This is what spring looks like this year at 9,100 feet. The snowman is posing in front of The Ribbon and Bird Brain Boulevard, two local ice climbs. The other shot is what it looks like at the end of the currently plowed section of Camp Bird Mine Road.

Simply beautiful.

The Plaindealer reported this week that Ouray has had the most snow in the 60 years the National Weather Service has been keeping records: 253.1 inches. That’s 21 feet! The previous record, in 1983-84, was 227.4 inches. In comparison, the historic mean is 137.52 inches per year.

What does all of this mean? There is still plenty of snow, plenty of backcountry skiing, the waterfalls will be beautiful, and the rivers will be running fast.

See you this summer.