Just heard on the radio that I-70 is closed from Denver to the Kansas border. The highway near my house must be closed too. I have not seen a vehicle except snow plows all day. Forecast is for another foot of snow today. The ski areas are happy for the news coverage of the snow. It will bring a big increase in visitors. Same thing happens when a Broncos home game is televised and it snows.
Tourism bucks are always good for a community, BUT, everyone also tends to forget there do tend to me negative impacts on the year round locals. I know this first hand because tourism and agriculture are the major industries of my area.