You must love this weather!

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by Scott5280

I personally love the breaks from winter--I couldn't handle a climate that stayed cold all winter long..It does tease a bit at times when it feels like spring in January..

I hear what your saying. Colorado would be better than here. But I would rather have consistent warmth.

[tfox]

Originally Posted by city_data91

I hear what your saying. Colorado would be better than here. But I would rather have consistent warmth.

Spring is admittedly a frustrating time. I actually have no trouble with Denver winters , but Spring can drive you crazy. The weather lurches back and forth between summer and winter, and actually the bigger snowfalls happen in spring. We really don't get out of Spring until Memorial Day or so, really Presidents Day to Memorial Day is this frustrating period where the weather is spring-like, then winter-like, then summer like, then spring like, etc. It's part of life in Denver. We do make up for it by often having a very nice "Indian Summer" in the late fall (as we did this last year).

My ideal climate would be something similar to Denver, but with winters a bit shorter and milder, with a less schitzophrenic spring. A good choice would be Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite the image of Albuquerque as an blast furnace, it actually is more like a "milder Denver" than most realize (mostly) -- summers are unfortunately a bit hotter and longer than Denver's (that's bad), but it does actually have a real winter, with a bit of snow (that's good), plus a smoother spring transition (very good). And the mountains are still right there when you want the real powder. Plus you have the delicious NM food. I prefer Denver as a city for many other reasons unrelated to climate, but IMO Albuquerque does have a very nice 4-season climate.

[Neditate]

tfox is soooo right! As we say around here "April is the cruelest month". Just when you think spring is just around the corner we get 2 feet of snow. And usually after the ski areas close (grrr). At least the sun is warm and the snow disappears in a day or two.