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We stopped at the Shrine Pass road today and about 100 yards up there was a pile of snow about 1 foot or more high. We didn't look any further. There sure is a lot of snow up there at 11,000' and I think even if it melts by June 20, the ground will be soggy as mud season will have gotten a late start.
While we were dodging tornados in Kansas yesterday (beat one by 10 minutes) we heard it was snowing at Copper Mountain, though when we went through this morning, I-70 was dry and where it fell on the grass it melted right away. It was 28˚ this morning at Copper and 46˚ late this morning at Vail Pass.
I know the Shrine Pass Rd should be dry and the wildflowers should be coming out on June 20, but this year has been quite different from recent ones. Nobody can be sure what's going to happen by June 20, but this last winter is more like the ones in the '80's than more recently. I'm not sure it's over.
Gene
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