It is a snowy spring day in Aspen. There were at least three wet inches on the ground at daybreak.

The streets were cleared of most inhabitants by a brisk wind and another two to four inches is in the forecast for this afternoon.

Mud season? We wish. As of 3:45, it was snowing heavily again in Aspen.

What we're doing this off season ...  catching up on our reading in the snow.

It’s still the winter that won’t leave. The Roaring Fork River this morning was brown, angry and frosty through Basalt. It was up all right, but not inviting by any means.

Another three to five inches of snow is possible tonight.

Friday should remain cool and cloudy but with only a 30 percent chance of showers.

Saturday is to be “partly sunny” with a high of 53, which sounds like a recipe for a road trip.

Sunday won’t be much balmier, with mostly cloudy conditions and a high near 56 degrees.

On the bright side, it is a powder day for backcountry skiers who are still enjoying the deep snowpack. And the cool weather will keep the snowpack from coming off the hills all at once.

And perhaps you should be reminded that A-Basin and Loveland remain open, with bull wheels spinning and skiers turning.

The snow today is a remnant of the record-breaking winter that we had.

According to Colorado Ski Country USA, Aspen/Snowmass had a record season with 450 inches of snow.

That’s less than Steamboat, which had 489 inches and less than Silverton, which saw a whopping 550 inches, and less than Monarch, which got 482 inches.

Other records were set at Crested Butte at 422, Powderhorn at 320, Beaver Creek at 430 and Telluride at 353 inches.

It was Vail’s third snowiest winter on record and Purgatory’s fifth.

Both Copper Mountain's and Sunlight Mountain Resort's snowfall totals landed in the top ten in resort history.

Keystone tied its best snowfall in the previous eight years, and Eldora received their best snow year in the previous five years.

In December, fresh snow fell 30 of 31 days in Colorado.

By the end of January, storms left measurable amounts of snow 59 out of 62 days across the state, marking two of the best snow months on record at many resorts.

Powderhorn reported record December snowfall.

December and January were record snowfall months at Aspen/Snowmass and Vail, and Telluride received record snowfall December through February.

January and February snowfall totals were among the highest in Loveland's history, and 2007-08 marked the first time Steamboat surpassed the 100-inch cumulative mark three months in one season (Dec.-Feb.). Thanks to CSCUSA for the above information.

— BGS