OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

[smitchell333]

It isn't just I-70 anymore. Eldora is now a total fiasco too now. Hour long line up to get up the road to park. Colorado has just filled up with people from shittier and more crowded places coming here to make it shittier and more crowded. Congrats by moving here you've fucked the quality of life for everyone. /rant

[SkiBall]

If you honk in a tunnel and don't have children in the car, I hope you drive straight at the next curve.

[galibier_numero_un]

It isn't just I-70 anymore. Eldora is now a total fiasco too now. Hour long line up to get up the road to park. Colorado has just filled up with people from shittier and more crowded places coming here to make it shittier and more crowded. Congrats by moving here you've fucked the quality of life for everyone. /rant

Last one in, close the door behind you.

... Thom

[The SnowShow]

It isn't just I-70 anymore. Eldora is now a total fiasco too now. Hour long line up to get up the road to park. Colorado has just filled up with people from shittier and more crowded places coming here to make it shittier and more crowded. Congrats by moving here you've fucked the quality of life for everyone. /rant

Is Eldora even worth an hour of waiting in traffic to park? Bail and go ski the bc.

I hear SLC is must better. Everyone from Texas, Mass, CA and Chicago should move there.

[cravenmorhead]

A few inches of snow managed to turn Vail Pass into a bit of a shitshow around 11.

[smitchell333]

Is Eldora even worth an hour of waiting in traffic to park? Bail and go ski the bc.

I hear SLC is must better. Everyone from Texas, Mass, CA and Chicago should move there.

Yeah by myself I'd confer but had 3 kids in tow so needed a lift situation.

Snow was decent and after the cluster line up we got good skiing without big lines...until the Corona lift broke down for 30 minutes with us sitting 40' from the top. Brrrrrrrr

Got a couple of comp tickets so that was nice.

[fastfred]

It isn't just I-70 anymore. Eldora is now a total fiasco too now. Hour long line up to get up the road to park. Colorado has just filled up with people from shittier and more crowded places coming here to make it shittier and more crowded. Congrats by moving here you've fucked the quality of life for everyone. /rant

why would anyone consider resort skiing on a weekend like this?

maybe late in the day on sunday? plenty of easy back country turns to be had

[SkiBall]

A few inches of snow managed to turn Vail Pass into a bit of a shitshow around 11.

And now apparently. EB VP closed with no estimate on re-open.

[summit]

Us6 is backed up from i70 to almost Swan mtn. Wow

[smmokan]

How on earth do people put up with that shit? It seems like it's the same story every weekend.

[stfu&gbtw]

Colorado has just filled up with people from shittier and more crowded places coming here to make it shittier and more crowded. Congrats by moving here you've fucked the quality of life for everyone. /rant

Is there an Apache name that translates into "white person who thinks Colorado was stolen from him"?

[ASmileyFace]

Seeing a friends snapchat claiming 5+ hours from Beaver Creek to Golden today. That is just fucking insane.

And I thought the 2.5 hours from T-ride to Durango was bad ...

[Danno]

Is there an Apache name that translates into "white person who thinks Colorado was stolen from him"?

Hey, man, I've been here for, like, 25 years. That's gotta count for something!

[The SnowShow]

How on earth do people put up with that shit? It seems like it's the same story every weekend.

Agree. A what point do a huge amount of lemmings give up from this torture?

FWIW, The CDOT facebook page is gold tonight.

[smmokan]

Is there an Apache name that translates into "white person who thinks Colorado was stolen from him"?

Now that's funny.

[Kevo]

I'm staying in Beaver Creek, so nothing to complain about today ( I know, know). A friend that I skied with today left Beaver Creek at about 4. She still hasn't made it over Vail Pass almost 4 hours later. She is turning around to crash up here tonight.

[Tryingtostaywarm]

I'm staying in Beaver Creek, so nothing to complain about today ( I know, know). A friend that I skied with today left Beaver Creek at about 4. She still hasn't made it over Vail Pass almost 4 hours later. She is turning around to crash up here tonight.

Just a testament to the Colorado weekend skiing shit show.

[summit]

Is there an Apache name that translates into "white person who thinks Colorado was stolen from him"?

You mean Ute or Arapahoe?

[The SnowShow]

I'm staying in Beaver Creek, so nothing to complain about today ( I know, know). A friend that I skied with today left Beaver Creek at about 4. She still hasn't made it over Vail Pass almost 4 hours later. She is turning around to crash up here tonight.

Did you ask her what that mouth do?

[WTF is dat]

No new thread necessary big guy, this topic has been pummeled.
Different strokes and all that.

There is a thread called "why does everyone hate summit / eagle county." Maybe you should check it out


Denver as a city absolutely shits on SLC so bad it is laughable.


Your access and skiing is arguably better, but to live as a professional in an urban area denver / boulder aren't even really in the same ballpark as SLC



Sorry pal.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Your access and skiing is arguably better, but to live as a professional in an urban area denver / boulder aren't even really in the same ballpark as SLC

What are you talking about? Access to skinny jeans and chai latte's? I'm guessing you're one of those who considers all the expansion and development in Denver "an improvement...obviously!".

Denver was a perfectly good dusty cowtown 15 years ago, back when you could park and drive and buy a house for $150K. Now it's just another self absorbed "metro" full of of man buns and tricked out Toyotas driven by "skiers".

Keep your yuppie ass down in Brown Town and we'll all be better off.

[summit]

I'm glad I am minimally impacted by the road shenanigans, but holy shit, if I lived in Dillon/Silverthorne I'd be ready to riot. The entire town was a parking lot for 5 hours yesterday because of the backups.

SOLUTION:
License place scanners on I70 just like on express toll system.
You get a $1000 bill if you pass through them during traction restrictions without having a $10 safety inspection at a filling station for the winter season (where they will check for winter rated tires). Inspection is voluntary, so is choosing to drive in bad conditions.
Those passing through without having a safety inspection will have to find a filling station during daytime hours... or check in with a roadside inspection station / chaining station. This system will automate fining of chain-skipping-trucks.
This will also address rental cars. The rules are there and rental agencies can comply however they want (and pass fines on to the customers who choose not to rent equipped vehicles and then drive them in traction restriction conditions).

The fines would more than pay for the system and the economic benefit of not having the roads closed, delayed, accidents, high insurance, etc would be a massive bonus.

[Tryingtostaywarm]

This would mean that people would have to take responsibility for their own actions. This is America after all, not Europe. I'm sure the guy in the 2wd Toyota Camry who couldn't make it up Berthoud Pass because he had no chains on thought he was being fucked by the man if you asked him.

[Danno]

Hey foggy, don't be dissing chai lattes, those things are good.

[Kevo]

Took my friend more than 7 hours Beaver Creek to Boulder yesterday.