Snow!

[Zoë]

My mom had to drive home down US 36 out of Boulder yesterday at around noon; a 30-minute drive took her 2 1/2 hours.  People just freak out when the conditions are bad...just take it slow and calm down and you'll be fine!  (Most of the time...)

[Demetrius]

My mom had to drive home down US 36 out of Boulder yesterday at around noon; a 30-minute drive took her 2 1/2 hours.  People just freak out when the conditions are bad...just take it slow and calm down and you'll be fine!  (Most of the time...)

How did your mom get out of town? 36 was "closed" from here to Broomfield...

I like your photos but I don't see any cows. Moo.

[Taffy Saltwater]

My BF (of almost 40 years) lives in Greeley - that's a hell of a snowfall.  And I went to high school in Colorado Springs - we could see Pikes Peak through the dining room window.  I miss Colorado (but not the snow), but the entire fam damily lives in the Houston area now.

[Zoë]

My mom had to drive home down US 36 out of Boulder yesterday at around noon; a 30-minute drive took her 2 1/2 hours.  People just freak out when the conditions are bad...just take it slow and calm down and you'll be fine!  (Most of the time...)

How did your mom get out of town? 36 was "closed" from here to Broomfield...

I like your photos but I don't see any cows. Moo.

She was on it before it closed, as far as I know.  It just took her a damn long time to get off of it.

Nope, no cows here...we usually smell 'em but don't see 'em!

[Demetrius]

Snow is great except when it snows... it would have been nice if the snow had not happened all at once like a broken pinata.

Taffy- we had a hundred feet of snow this weekend everywhere except in Colorado Springs where the temps were in the low 90's. Palmer High school had a BBQ.

Zoe- invisible cows eh? Well, I was also surprised to see the picture of buildings and cars!

[kcdcchef]

great snow pics Zoë. i keep trying to find good pictures of faire in snow, my home faire is kcrf and i am trying to get them to give me some snow pics of the festival in the snow. so great to get a nice snow in early spring. i just think calling it a blizzard is a bit of a stretch.

[pktaxwench]

I miss Colorado's snow so much right now...

It was 92 degrees saturday out at Faire here in Tampa, with our usual 100% humidity.  I've happily been wearing my new black and red gown the past three weekends, but this was the first day I found myself reconsidering my choice of gown and thinking of changing back to my yellow.

One more weekend, I'll be back in Colorado by the 12th.  Save some snow for me....

[Zoë]

i just think calling it a blizzard is a bit of a stretch.

I don't know what the technical classification of a blizzard is, but I think they were calling it one because it snowed more than 3 inches in an hour, or something like that?  Haha who knows.  It was a freaking lot of snow all at once, that's the extent of my knowledge.

Of course, it rained here overnight and now all the snow is gone...boo.

[Demetrius]

I miss Colorado's snow so much right now...

It was 92 degrees saturday out at Faire here in Tampa, with our usual 100% humidity. 
One more weekend, I'll be back in Colorado by the 12th.  Save some snow for me....

I'm ready for 92 and shorts!

We put some snow in the fridge next to the blizzard, from DQ. Unfortunately, auto defrost can't tell the difference.

p.s. The technical classification of a blizzard: stick a spoon in it and see if it stays in when held upside down.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

i just think calling it a blizzard is a bit of a stretch.

I don't know what the technical classification of a blizzard is, but I think they were calling it one because it snowed more than 3 inches in an hour, or something like that?  Haha who knows.  It was a freaking lot of snow all at once, that's the extent of my knowledge.

Of course, it rained here overnight and now all the snow is gone...boo.

That along with the fact that there were major wind justs up to 45mph during the snow storm. Withthe snow falling, the snow on the ground and the wind I could NOT see the house less that 25 yards across from me

Yup it was a blizzard by most standards except those from North Dakota

[Hey- Arent You?]

being a "blizzard" has more to do with wind then amount of snow. defined, I believe, by visibility distance.

I've seen 6 inches of snow with 60mph wind gusts drift to 8-10 feet and close the whole city.

[Zoë]

p.s. The technical classification of a blizzard: stick a spoon in it and see if it stays in when held upside down. [/color]

Wow, you almost got me to spit my coffee on my computer.  Almost.

[Blushing]

being a "blizzard" has more to do with wind then amount of snow. defined, I believe, by visibility distance.

And said blizzard conditions ahve to be ongoing for a set period of time as well ...

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

From the Wiki

The major consensus is that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions: the storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile or 400 meters, include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speeds of at least 35 miles per hour or 56 kilometres per hour (which would be seven or more on the Beaufort Wind Scale) for at least three consecutive hours.

YUP it was a snow storm where I live as visibility was about 25 feet and the wind was glowing about 45MPH and it did it from 9am to about 3

[Nixie]

Well- I'm fairly sure this is just a me thing, but this whole blizzard made me wanna get someone crazy enough to wear a swim suit in it and take pictures.

Sadly- that didn't happen.