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PHOTOS: Folks beat the snow by shredding with sleds near the Rifle Garfield County Airport

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Tobias Hohon, front, and Ellie Lange ride a sled on a hill near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday morning.
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A sledding hill near the Rifle Garfield County Airport became the site of some stelllar snow busting. Trying to beat Wednesday morning’s wet snowfall, a local group of family and friends decided it was best to shred down this hill at full speed.

Sledders prepare to descend a hill near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday.
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Tobias Hohon, front, and Ellie Lange express joy while riding a sled on a hill near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday morning.
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Elan Windham screams as he barrels down a sledding hill near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday morning.
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Kiana Lowell holds Timothy Hohon in her legs as they sled down a hill near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday morning.
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Garfield County residents Amy Hohon, front, and Michelle Windham — as well as Maizee the dog — sled down a hill near the Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday morning.
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The Hohon twins take a break while sledding near Rifle Garfield County Airport on Wednesday.
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Maizee the dog hangs on for dear life while sledding in Rifle on Wednesday.
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