The cold is upon us once again with temperatures below freezing everyday this week.  At night we have been subzero several times.  Beautiful snow covers the mountains and trees and the valley floor is white.  In spite of the cold, homes are still selling in La Grande.  Utilizing advanced web-marketing, we at John J Howard and Associates have been securing buyer's from all over the west coast.  I sold a home last week to a young man from Battle Ground Washington and then sold a manufactured home in Union to a man from LA sight unseen. Both buyers found us through the web.

Snow is one thing you have to love to live in North Eastern Oregon.  We have four seasons and winter offers as much recreation potential as any of the others.  Yesterday I took the afternoon off and explored the hills around Spout Springs Ski Resort on the Tollgate High.  My brother took his snowboard and my Dad and I took our x-county skis. We hiked the slopes and shreaded down through the powder.  If this sounds like fun to you, then maybe you need to check out La Grande!  If thinking about hiking through four foot drifts of snow in the beautiful Umatilla wilderness doesn't sound like your cup of tea, maybe you should head south!

Have a great day and be sure to check out http://www.jeffdclark.com/!