How long were you there before moving back to Niwot? It’s really really hard to leave a place you’re happy in. Getting rooted in a new location takes a lot of hard work, dedication and persistance....

Hah, good point. Was thinking people only drive west on I70. Turn around and go to LL pass?

You could always hike Berthoud. Just sayin

Drove by just before they closed. Flipped SUV.

The shitshow started early today. The Gratz hype train was strong for playing hooky today I guess. lol

I didn’t buy anything and wouldn’t be able to use it, if restricted. I’m not local. My DL is Denver. I just think its fucked up that tourists are turning a local’s 10 minute drive into a 40 minute...

Not saying the resources are available, but yeah, putting up a sign with the fine clearly posted, setting up a driver’s license checkpoint around the corner, and handing out tickets. Not saying it...

Took me an hour to get from Vail to Silverthorne yesterday. Almost backed up to Copper. Never seen that with dry roads before. Crazy how heavy they were metering at the tunnel and how much it fucked...

Got caught in the Sunday traffic for the first time in a while. Had to leave early and didn’t realize how bad it is at 1pm these days. Holy shizz. Didn’t check traffic like a newb and just headed up...

At least it isnt SF to Tahoe? I don’t think there’s a tipping point. It just gets worse.

So, January?

We took 285. Took a little over 3 hours. Was super gnarly around Conifer. Puking hard enough I had to come to a full stop twice. Easy going from Grant to Kenosha. Kenosha through Park was kinda...

Welcome to Colorado to all the people who moved here over the summer?

People are the problem. Can't solve people with infrastructure.

We call em Brodozers

Could have gone to Jackson instead. That's usually what I do if I drive anywhere for the 4th weekend.

Looks like last weekend. I need to find a different pass for next year.

People not accelerating uphill sucks ass too. Thats the biggest problem with 36's traffic. That and people slowing down way before their exit or not speeding up enough on the ramp.

I really enjoy it. To each their own.

Lots of dry trails right now. Rode DR today, now brew hopping by bike in Denver. Riding WR tomorrow. Ski Mon/Tue? Its like May right now.

Closing the pass for non-weather reasons doesn't seem very smart to me. You gonna close the tunnel every hour for the haz trucks? That'll fuck things up way worse than leaving it open.

Thats what I was thinking. He spent more time driving than skiing. Prob twice as long. Whos the moron again?

Only time I've needed chains was going up a steep dirt access road after lots of early season snowfall (a road they don't plow and eventually close for winter).

At the tunnel before 7am is my rule. Avoid the hazmat closure.

The phenom isn't unique to I70. Back in SoCal I called the far right lane my PPL (personal passing lane). Off at the exit and back on again was a nice little technique out there too.

Saw a shit load of ppl going up today. Loveland lots were full by around 10. They need to bootlick another lot. Wind did some magic. Skied like 8-10" early this morning. Hope it didn't get too warm.

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Spoken like a true local... bad planning huh?

Yeah, he must have fucked up majorly somehow. Theres no way could have left leave Denver at that time and still hit the closures.

EB Vail was fucked a bit this evening by a spinout. Had to close a lane for the tow.

I70 is pretty bad right now on the CCC side. Really icy. Need more snow to cover it all up. SuCo side is in better shape.

Just rode 2 elk today... sad... but oh so good

At night it impacts a ton less people and would cause significantly less delays. Also, there appeared to be absolutely no reason to route everyone off the hway.

Had fun thinking I could skip sunday traffic by coming home Monday. Nope. They closed 1 lane at Silver Plume and routed everyone off the hway at Georgetown and then back on again (yes, so you had to...

Probably not LA. I used to call the far right lane the 'PPL' or Personal Passing Lane when I lived out that way (Orange Countyish, but yeah).

There's also the complete lack of understanding of maintaining ones speed as you go up a hill. You can pretty much blame flatlanders for that one. They never had hills to learn from. The sheer amount...

Are they doing periodic closures and only allowing traffic through for a period of time right behind the plows? Had no problems at all leaving Golden around 6ish? Hit the plows almost right away. If...

Probably # of days usage restrictions due to lane width. They've had the toll lane open for free multiple times with one lane closed when I've been through there during active construction.

Morrison to Idledale to Evergreen to 40 to Idaho Springs to 70 (or C470 to 285?)

Are you looking uphill or downhill? ;)

For how long for? Or is that forever? If so... thats some fuckin bull

Eastbound - can't remember where it kicks in, but I think Lawson? Its one of those screen-based ones so it can change, but wide open dry roads and it was 55?

Whats the story with the 55 speed limit? It used to be 65 until IS, and now it isn't? Noticeing a lot of slowdowns because of it.

They don't have a choice. What else are all the midwestern kids going to do when they move out there to live the dream? Ski the upper mountain? hahaha

Not Denver...

Hahahaha

Hahaha... brutal

Hate that bullshit. Had to sit in it this morning on the way down Vail pass from pretty much the top. Better than 25mi I guess.

Totally absurd. Broncos playoffs game on Sunday = only Saturday to ski? I guess there were 4 accidents also?

Hmm, cruised right on through today at around 2:30 from Empire. Nice day with the pup up on Berthoud. Jumped onto the frontage rd to bypass an accident in Lawson, but was smooth sailing still. Fun to...