I was stationed there 68-71 ,work out at the East range. Am from Hawaii and I was totally surprised when I came out of the comm center and found my jeep and the compound covered with a foot of snow. Soooo much fun.
@gildotherotweiler Then you havent been looking very hard. It snows like that about once a year. I have been living here since 1980 and in an average year we see snow once or twice during the winter.
There was nothing about Sierra Vista that was ever remarkable, or worth the effort of the CAP.
I lived there from '77-'80. Law enforcement was vicious, and we used to have to be bused for more than 90 minutes for our football games.
The one good thing about Sierra Vista is that it has a fault line that paralelles the San Andreas; so if California zippers, so will Sierra Vista. 85% of the San Pedro runs underground, check the data.
I lived in Ft. Huachuca when I was growing up, it was 1970, I was 11 years old.
As a kid it was great, many fond memories. It was beautiful. My friends & I would take the bus & go wherever we wanted. There was always so much to do. We were lucky.
I have always wanted to come back & visit, I can imagine it has changed a lot.
I wonder if people would recongnize SV now - much of it is the same of course - but there is SO MUCH new growth - it may be a litttle Tucson one day... probably NOT a good thing - as the small town feeling gets lost. Traffic on Fry Blvd sometimes is JAM PACKED!!
I remember it snowing when I lived there. Weird, though. It snowed more where I had 3 different kinds of cactus in my front yard than it does where I'm at in South Carolina now. I miss SV, though. Great town.
I was there with the army for six months and I saw my first snow there in Jan 86. People don't realize that SV sits a mile high. I woke up one morning in the BOQ at Ft. Huachuca, looked out the window, saw real snow and noticed my '71 Cutlass was under 4" of snow!
I never knew quite how high it was, but it was perfect for the storms coming over the mountains. Those were the most beautiful lightning displays I've ever seen.
Funny, I'm not from anywhere near there but I spent 6 months there in the Army from 07/85 through 01/86 taking the Military Intel Officer's Basic Course. I was so into what I was doing, I didn't enjoy my time there unfortunately. It was quite beautiful there, in a special sort of way. I looked it up to catch a glimpse of my past.
I was stationed there 68-71 ,work out at the East range. Am from Hawaii and I was totally surprised when I came out of the comm center and found my jeep and the compound covered with a foot of snow. Soooo much fun.
Teamasina 2 days ago
i have been living in sierra vista for 3 years and i have never seen snow like that
gildotherotweiler 1 year ago
@gildotherotweiler - this was part of that storm that closed post down for the day because it snowed an inch. :S...
salemthegoddess 1 year ago
@gildotherotweiler Then you havent been looking very hard. It snows like that about once a year. I have been living here since 1980 and in an average year we see snow once or twice during the winter.
Baronstone 7 months ago
The TBM on Fry Blvd reads an elevation of 4774.
There was nothing about Sierra Vista that was ever remarkable, or worth the effort of the CAP.
I lived there from '77-'80. Law enforcement was vicious, and we used to have to be bused for more than 90 minutes for our football games.
The one good thing about Sierra Vista is that it has a fault line that paralelles the San Andreas; so if California zippers, so will Sierra Vista. 85% of the San Pedro runs underground, check the data.
kalaloch114 1 year ago
I lived in Ft. Huachuca when I was growing up, it was 1970, I was 11 years old.
As a kid it was great, many fond memories. It was beautiful. My friends & I would take the bus & go wherever we wanted. There was always so much to do. We were lucky.
I have always wanted to come back & visit, I can imagine it has changed a lot.
Loved Sierra Vista too!
CentrlFlagrl 2 years ago
Man, I thought Missouri got cold in the winter until I got caught up in a hail storm at the base in AZ in the smoke pit by the 305th bays.
3 days later i was still freezing my ass off, lol. I really don't think I left the bays once on the 4 day
GreatWhite85 2 years ago
I wonder if people would recongnize SV now - much of it is the same of course - but there is SO MUCH new growth - it may be a litttle Tucson one day... probably NOT a good thing - as the small town feeling gets lost. Traffic on Fry Blvd sometimes is JAM PACKED!!
coolblueswim 2 years ago
I remember it snowing when I lived there. Weird, though. It snowed more where I had 3 different kinds of cactus in my front yard than it does where I'm at in South Carolina now. I miss SV, though. Great town.
batstewart 3 years ago
I was there with the army for six months and I saw my first snow there in Jan 86. People don't realize that SV sits a mile high. I woke up one morning in the BOQ at Ft. Huachuca, looked out the window, saw real snow and noticed my '71 Cutlass was under 4" of snow!
teller121 2 years ago
I never knew quite how high it was, but it was perfect for the storms coming over the mountains. Those were the most beautiful lightning displays I've ever seen.
batstewart 2 years ago
I was born and raised in Sierra Vista...I looked up Ft. Huachuca to catch a glimpse of home.
kladivous 3 years ago
Funny, I'm not from anywhere near there but I spent 6 months there in the Army from 07/85 through 01/86 taking the Military Intel Officer's Basic Course. I was so into what I was doing, I didn't enjoy my time there unfortunately. It was quite beautiful there, in a special sort of way. I looked it up to catch a glimpse of my past.
teller121 2 years ago
yay im going to see snow in ft huachuca =]
chikoVIRTUAL 3 years ago
I love the soundtrack. Bow chaka wow wow.
watkinscp 3 years ago
Thanks. It's satellite radio's XM84 Chill, good ambient music.
salemthegoddess 3 years ago
lucky ass fool.
afluffyman 4 years ago
I did basic in Ft. Leonard Wood and thought it would be warmer in Dec. in Ft. Huachuca...it was SNOWING too!
Good times!
ChaimFanGirl 4 years ago
It seems warmer in sweden :)
rollingbass 4 years ago
New Year's day, 1983. I woke up in Sierra Vista to 13 inches of snow on the ground at my door.
Hypersthene 5 years ago