Poudre R-1 schools (our School District) are on Spring Break this week. Tuesday morning, I was driving up the snowy road toward Red Feather and remembered a snowy spring break long ago- sometime in the 1980s. Our little front wheel drive station wagon somehow made it to Beaver Meadows Resort, along this same Red Feather Lakes road, in spite of the feet of new snow all around us.
There was so much new snow that year, the manager had to put us up in the condos rather than plow the road to the cabin that we had originally reserved. We were thrilled to stay in the condos, discover the cross country ski trails, sit by the warm fire in the lodge and go tubing.
Thirty some years ago, there was no tow-line for the tubing hill like they have now. We'd trudge all the way to the top of the steep hill and then just fly down to the bottom- only to get up and do it again. It was a blast and we loved every minute of it.
It was Spring break, our home in Fort Collins seemed like a million miles away, and we were having fun with our kids.
On average, March is the snowiest month in Colorado, although in some places April wins the prize! There have been Spring Breaks with no new snow...but I remember more WITH snow than without. So it’s no surprise, with 4 days left of spring break, that our bright blue skies today may give way to more snow this weekend!
March and April snows eventually yield to green grasses, wildflowers and warm sunny days. For me, that’s the “real spring”.
But, those warm memories of playing in the snow on Spring Break reminds me that “Spring” comes late to the mountains…. and it makes me smile!
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Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO
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Hello Mary ... Spring Break isn't warm for all parts of the country. I really like your post, caught my eye and I VB won't even tell you how warm and wonderful it's been in Vegas ;o)
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