Two months into Spring, 10" of wet, heavy snow

[William Seger]

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... in Colorado Springs. Late snows are common here, but not this late, and it wasn't our famous "champagne powder": It was the very wet and heavy stuff, and it's caused the worst tree damage I've seen in the 27 years we've lived here.

[redwitch]

1. I hate snow that arrives too early or too late.

Because of all the tree damage. I have a son in Denver, wondering how they are faring there.

[beveeheart]

2. I'm about 10 miles NW of Denver

and we had 4" of very wet snow which is almost all gone now . Temperature is 40 degrees.

[hlthe2b]

5. Denver had lots tree damage. Several cars in areas in which I've lived or have friends, destroyed.

[William Seger]

6. My son just got an estimate for $2500 for tree clean-up

... and that's before we see the damage to the roof. About 1/3 of my neighbor's 50-foot-tall tree is on her roof. We were lucky; just lost the top half of a 12-foot cherry tree, and light end of a branch from my neighbor's tree fell on my wife's car without causing any damage

[sdfernando]

3. I lived in the Springs in the mid-70s when in Jr. High

I remember some pretty cold and windy winters. There were times it was worst than Alaska (where I lived the previous 3 years). Had to walk to school and cross Academy Blvd. Once it was so windy and the road so icy had to literally crawl across the blvd....now THAT was fun!

[hlthe2b]

4. Yeah.. I'm north of Denver today and we got less but still several inches.

I had to park outside, but luckily not under a tree.

[mnhtnbb]

7. My nephew who lives in Ft Collins

Posted a photo of blooming lilac bushes covered in snow.

[Paladin]

8. So glad I no longer live in Denver. I hated the weather. (nt)