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Denver Closes Ruby Hill Rail Yard Early as Unseasonable Warmth Stifles Snow

Unseasonably warm, dry weather forced the shutdown after barely a month of operations.

Overview

  • The city announced the season ending on March 3, closing the urban terrain park that opened on Feb. 1.
  • National Weather Service data show Denver averaged 42.1°F in February, the third-warmest since records began in 1872.
  • Denver recorded only a trace of snowfall last month, tying the city’s least-snowy February on record.
  • Despite the brief season, Denver Parks & Recreation and Winter Park offered free snowboarding lessons and hosted Olympic athletes.
  • Forecasts call for temperatures rebounding into the 60s and near 70 with minimal snow expected, while regional reports note the lowest statewide snowpack since the early 1980s.