Since many of us have been complaining about the alarmingly dry and warm weather, (actually the warmest year in recorded history), we thought we’d fill the winter void with some tantalizing imagery from this exact week, two years prior. Now, it may be a bit disturbing to view folks frollicking about in a winter wonderland, but keep in mind, winter is a long season, and perhaps, just maybe, this could be you, in nothing more than a few short weeks...

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  Friends enjoy a hot drink after cross county skiing.

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  Blowing snow after a healthy mid-December dump.

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  Unbroken cords at the Nordic Center.

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  Skating beneath classic Durango vistas at the Hillcest Golf Course.

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  Shoveling the roof: everyone’s favorite snow day activity.