Snow-Day Survival Guide — Sled Hills, Work-From-Café, and Soup Spots
School’s out and the roads are glazed? Keep it neighborhood-easy.
South/Southwest: Ruby Hill for the classic sled run; warm up with a laptop window seat along South Pearl or DU’s University Blvd—lots of outlets and mellow mid-day buzz.
Central: City Park’s gentle slopes for littles; then camp at Uptown cafés for solid Wi-Fi and steady refills.
Northwest: Sloan’s Lake berms after the plows go by; head into Highlands/LoHi for a power hour at a quiet corner table.
East: Park Hill pocket parks for quick sled laps; pop into Kearney/Oneida cafés for a low-key WFH base.
West/Edge: Berkeley/Regis side streets make safe mini-runs; coffeehouses on Tennyson are reliable for calls.
Soup circuit (because morale matters): pho corridors on Federal, green-chile stews up and down Tennyson, and ramen dens in LoHi/Wash Park. Order to-go and reheat between Zooms.
Market Pulse (as of Dec 18, 2025): The 30-yr fixed averaged ~6.21% this week. Denver’s typical home value sits around $525–526K and goes pending in ~38 days; city median sale price hovered near $573K in November with ~43 DOM—still balanced, with room for seller credits to fund a 2-1 buydown.
One tip: Touring after the storm? Target 30–70 DOM listings. Lead with seller credits first (fund that 2-1), then tighten inspection asks—roof (Class-4 ideal), drainage/downspouts, furnace + humidifier, and a quick sewer scope.
—Andy | Denver realtor & neighborhood guide who believes snow days are for sleds, soup, and smart offers
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