PHOTOS: That Pesky 2019 October Snowstorm

Francie Swidler, Social Media EditorFrancie Swidler, Social Media Editor
By Francie Swidler
October 30, 2019

There was snow, there was ice. The conditions for sledding were nice.

Cold dogs, cold hands, cold horses that are blue. The best way to get around was probably to snowshoe.

The roads may have been bad and it sure was cold in the city. But a lot of the photos from the storm are rather pretty.

Poem over. Let's look back at the winter storm that hit Colorado Oct. 28 - 30, before winter even started.

(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)A wild blue horse ignores ths cold on a very snowy day Denver International Airport. Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)A FedEx plane lurks in the snowy mist on a very snowy day at Denver International Airport. Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)Check-in lines were super bad at Denver International Airport on a very snowy day, Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
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David Zalubowski/APA postal carrier struggles to push a load of parcels to his waiting van outside a post office as an autumn storm sweeps through Denver, Oct. 28, 2019.
Jim Hill/CPR NewsThe roads are not a friendly place this morning, Oct. 28, 2019.
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsBoarding an estbound bus on 23rd Avenue in the Park Hill neighborhood. Denver woke up to several inches of snow Monday Oct. 28 2019, making for a cold and slippery commute.
Denver Aurora Snow Storm October 29 2019
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsPassengers board an A Line train at Peoria station. A second day of snow swept across the Front Range on Tuesday October 29.
Denver Aurora Snow Storm October29 2019
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAn RTD A Line commuter rail driver gives a smile as he pulls away from the Peoria station. A second day of snow swept across the Front Range on Tuesday October 29.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteA brave man rides his bike downtown on a snowy day in Denver. Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)Sidewalk shovelers Mario Favela (left to right), T. and Orlando Alonzo pose for a portrait downtown on snowy day. Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsShoveling the sidewalk outside Montview Presbyterian Church in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. Denver woke up to several inches of snow Monday Oct. 28 2019, making for a cold and slippery commute.
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsBlow snow of the sidewalk along Montview Boulevard in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. Denver woke up to several inches of snow Monday Oct. 28 2019, making for a cold and slippery commute.
(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)A lone figure crosses an expanse of snow in Cheesman Park. Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
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David Zalubowski/APA cross-country skier moves through Washington Park as an autumn snowstorm sweeps over the intermountain West, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in Denver.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteMartin Lomeli deals with the effects of hitting a big jump with a small sled at Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteCruz Ortega and Aryel Ramos reel from a hard landing from a jump at Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteA John F. Kennedy High School student fails to hit a jump at Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteCruz Ortega and Aryel Ramos fly over a jump at Ruby Hill Park on small sled on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteCruz Ortega and Aryel Ramos fly over a jump at Ruby Hill Park on small sled on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019.
Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Adam Hjermstad and Elenore bomb a sledding slope at Ruby Hill Park on a snow day, Oct. 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsFresh snow on a maple tree's fall-colored leaves. Denver woke up to several inches of snow Monday Oct. 28 2019, making for a cold and slippery commute.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsGot to walk the dog. On 22nd Avenue in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood.Denver woke up to several inches of snow Monday Oct. 28 2019, making for a cold and slippery commute.
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David Zalubowski/APA man braves the snow and walks his dog around Washington Park, Oct. 29, 2019, in Denver.
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteMoose plays with his human, Luke Yeager, in the snow on Capitol Hill in Denver on Oct. 28, 2019.
(Francie Swidler/CPR News)3 to 7 inches of snow is a lot when you are a Corgi named Pippa that is 2 to 3 inches off the ground. (Francie Swidler/CPR News)
Stina Sieg/CPR NewsAfter watching the Front Range get snowed in from afar, Grand Junction got its first snow of the season Tuesday night, Oct. 29, 2019. Most of the powder dusted over Main Street was gone by the morning.

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