Onset of Winter

November 10, 2024  |  Ridgway, Colorado
Misty atmosphere as an autumn snowstorm clears off of the Sneffels Range - October.

Misty atmosphere as an autumn snowstorm clears off of the Sneffels Range - October.

A deer in front of the Sneffels Range - October.

A deer in front of the Sneffels Range - October.

The sage and Sneffels Range frosted with fresh snowfall on a chilly November morning.

The sage and Sneffels Range frosted with fresh snowfall on a chilly November morning.

Sneffels with a cloud cap during the last light of November.

Sneffels with a cloud cap during the last light of November.

The warm and dry Indian summer here in the San Juan Mountains came to an abrupt end in mid-October with a big snowfall in the high peaks. Then so far in November there's been a series of prolonged snow storms and it finally feels like winter has settled in.