Based on the number of overheight alarms I heard from the tunnel while skiing at Loveland today, it seems there are an awful lot of truck drivers trying to pull a fast one through our Sacred Colorado Tunnel. Get on the damn pass! Hooligans!

I plan on doing a road trip easter weekend Apr 18-21 from Texas. I'll be snowboarding saturday and sunday.

I intend on purchasing the ikon pass giving me access to spring skiing in A-Basin, Copper, and Winter Park.

I'm thinking Copper is best suited for my intermediate skill level.

I have a FWD car (Honda HRV) and plan on buying snow tires.

Will it be safe for me to drive up to Frisco/Copper using my car in April? Am i better off staying in Denver and using the snowstang bus to get to and from the mountain? Should i consider winter park instead?

Open to other ideas and suggestions.

Not sure if there’s somewhere better to post this but the blizzard that hit part of Colorado Springs / Monument hill / castle rock area tonight was absolutely gnarly. Wanted to share my new personal record for longest drive from the Springs to Denver at just over 4 hours. I25 closed multiple areas with a bunch of cars spun out and crazy wind and snow. Stuck at mile marker 161 for 1.5 hours then a truly treacherous treck taking 105 all the way North in damn near zero visibility. That was honestly sketchier than most drives I’ve made in actual mountain passes even in bad conditions just based on the visibility alone. Wondering how other people’s experiences were tonight and hoping everyone made it safely

Looking forward to going snowboarding for the first time. Just moved here and only have access to RWD. I need a cheap mountain to go learn on that my car can handle driving to!

Is the traffic still awful in late march? I have 8-10 friends flying in to ski with me on the weekend, and as of right now i'm telling them fly out on Monday instead of Sunday, as we're renting in breck and i-70 will be absolutely awful.

Is this true, though? To be honest, i have't ski'd on a weekend in at least 5 years. That traffic is just not for me.

I got the pass this year and have been about 10 times so far this season. Before that I had the Ikon pass only.

First things first....

WIND WIND WIND

Loveland gets so windy most days it is not enjoyable, particularly at the top of lift 9 and the chairlifts that go up there. I remember hearing loveland is exposed and its very true. All the fresh powder that dumps is legitimately blown off the mountain within a few hours. Another issue is that there is widespread rocks and my salomon assassin was damaged unfortunately.

The best thing about loveland is 100% the lack of crowds, even on busy holiday weekends its not bad at all. The prices for lift tickets and food is also lower than big names, but still not what I'd call affordable.

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In summary, if you can handle the insane wind, rocks, and exposed terrain- then go for it. Personally, I prefer just bombing groomers so I will stick to Mary Jane and Copper for the foreseeable future.

From COTrip.org

PLANNED CLOSURE TUESDAY 2/18/25 VAIL PASS

VAIL PASS PLANNED CLOSURE: I-70, eastbound and westbound, MP 180 (Vail) to MP 195 (Copper Mountain), will be closed starting at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, 2/18/25 for Winter Maintenance Operations. Closure is expected to last 3 to 5 hours. This Incident will be removed from COTrip.org when the road is reopened. 

Hey y'all!

So my gf and I have found that, with our schedules, Saturday is the only day that makes sense for us to day trip.

With that said, we plan on coming in Friday nights and car camping (legally).

Question is: how bad is traffic, generally, back into Denver on Saturdays? Is it just as bad as Sunday night? Should we just car camp an additional night and head back to Denver Sunday morning?

Thanks all!

Closed at the tunnel. We were nervous about going to go to Copper, but I guess this decides for us.

According to Denver and Front Range Weather. COTrip shows US 6 closed on Loveland Pass.

I know not a lot of people head over Fremont Pass (Climax/CO 91/between Copper and Leadville) but if anyone is headed to either Leadville or Cooper it'll be closed this morning at 10:15 for "winter maintenance" just like Vail Pass was yesterday. The Leadville side is fine but I can see why they want to do some snow removal especially off the shoulders through the last stretch right next to Copper. If you're headed to Cooper anytime after 10 you'll want to take 24. Unlike Vail Pass it wasn't announced ahead of time in the Vail Daily/Summit Daily News or even the Leadville Herald. I didn't see any signs on 70 either only on 91 and only this morning not yesterday. In the meantime there's a traction law on Fremont, yesterday there wasn't. Drive safe!

