Yes, real snow!!! It has been only a few times before---1962 and 1977 and now 1998. It has been 21F here in Alamo (27 miles East of the city, between Walnut Creek and Danville) for several nights in a row. 18F in Stockton and 17F in Sacramento last night!!! Yes this is a bit different for Northern California. I think we're heading for Thailand and Burma on the 26th. My chiles and citrus are history I fear. Mary-Anne