Trail Ridge Road - Will It Be Open...
...for Memorial Day? They had to clear drifts that were 22-25 feet high. Though the crews have reached the Alpine Visitors Center, they still have a lot to do. And more snow is forecast for thi...
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Don't know when TRR will open but I can give a current update from 10,000 feet:
Snowing out as I type this Sunday evening. By now all of the snow in my yard would be gone by now. In the north and back fields there are still patches a couple feet deep. Co-workers of mine much higher still have MANY feet in there yards.
This past winter there was more snow than I can remember compared to past years... so much so that moose and wild life were "hanging out" in the plowed roads else they would get "high-centered" in the back woods (well maybe a little exaggeration but you get the idea) ... but there was more wildlife in the town area streets.
The longest day of the year is only a month away and we are still getting show! It melts quickly but the mountain peaks are most white even this late in the year. It is shaping up to be a short summer.
This image from yesterday...
This morning:
It does melt quickly in the lower altitudes... this is moments ago:
Snowing out as I type this Sunday evening. By now all of the snow in my yard would be gone by now. In the north and back fields there are still patches a couple feet deep. Co-workers of mine much higher still have MANY feet in there yards.
This past winter there was more snow than I can remember compared to past years... so much so that moose and wild life were "hanging out" in the plowed roads else they would get "high-centered" in the back woods (well maybe a little exaggeration but you get the idea) ... but there was more wildlife in the town area streets.
The longest day of the year is only a month away and we are still getting show! It melts quickly but the mountain peaks are most white even this late in the year. It is shaping up to be a short summer.
This image from yesterday...
This morning:
It does melt quickly in the lower altitudes... this is moments ago:
