November Fifteen

First Snow Fall

We have been in Denver more than ten months now, and the locals told us that we usually have had snow by this time of the year. Well, when I went to work yesterday morning, there were a thin layer of snow on the ground and rooftops, and my car in the car port was also covered with some snow. The road had black ice, but by noon everything had already melted. Up in the mountain it is a different story. The ski resorts have had plenty of snow, natural and man-made. I think the snow system that came down yesterday also dropped about 4 inches of new snow at the resorts. Skiing has begun at most resorts in the area.

Another ironic sideline is the news that these ski resorts now carry more variety of ski equipments for rent. They are speculating on the fact that airlines now charge ridiculous baggage fees, and the ski equipment rental places are banking that skiers will now be more apt to rent rather bring their own equipment, especially if they provide more name brand varieties. We'll see if their strategy pays off. By the way, on the way to our Sunday School class monthly dinner, we saw regular gas price at $1.89 a gallon! Who would ever thought gas price would go below $2.00 again.