Most of the state of Colorado suffered (enjoyed ) a big blizzard this week. At my house I recorded 25.5" of new snow on Thursday morning. We had high winds of 20 - 30 MPH for most of the storm, so there was a lot of blowing and drifting snow. I had many drifts over 4 feet deep in my yard.
I was “snowed-in” for about 24 hours, since my trusty John Deere was “in-over-its-head” and couldn’t push the heavy snow out of the way. Here are a few pictures:
The first one shows the webcam this morning - beautiful!
The next shows my neighbor’s pickup with the wind carved drifts.
The last two show the snow exceeding the depth limits of the slow-blade on the John Deere.
-David
It was the same situation at my cousin’s house in Thornton, CO (just north of Denver) with drifts of 3-4 feet around his house. He sent us some pics of him digging out with his trusty little snowblower.
I was watching that storm as it progressed through Denver and Colorado Springs via their traffic webcams. I-25 which is a main artery running through Denver and Colorado Springs was completely shut down all the way to the New Mexico stateline. It was an eerie sight to look at the webcams in both cities and see I-25 completely void of any car or truck traffic. It sure looks a lot different today. Here are a few links for your viewing pleasure and for future reference.