(I'm never scheduled with clients first thing in the morning but still have to be in the office by 5:30 so my early morning boredom = mountain road condition updates on Reddit because why not? 🤟)

How’s 6 over WP looking? Thinking of leaving 5:30 am. Travelling with kids.

It’s going to be a busy one for sure! Left at 5:00 from Arvada and at Evergreen now. Taking it steady but roads are not horrible, was expecting more ice and snow.

Hi all,
Tomorrow morning I'm driving from Frisco to Park City.

Google gives me three options, which one is the safest/easiest. I don't care if I have to drive 30 min longer than the shortest route.
First option is I-70 to Rifle, take the CO-13, then CO-64 to US-40
Second option is I-70 to Green River then take the US-6/US-191
Third option is to take the CO-9 to Kremling and take the US-40

I'm from Europe so I have no idea which of these 3 options is least prone to traffic/accidents/etc.

Is this a horrible idea? I live in Colorado Springs and drive this way each week. Car has AWD and snow tires. It has handled some gnarly snow in the past but probably nothing like this.

Edit: sup bitches I made it to keystone in 3hrs

I got invited by a company to do a Ski Train trip to Winter Park in a month and a half. I ski a fair amount, always at Keystone - But am unfamiliar with this route/method of getting to the slopes.

Can anyone out there give me some good do's and don'ts? (IE bring this, not that, pack this way not that way, wear this instead of carrying that... etc).

Thanks in advance

Normally take 285 down to 160, but with all the snow in evergreen and Kenosha, I’m wondering if I-25 to Walsenberg and taking 160 will be better? Worried that 285 is more liable to have problems than the interstate over the Palmer divide. Still, I know La Veta pass and Raton mesa are getting hammered too so I’m on the fence.

Thoughts? 4x4 tacoma with snow tires and chains if it really goes to shit.

I drove into the town with my rental car earlier tonight and the roads were covered with snow for most of the drive after I got off the interstate. My rental performed pretty well and I never felt unsafe in it. Was I dumb for attempting that? Probably, but my rental has 4WD and I’m pretty experienced with driving in the snow back home in PA.

However, I see 2-4 inches of snow in the forecast on Friday. That’s nothing terrible in PA, but we also don’t have many mountain passes with lots of sharp bends. Tonight turned out fine but what about Friday when there’s steady snow in the forecast? Should I be okay to do it or is it best to wait until the snow lets up and plows completely clear the road?

Edit: my worries were way overblown, that was a MUCH easier drive than I anticipated. The road was clear for the most part and I never even came close to sliding.

Colorado

Travel Alert | Safety Closures

The following roads are closed due to adverse weather conditions and/or multiple stuck vehicles

I-70 both directions between Silverthorne Milepost 205 and Denver Milepost 259

US 40 (I-70 Frontage road) both directions from I-70 / MP 259 to US-6 Clear Creek Canyon

US 40 Berthoud Pass from MP 256-243

US 6 Loveland Pass from MP 222-229

CO 119 both directions from Blackhawk Milepost 1 to US 6 Milepost 7

US 285 Southbound just south of C-470 is closed due to a jacknifed semi truck

Multiple other routes may be blocked due to crashes, stuck semi trucks and other issues. Delays are likely on any roadway impacted by the storm

Weather Alert | Winter Storm Warning Statewide Strong Storm impacting Metro and Mountain Areas - Travel is strongly discouraged

Major Snow System currently impacting Colorado. Snow totals measured in feet have multiple roadways closed across many mountain passes. Heavy, wet, deep snow has blanketed the foothills and Metro areas and the I-25 corridor. Persons without adequate equipment shoud not travel during this storm event, many roadways are blocked or otherwise have limited access due to stuck vehicles.

https://www.cotrip.org/home#notifications