A spring storm is currently dumping snow all over my tomatoes (which are covered with plastic) and the predictions have changed from 1-2 inches to 8-12 (now back to 5-8). People in the mountains above here were reporting a couple feet this morning. Same thing from people in Montana I’ve been reading elsewhere. Vail pass was closed but is now open again. All the mountain passes are bad news.
It’s a very heavy snow that started out as 12 hours of rain. The flakes are so heavy they are falling very fast, not floating like pretty snow is supposed to do. Big heavy wet pissed off flakes, angry to be falling so late and intent on hitting the ground with malice. It’s the kind of snow to break branches and flood creeks.
The good news is it’s not yet time for fawns and calves to drop. Wildlife will be cold for a couple days but green up has already begun and when the snow is gone in a couple days the forbes and grasses should grow well with all the nutrients.