It's pretty impressive, really, the amount of snow that has fallen since early Monday morning. Got to be three inches in town with temps now having fallen to 27 degrees. The forecast, for Aspen proper, is for another 2 to 4 inches today, another 3 to 5 possible tonight, and another 2 inches of snow on Tuesday. That's a pretty good fall storm. Many trees, still colorful, are groaning under the weight of the moist snow, which came in with temps in the 40s and is now freezing fast under a steady wind. The roads are extra slick now and likely to be in full skating rink mode by noon. Highway 82 over Independence Pass was temporarily closed just after 10 a.m. this morning. It was scheduled to be closed for the winter on Nov. 7. It may re-open before then. But the way it is dumping right now, dunno about that. In any event, we recommend hunkering down today. Good day for the hobbit hole with tea and biscuits.
