Colorado weather unpredictability strikes again

The CO. plains, normally recieving a large amount of snow, remains dry and barran.

The CO. plains, normally recieving a large amount of snow, remains dry and barran.

Lauren Manney, Ranger Review Editor

Colorado is famous for the beautiful Rockies, quaint mountain towns, lavish ski slopes, and snowy winters. It would be an understatement to stay District-38 is used to calling snow days and 2-hour delays. In some past years, D-38 has used all of the allowed snow days per school year, forcing student’s to finish their classes into the start of June. So far this school year has proven to be an exception, with no snow days, or late starts called.

“It’s so strange that there hasn’t been any snow this year, let alone a snow day or delay. The good thing is that the ski slopes make their own snow and the mountains get a lot more snow than Monument does so anyone going skiing or snowboarding isn’t affected,” junior Dana Doremus said.

While it seems most students are upset about the lack of wintery weather, others are thankful for the unusual sunny days.

“I’m so glad there hasn’t been snow yet. I can’t stand the cold. It would be nice to have a white Christmas, but other than that, I wouldn’t mind if it didn’t snow at all this year,” junior Jordan Arnold said.

The 2013 Farmer’s Almanac has predicted this year’s winter season to be “cold, and dry, with occasional snow and frost”. Although there has been a lack of snow, it is still early to be making set judgments due to Colorado weather being very unpredictable.  There haven’t been any snow days making appearances so far in the school year, but that could change as the winter drags on.