#snOMG! Twitter Nation covers Colorado snowpocalypse

YouTube users began sharing videos of Colorado's ongoing snowstorm hours before daybreak today. But they've got nothing on Twitter users, plenty of whom are dispatching photos and messages of delight about having a day off work. Lucky bastards. Look below to some of our favorites among the latest tweets and...

By Michael Roberts

February 3, 2012

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YouTube users began sharing videos of Colorado's ongoing snowstorm hours before daybreak today.

But they've got nothing on Twitter users, plenty of whom are dispatching photos and messages of delight about having a day off work.

Lucky bastards. Look below to some of our favorites among the latest tweets and pics.

12.5 inches of snow so far at 8am in platt park in Denver...almost one bulldog high! #cowx #snOMG twitter.com/StaceyH007/sta...
— Stacey (@StaceyH007) February 3, 2012

That nasty snowstorm in Denver also hit Boulder, n now CU is closed. There's a lot of snow out here #Colo #SnOMG
— Esteban L. Hernandez (@EstebanHRZ) February 3, 2012

#SNOMG there are TWO people here..where's my bed?
— Tiffany Mead (@tiffanevera) February 3, 2012

Denver is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with a white, white, whiteout! #snOMG twitter.com/RickStrandlof/...
— Rick Strandlof (@RickStrandlof) February 3, 2012

#snomg baby! As much as I hate winter and snow, I'll take no school any day ;)
— Michel Bustamante (@MBustamante951) February 3, 2012

@waitmel #snOMG I got a snow day too!! So very exciting :)
— SMD (@Sarah_M_Dee) February 3, 2012

Sitting in my office looking out at the snow & someone just went by on cross-country skis...awesome! #snOMG
— kfoxaz (@kfoxaz) February 3, 2012

I'm not even going to try dealing with downtown Denver traffic today! It's a hot chocolate and pajamas kind of day #snOMG
— Tanya Merchant (@tanyam913) February 3, 2012

Pups playing after #snOMG storm last night.@ My House instagr.am/p/nfuaA/
— Whitney Bryen (@SoonerReporter) February 3, 2012

Office just closed! #snOMG day for me!
— lynne(@lgsmash) February 3, 2012

Why bother shoveling? Gonna watch flakes fly, drink coffee, eat b'fast n tweet. #snOMG #cowx twitter.com/briantanner/st...
— Brian Tanner (@briantanner) February 3, 2012

The official snow measuring unit in CO: the grill on the deck! #snOMG #cowx #arvada twitter.com/casualperfect/...
— JoAnn Rasmussen (@casualperfect) February 3, 2012

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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