Re: 497, 491, and 494 near Mears Jct - No snow

drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Ken in Buena Vista Wrote:
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> > I am not going to debate if the picture was
> > actually taken on January 17, 1948 but there is
> NO
> > snow to be seen anywhere.







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> Every year in Colorado does not always render big
> snows. March tends to be the biggest snow month
> from my memories growing up in Montrose and
> Gunnison. Jimmy was able to confirm this movement
> and found it in his dispatch records:
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And often the early snows melt (or just sublime) off in the bright snow at low elevations.
Of the years I lived in Gunnison I can only recall one winter (of 6) when there was major accumliaciton in town before mid to late December. (of course that was My wife's first winter in Gunnison)
Late January to early April was always the big snow time. I do remember standing in my driveway being snowed on on my birthday (June 5th) one year...