Not every thing this week is super, even though the Super Bowl and Super Tuesday, and the "super storm" activity in the midwest would make it sound like it. Our hearts go out to the people are affected by the devastation happening in the mid west and the south, for the lives lost, and those who have been left homeless by these incredible storms.
When the weather goes crazy like this, Colorado is affected sometimes too, but not the way you might think. Our mountains are catching incredible amounts of snow, and while it will be in the 40's and sunny (though windy) here today, it is blizzard conditions in much of the mountains. The result is that our ski resorts, but perhaps more importantly our watersheds, are accumulating a lot of water in the form of snow. The southwest part of the state (Durango, the San Juan mountains, etc) are at almost double the 30 year average for snowpack. The North and South Platte River basins are not doing quite as well, but still well above average, and the Arkansas River watershed is also running way above average. Colorado Springs long term water plan is to figure out a better way to tap water rights from the Arkansas, and a year like this one is an example of why. While some oppose building a pipeline into Pueblo Resevoir for the Springs, it only makes sense when you see the geography, and most of the opposition tends to be general anti growth sentiment as opposed to any real alternative.