Aspen receives nearly a foot of snow
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- Created on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 14:05
- Written by Nathan
By JANET URQUHART, ASPEN TIMES
Winter arrived quickly in Aspen on Monday, shutting down the airport and Highway 82 over Independence Pass, and dumping about 9 inches of fresh snow on the upper ski slopes by early afternoon.
The first major storm of the season hit the upper Roaring Fork Valley with a vengeance shortly after 8 a.m. and just in time for the height of the morning commute. Rain turned to sheets of horizontal sleet in the gusty winds of a cold front and minutes later, it was snowing in earnest.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Highway 82 over Independence Pass, southeast of town, at 9 a.m., calling the closure temporary. CDOT said it may reopen the route after the storm clears, depending on conditions, though the pass is scheduled to close for the season on Nov. 7.
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