50 YEARS AGO

May 24, 1973 – The Plaindealer has obtained reports of the amount of snowfall this winter from the Camp Bird Mine. At the Camp Bird, snow this year measured 404 inches, which is 80 to 90 inches above their 20-year average. The Idarado reports 417 inches this year, compared to 370 inches last year. The average snowfall at Red Mountain for the past 28 years has been 350 inches. The heaviest snowfall since 1943 was measured at 494 inches in the winter of 1964-65, and there have be...