We purchased 35 acres 15 miles south of Steamboat Springs, Colorado about a decade ago and finished a house on it in 2004. In 2002 I planted trees the first weekend of April. A few years ago my sister and her family spent spring break here in March and they hiked the forest without snowshoes. But this year has been different. Several weeks ago I was told they passed 400 inches of snow for the season at Steamboat Springs. Today, two days from May, it looks like this and it is still snowing. The trip over Rabbit Ears Pass today, the last pass before arriving in Steamboat from the south, had blizzard conditions.

Well, at least the yard work can wait.