Snow Comes Early to Montrose

Ron Cole, left, and Joe McClure, owner of Montrose Travel, zoom down the man made snow hill at Montrose Travel's Snowpalooza (Photo provided by Montrose Travel / oct 26, 2012)
Ron Cole, left, and Joe McClure, owner of Montrose Travel, zoom down the man made snow hill at Montrose Travel’s Snowpalooza (Photo provided by Montrose Travel / oct 26, 2012)

For the fifth year, Montrose Travel hosted Snowpalooza, held on Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the agency’s Honolulu Avenue location. The annual event invites employees and their families to enjoy tons of snow that is brought onto the site. Despite summer-like temperatures, about 200 snow-lovers donned mittens and climbed aboard discs to ride the drifts.

According to Isabel Burcher of the Montrose Travel marketing department, the event is just one of several that McClure holds over the year.

“Joe knows that we all work hard and likes to bring a balance between family and work,” Burcher said. “He likes to bring the employees together and just have fun.”

Photos by Ed HAMILTON

Michael Sariano having fun at Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Michael Sariano having fun at Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Mateo Sariano enjoying the snow at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Mateo Sariano enjoying the snow at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Joaquin, left, and Mateo Sariano horsing around in the snow at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Joaquin, left, and Mateo Sariano horsing around in the snow at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Having fun at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)
Having fun at the Montrose Travel Snowpalooza (Photo by Ed Hamilton / oct 26, 2012)