OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

[The SnowShow]

Did Durango to Boulder yesterday in like 7 and a half hours. 285 was a fucking shit show. Snow started around Fairplay and it got pretty god damn sketchy. Watched the car in front of me take out a light post near Bailey. There were like 25 cars off the road between fairplay and Boulder.

People need to learn to drive but it seems like cdot was caught completely off guard. The roads were awful.

Agree with CDOT plowing...even this morning at 11am, the tunnel to Copper was icy and snowpacked. It doesn't bother me but traffic was slooooow because of the Jettas or Accords with no snow tires. It seems they could do a better job...more plows, better de-icing, clear the right lane better so morons don't stay in the left.

[Name Redacted]

Agree with CDOT plowing...even this morning at 11am, the tunnel to Copper was icy and snowpacked. It doesn't bother me but traffic was slooooow because of the Jettas or Accords with no snow tires. It seems they could do a better job...more plows, better de-icing, clear the right lane better so morons don't stay in the left.

After receiving the amount of snow and traffic the roads saw yesterday, CDOT would need jack hammers to clear that ice off the roadways. Realistically, there's only so much they can do, it is winter, and this happens EVERY winter.

[The SnowShow]

After receiving the amount of snow and traffic the roads saw yesterday, CDOT would need jack hammers to clear that ice off the roadways. Realistically, there's only so much they can do, it is winter, and this happens EVERY winter.

Is there a de-icer product they can use to help that?

[Name Redacted]

I'm sure they are rationing all that mag chloride for later in the season. Maybe you should write them a letter and pass along some of your sage advice.

[Danno]

It always seems to me that the iciest roads are early and late season, when (I assume) the roads are warmer and the snow melts/freezes a lot quicker.

[The SnowShow]

What does an icy place like New England do? Do they treat their roads better?

[hatchgreenchile]

Your alternate is road salt, and that destroys the underbody of the car.

[Name Redacted]

Yeah, salt, brilliant.

[Name Redacted]

Yeah, salt, brilliant.

Surely there's absolutely no difference in the ecosystem here vs the east coast. And I doubt it would have any effect on the water supply or general ecosystem in the headwaters of the Colorado river.

[summit]

Is there a de-icer product they can use to help that?

Foot of snow compacted into ice. It was -10F overnight and this morning. Mag chloride is not a miracle worker.

[Lindahl]

It always seems to me that the iciest roads are early and late season, when (I assume) the roads are warmer and the snow melts/freezes a lot quicker.

I've noticed the same pattern.

[galibier_numero_un]

It always seems to me that the iciest roads are early and late season, when (I assume) the roads are warmer and the snow melts/freezes a lot quicker.

That, combined with the "dreaded 5-8K altitude zone". Somewhere in this zone, there tend to be transitional temperatures and a lot of melt/freeze activity (obviously worse early and late in the year).

Cheers,
Thom

[Ireallyliketoski2]

On Saturday we left my house at 2:30am, got to berthoud pass at 3:54, the drive up was pretty smooth, roads were a little snowy so we did about 45/50mph most of the way. Skied BP from about 4:30 - 9 and headed home, massive shit show heading west bound through Idaho springs to floyd hill. The crowds and traffic are avoidable if you know how to do it. BP was epic, great snow for November.

[Kevo]

Living in the front range is sweet. When I'm not traveling for work I can see snowcapped mountains from my office window and when I want to be a badass and ski "backcountry" I can leave at 2:30 AM to avoid the crowds. Some coworkers heard that I'm a skier so they invited me to see the new Warren Miller movie.

This is seriously my life as a weekend warrior.

[hatchgreenchile]

230am? Geezus.
It's not that bad.

[Name Redacted]

That's insane, you're stupid" (Huh?) "You should sleep late man; It's just much easier on your constitution"

[Lev]

Is there a de-icer product they can use to help that?

I heard the new toll lane is gonna be all heated, and have a nicer view, and give free handy's while you're driving, and get you to the mountains 1852 seconds faster than all the other lanes. Heated lanes, dude...

[Name Redacted]

I heard the new toll lane is gonna be all heated, and have a nicer view, and give free handy's while you're driving, and get you to the mountains 1852 seconds faster than all the other lanes. Heated lanes, dude...

And they'll be SOLAR POWERED!

[Ireallyliketoski2]

Skied from 1a - 5am yesterday at Loveland Pass, nice dawn patrol session and absolutely ZERO crowds and ZERO traffic, I was in work by 8am.

[Danno]

you really like to ski

[grskier]

Is there a de-icer product they can use to help that?

Not that is reasonable....

What does an icy place like New England do? Do they treat their roads better?

No, the north east has snow and ice on their roads, and some places put down straight salt.

Your alternate is road salt, and that destroys the underbody of the car.

And does wonders for small streams...

Foot of snow compacted into ice. It was -10F overnight and this morning. Mag chloride is not a miracle worker.

Most de-icers only work into the teens....

you really like to ski

I see what you did there.

[MakersTeleMark]

you really like to ski

In the dark.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

https://vimeo.com/91292298

[stfu&gbtw]

No, the north east has snow and ice on their roads, and some places put down straight salt.

It should be mandatory for all winter service personnel on interstate highways to spend a January with the NYS thruway folks. They know how to keep a road open.

[ASmileyFace]

I heard the new toll lane is gonna be all heated, and have a nicer view, and give free handy's while you're driving, and get you to the mountains 1852 seconds faster than all the other lanes. Heated lanes, dude...

With self driving cars, solar powered handjobs while heading to the hills are the fucking future man.