Once again, Colorado lived up to its' reputation of changing weather in a very short period of time. Tuesday was a beautiful day, blue sky and no clouds to be seen. Then, late Tuesday night, the winds blew up and became very strong as the night progressed, reaching sustained speeds of high 20mph to low 30mph by early morning. Around 5am, the snow started falling in Colorado Springs. When I left at 5:30am, there was just a few flurries and I thought no big deal, but by the time I reached the North end of town, 10 miles from home, the snow was already covering the roads. Once I was driving north to Denver, visibility became very difficult with the high winds blowing the snow everywhere. I had to turn around at Monument (10miles north of the Springs, altitude approx. 7300 feet) as it was getting too dangerous and I didn't like the prospect of being stuck up in Denver, as this looked like it was going to be a bad storm. Thankfully, I made the right decision. The winds continued to strengthen more, sustained winds around 35-37mph and gusts hit 55mph in the Springs and it didn't stop snowing until around 1pm on Thursday.
Denver airport prides itself on rarely closing for bad weather, but this time closed down for almost two days, causing huge headaches for Chrstmas travellers, as it could be days before everyone reaches their destination.Most businesses, schools and even the post office closed for two days too.I have pulled a few photo's from the web, taken by residents around Colorado, enjoy.Monument, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Fox taking shelter at a house in Monument, CO 
Peyton, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO 
Even a snow plow needs to be dug out, COS, CO
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