BOULDER, Colo – Boulder’s own Flatiron Freddy emerged from his hiding spot Friday morning via dog sled and did not see his shadow, meaning an early spring. Flatiron Freddy is a deceased, stuffed, fur-damaged yellow-bellied marmot who – with the help of its handlers – always arrives in a surprising way at the Chautauqua Ranger Station to declare to the world whether or not he sees his shadow.