Aspen schools were closed. Flights were canceled. Roads were treacherous. But skiers were happy Tuesday, as a powerful winter storm dumped up to a foot of fresh snow on local mountains.
“It was nothing but smiles coming off the hill,” said Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle. “While 6 or 7 inches overnight doesn’t seem like a whole lot, the big picture is that we got significant snow the day before and the day before and the day before. And it kept snowing all day.”
In fact, the Skico reported 12-16 inches of fluff out of the latest storm cycle, putting base depths on the ski hills at 1 to 2 feet above this date last year.
Also celebrating the winter storm were Aspen school kids, who had their first snow day in two years. While some questioned the early morning decision to cancel classes Tuesday, Aspen Superintendent John Maloy explained that the amount of snow is not always the determining factor for calling a snow day.
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