Tom: It's only fair to mention the caption that accompanied this photo: "In Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, plow operators are dealing with some of the deepest snow seen in years. Above, 23 feet of snow on Trail Ridge Road."

While CO did indeed have heavy snows in the mountains, Denver had one of it's lightest years in a very long time. Nonetheless, CO is probably going to face greater than normal runoff and some potential flooding. But while, the 23' of snowpack being cleared in the photo looks incredible, that in itself doesn't really indicate anything. What the NY Times failed to mention is that this particular section of road looks exactly like this EVERY year as we approach June 1st, which is the official "planned" opening day for "Trail Ridge Road", that crosses the Continental Divide from the east side of Rocky Mountain National to the west side. (This is one of the very few places in the state that they use a giant snow-blower to create a tunnel through the snow. Most places it is simply plowed as soon as it falls.)

Gotta' love those newspapers... anything for a headline! Without a doubt, however, there are reasons for concern. If anyone is interested in reading the article from which the photo was taken, following is a link to same.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/us/22snow.html

WanderAimlessly

PS: The subject line was not directed at you, Tom. It was a line from the 1986 movie "Short Circuit". I couldn't submit until I added a subject. It just seemed to fit