Wasatch Weather Tortoise Predicts

[raueda1]

So, here's the story.

A friend of a friend of my son lives in SLC someplace. He's a BLM employee and has, as a ward, a desert tortoise whose care he is charged with. He's been doing this for years. Apparently the tortoise can anticipate the severity of the upcoming winter compared to the previous winter. This is gauged by when the tortoise goes into hibernation. This season the tortoise hibernated a full 2 weeks earlier than last year, indicating a (much?) more severe winter in the Wasatch this year compared to last.

Can this possibly be true? Who the fuck knows? But the guy is a skier and swears that the tortoise is inerrant. Make of this what you will.

[muted]

I think this should be the start of the 17-18 Wasatch conditions thread.

I've never met a tortoise I didn't like, I'll start pulling my gear out of storage tonight.

[brutah]

I'm willing to believe anything that predicts a severe winter.

I also would like a desert tortoise pet.

[detrusor]

To go along w this, my bees capped their comb way earlier this year. Not sure if it means cold and snow but cold for sure.


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[mall walker]

I'm willing to believe anything that predicts a severe winter.

lol same. long live the tortoise! (who will probably live long anyway)

[muted]

Can we get a name please of the tortoise?

[mall walker]

bump for wanting the name of the tortoise

[raueda1]

will try to get name of tortoise. it will take a while, several degrees of seperation....

[mall walker]

brisk up on little black this morning

[thefortrees]

Somebody please buy that tortoise a beer

[HansJob]

Touche Turtle has a direct line to Ullr.

[Shredhead]

I loved Touché Turtle, especially since he has a connection to Ullr.

[hutash]

My tortoise has not gone into hibernation yet, so it looks like no snow here at the beach yet again

BTW, his name is Dozer for those keeping score.

[mall walker]

BTW, his name is Dozer for those keeping score.

your tortoise or the Reptilian Nostradamus of the Wasatch?

[Abol98]

I'm down with this thread. I foresee merchandise, an instagram feed... a merger with Vail and subsequent euthanasia.

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i had to look up "inerrant"
nice word, applies to all of us

[hutash]

your tortoise or the Reptilian Nostradamus of the Wasatch?

That's my tortoises name, and so far (30 odd years) he has a 100% accuracy rating...no snow has fallen at Ventura county beaches. Pretty impressive record if you ask me.