Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!panix!.POSTED.2602:f977:0:1::2!not-for-mail From: Ted Heise Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel Subject: Re: I-70 west of Denver Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 12:58:53 -0000 (UTC) Organization: My own, such as it is Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 12:58:53 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="2602:f977:0:1::2"; logging-data="26044"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (NetBSD) On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 05:28:33 -0500, sticks wrote: > On 4/2/2025 8:53 PM, bfh wrote: > > sticks wrote: > >> Was planning on going over the Rockies via I-70. Roads are > >> fine now, but supposed to get 7-8" snow in Vail on Tuesday. > >> That would give them 2 1/2 days to clear the roads before we > >> would go through there Friday. Crap. > >> > >> Guess I'll plan the southern route using I-40, and take a > >> look at going through Salt Lake and I-80 in case it looks > >> unpassable. They actually had a 5 mile stretch they just > >> pulled the snow tire/chain restrictions for passenger > >> vehicles this morning. > > > > Where are you now? Did you find a place to stay? Is it > > snowing? > > Just getting ready to leave this morning. Conditions have > improved dramatically and we're gonna try I-70. > > Here's a good resource for Colorado winter driving conditions > > This is probably too late by now, but just an FYI that when we drove I-70 west to east through Colorado last March the surface was just awful--in very bad repair. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA