You might not have enough memory to go back, but were you affected by the blizzards in 2005 or so when the National Guard airlifted feed into the cattle because there was so much snow the ranchers couldn’t haul food. That affected SE CO and NE NM.
Were you affected by the blizzard in 1976? I was just a child but still remember snow over our house, I didn’t go to school for weeks, no way to get buses to us. National Guard brought us food, feed for cattle that survived. I remember walking over fences, trees. That was NE NM.
I'm just telling you...around here we've had some hard snows...and hard weather. Most ranchers have 4x4 feed trucks...because the country is rugged. Most ranchers have pellet feeders and round bales....and able top get that feed to their cattle.
I lived in SoCal in '76.........