1st Winter Storm Warning Posted

[jimmnn]

Snow in the forecast for the high country thru Sunday;

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

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[jimmnn]

I-70 now open Colby KS to Colorado, but eastbound lanes Burlington to Colby still closed due to winds. Conditions improving at Ike Tunnel.

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[jimmnn]

Currently searching for troopers in Garfield County to work chain law OT on Vail Pass.

Jim<

 

[Moosemedic]

Chain *law*

And here we go again, another season with the "Chain Law" where truckers blast past Troopers watching Netflix in their cruisers, just to get stuck on the pass. Roads close and those of us that have both the skills and the appropriately equipped vehicles are left sitting in a drifted-in rest area or paying for a room in a motel in Georgetown, Silverthorne, etc...

 

[jimmnn]

Hey skiers: Wolf Creek plans to be open Sat. and Sun. after 3 feet of snow fell there!

Jim<

 

[cfn]

And here we go again, another season with the "Chain Law" where truckers blast past Troopers watching Netflix in their cruisers, just to get stuck on the pass. Roads close and those of us that have both the skills and the appropriately equipped vehicles are left sitting in a drifted-in rest area or paying for a room in a motel in Georgetown, Silverthorne, etc...

So true. I've discovered to travel in a snowstorm it does not matter if your vehicle is properly equipped-you are at the mercy of the idiot in front of you who isn't.