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Old 10-10-05 | 06:15 AM
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From: Colorado Springs, CO

Bikes: Cannondale t-700 [commuter], Cannondale MT-800 [Tandem so the Lil Misses can keep up], GT I drive Team [My tricked out Racer MTB]

Call me a wuss, but there is a point where I draw the line. Based on the weather forcast below I drove the Jeep to work. The Cannondale looked sad as I walked out the door.

...HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL INTENSITY SHOULD
DECREASE SOMEWHAT MONDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...
WITH GUSTS 35 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

COLORADO SPRINGS AND LOCATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY SEE
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL OCCUR OVER
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU DO NOT TRAVEL IN
THE WARNING AREA.
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