Barbara Lawlor

Nederland

It may have been the biggest snowstorm of the year, but it wasn’t very impressive, according to

mountain standard snowstorms.

Although Nederland was on the high end of the measuring stick, the snowstorm that blew through

the county Saturday night into Sunday afternoon left more than seven inches but less than a foot in our

area.

Probably the biggest impact of the storm was the traffic heading to Eldora Mountain Resort, eager

skiers and snowboarders with their eye on the powder. Getting up the canyon was a breeze compared

to getting out of town and up the hill. The EMR parking lots filled rapidly. Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, a

large group of snowsports enthusiasts, clutching their boards and poles, waited for the bus at the RTD

stop on the highway. The crowd was larger than could fit on a single bus and when someone announced

that the bus would probably not be up for another hour and a half, the crowd began to dwindle, sad but

saying there will be other such snow days.

Nederland residents played in the new snow, with a large group of sledders zooming down the RTD

hill on Sunday afternoon. Dogs frolicked or became frosted mounds enjoying the pillows and blankets

falling over them.

Skies were clear on Monday morning, with the bright sun melting the icicles hanging from roofs and

the shoveled paths revealing dirt. Wind created snow devils on the sparkling drifts and white, speckled

meadows, but the temperatures went up and the snow began to diminish.

The next predicted snowfall is over a week away.