And they talk about springtime in the Rockies...

Anyone who's lived here for any time can tell you that Autumn can be a unique time weather-wise too.

While many people quote a tradition that always involves the first snow right around Halloween, this late October snowstorm is pretty memorable.

The Denver Post did some comparison to a more severe and deadly October storm in 1997, and while snow totals may be similar, that other storm was must worse.

Snow totals range between about a foot to more than two feet in the metro area as of mid-day Thursday, and much deeper in the foothills and mountains.

Don't forget you can send us your own snow photos and write about your storm experiences right here on YourHub.com - people love to see those.

My own photos were taken around our Congress Park home with a combination of recently-turned fall leaves covered by more than a foot of snow, and my Subaru looking like a snowbank with wheels out on the street - that's about an hour of digging to get out, first the long-handled broom, then the scrapers - one plastic one broke halfway through, good thing I had a metal-edged backup.

Shoveling the walks and steps, a path from the garage and through the side yard and clearing out an area for the dogs was not all that tough with this light snow.

These type of storms usually result in my relatives in northern Michigan and Wisconsin called to remark and joke about our "early winter."

First, I remind them that while we do get a major storm that stalls along the front range once in a while, it will return to the 50s this weekend and most of it will melt.

I tell 'em to send me an e-mail say, in January, when their snow is this deep and they're in a second week of 10 below temperatures - and I'm in shirtsleeves.

That's generally is enough to shut them up...