A week ago today, the first-ever wintertime outdoor concert was held at

. It was cold, but the lack of snow helped draw a hearty audience of hip hop fans, making

, headlined by

, go off without a hitch. The scene was a lot different this morning. These photos were shot between 6:45 and 8 a.m. at Red Rocks by photographer Gene Tewksbury of Golden and of

. "It wasn't cold, it was just windy and difficult to keep my lens dry," Tewksbury said this morning.

Check out more snow photos over in Latest Word, with "#snOMG! Twitter Nation covers Colorado snowpocalypse."

Blizzard photos continue on Page 2.

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