Wind is blowing, skies are darkening, aspen ski shops are excited

Could this be the storm?  Is this the beginning of the winter season?  Two weeks ago there was a week of snow, nothing much stuck.  The following two weeks brought warm and mild weather which wiped out all snow below 9500 feet.  This was good though, the ground had not had a chance to freeze up so come march it would have melted very quickly.  We are due for snow the next couple of nights.  It has gotten colder out and the ground is hardening up and of course the womens world cup is coming to Aspen, which always means snow.  Just take a look at the downtown Aspen Ski shops, you’ll see them preparing for the impending snow!