We had a flight from Spokane to Oakland 3 days before Christmas.  Many of the people in the terminal were going back for their 2nd or 3rd attempt to leave.  We saw some cancellations and further delays as the ground crews kept the runways plowed in the continuing light snow of the morning.  We did not board our 7 AM scheduled flight until about 2 PM, and our departure depended on the work of the de-icer crew shown here.