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Chinook

When the warm wind blows in Emmett's town, the sky turns to this...

and ushers in cycling season by turning Emmett's halfpipe from this...

...to this.

Egged on by an octogenarian

The gauntlet having been thrown down by an eightysomething ski buddy of his dad's, Emmett takes advantage of a March snowstorm and hurtles himself into the halfpipe three doors down.

What a difference a year makes.

Recurring snowflakiness

A snowy spring continues to hamper Emmett's fun in the playground.

His dad attempts to use the snow to his advantage and, in spite of a persistent brake problem, Emmett demonstrates an epic inability to curb his enthusiasm.

Snapping a cold snap

Apparently, Emmett's town was pretty much the coldest place in North America this morning. Too cold, even, to get a reading on the Emmetthermometer.

Beneath multiple blankets, a snowsuit, and a pair of Arctic-weight wool socks knitted by Gramma, Emmett is snug like bug in rug as he rides his Chariot to daycare.

His equally effective, but somewhat less practical strategy for dealing with the cold involves cramming into his PeaPod with multiple other humans. Here he illustrates this technique with the assistance of cousin Jimmy and Uncle Colin.