March Snow Storm

Storm Wallops Denver

- headline, Denver Post, March 26, 2009

It has been a warm, dry winter here, so, in my opinion, a snow storm is welcome. Of course, for those of you who live or have lived in places where big snowfalls are the norm, you might think that a 15" snowfall is no big deal. What you have to understand is that most communities on the Front Range are not equipped with an army of snow plows and towns don't even plow arterial streets...ever. If you, for some strange reason, are not the type that enjoys getting away to the mountain, then for 95% of the time you don't need snow tires, so why bother?

Governor Bill Ritter declared a disaster, which means that National Guard can now be enlisted to move the snow.

Here are my pics from today, during our walk through the nearby open space, well before the storm was over.

Ice ball!