3055m) occasionally gets a little bit of snow.

Of these three, only Mauna Kea has a road to the top (accessible to four-wheel-drive vehicles). When there’s a big snowfall, residents of the Big Island drive to the top in pickup trucks, where they ski, snowboard, and build snowmen, then fill the beds of the pickup trucks with snow and drive back down to sea level to continue their snow play in the heat.

I live in Highlands Ranch which is just south of Denver. We get our share of snow which is pretty, but I would take 75-85 degrees year round over nights where it gets down below 10 degrees anyday.

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