Is your local resort balancing on a knifes edge?

[old goat]

^^^Have to say, I can’t think of a sketchier road to a ski hill…

Then you've never driven I80 in the Sierra in a blizzard.

[rideit]

Whatever happened with the mega development across the road from Wolf Creek?

[chicken feathers]

Aside from these articles I don’t know what the latest is.

https://www.durangoherald.com/articl...aggers-onward/

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/06/1...creek-village/

[MakersTeleMark]

I can't imagine given the current economic climate that any expansion would be wise right now.

[Name Redacted]

I can't imagine given the current economic climate that any expansion would be wise right now.

Maybe expand on that for us. What "Current economic climate" are you referring to?

[TahoeJ]

Then you've never driven I80 in the Sierra in a blizzard.

That's nothing compared to the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke. Much of the oncoming traffic only divided by a yellow line.

[old goat]

That's nothing compared to the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke. Much of the oncoming traffic only divided by a yellow line.

Yeah, but isn't the idiot factor much higher in California?

[TAFKALVS]

That's nothing compared to the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke. Much of the oncoming traffic only divided by a yellow line.

I did that drive in a blizzard in the dark once. The scariest part was the tandem trailer semi-trucks passing at 20mph over the speed limit. On my drive home there was severe black ice and I saw 3 or 4 wrecked/rolled semis. White knuckle for sure.

[toast2266]

I did that drive in a blizzard in the dark once. The scariest part was the tandem trailer semi-trucks passing at 20mph over the speed limit. On my drive home there was severe black ice and I saw 3 or 4 wrecked/rolled semis. White knuckle for sure.

I've done that drive a bunch of times in the winter, and it seems pretty much guaranteed that there'll be at least one semi wrecked in the ditch every time. Quite a few semi wrecks that looked to be unsurvivable. I'm more comfortable than most driving on shitty, snowy roads, and I'm still impressed with how often I get passed by truckers in full whiteout conditions on that road.

[TAFKALVS]

I've done that drive a bunch of times in the winter, and it seems pretty much guaranteed that there'll be at least one semi wrecked in the ditch every time. Quite a few semi wrecks that looked to be unsurvivable. I'm more comfortable than most driving on shitty, snowy roads, and I'm still impressed with how often I get passed by truckers in full whiteout conditions on that road.

One of the wrecks was definitely unsurvivable, the truck was had slid off an embankment and was partially suspended in power lines and on fire. I wish I took a picture, it was wild.

[rideit]

I did that drive in a blizzard in the dark once. The scariest part was the tandem trailer semi-trucks passing at 20mph over the speed limit. On my drive home there was severe black ice and I saw 3 or 4 wrecked/rolled semis. White knuckle for sure.

You haven’t lived until you have driven I80 in a blizzard, either just East of Laramie, or by Elk Mountain.
Or any day with 60mph winds.

[TAFKALVS]

You haven’t lived until you have driven I80 in a blizzard, either just East of Laramie, or by Elk Mountain.
Or any day with 60mph winds.

I did one time. The road was closed down right after we made it through. High winds plus bigly snow. Big drifts on the road.

[MarsB]

You haven’t lived until you have driven I80 in a blizzard, either just East of Laramie ... with 60mph winds.

Yep. Ripped a Thule rack with a rocket box and 2 kayaks clean off my Toyota.

[XXX-er]

Something to rember skiing revy/ KH/ Rogers pass is that its often closed for aviy and there is a time difference

I asked a crazy Fin trucker I met if he had ever had a wreck and he told me no because while bad weather is always a good excuse for being late an accident is not so slow down

[skaredshtles]

You haven’t lived until you have driven I80 in a blizzard, either just East of Laramie, or by Elk Mountain.
Or any day with 60mph winds.

Thanks a lot.

[rideit]

You understand, Brother.

Semper Fi!

[TAFKALVS]

Yep. Ripped a Thule rack with a rocket box and 2 kayaks clean off my Toyota.

Pretty wild to drive with your steering wheel sideways to maintain driving in a straight direction.

[skaredshtles]

You understand, Brother.

Semper Fi!

Oh, man do I.

Mostly of my own doing, since every trip I've taken to Jackson, for the most part, has been one of those "HOLY SHIT - Jackson is supposed to get 3+ feet in the next 72 hours - let's get our asses up there!" trips.

[Danno]

Thanks a lot.

that was my thought as well

[Danno]

[ticketchecker]

You haven’t lived until you have driven I80 in a blizzard, either just East of Laramie, or by Elk Mountain.
Or any day with 60mph winds.

One time I did that drive like that. It was dark when I passed through, I had left Davenport,IA on a big pull from the Upstates in a Civic wagon headed for Jackson to spend the winter. That’s right, a light blue Civic wagon but it was a 5spd and had snows.

Landed that bitch clean in town, had beers at Sprits. Is that what that bar was called?




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[Danno]

Oh, man do I.

Mostly of my own doing, since every trip I've taken to Jackson, for the most part, has been one of those "HOLY SHIT - Jackson is supposed to get 3+ feet in the next 72 hours - let's get our asses up there!" trips.

I always laugh at that, I'll avoid going to the grocery store or tell my job I can't go to the office if there's 3 inches of snow, but I'll drive 450 miles in a blizzard to go skiing.

[Djongo Unchained]

One time I did that drive like that. It was dark when I passed through, I had left Davenport,IA on a big pull from the Upstates in a Civic wagon headed for Jackson to spend the winter. That’s right, a light blue Civic wagon but it was a 5spd and had snows.

Landed that bitch clean in town, had beers at Sprits. Is that what that bar was called?




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Spirits of the West...

it's a mexican restaurant now, El Abuelito's.

[rideit]

What was in the building that is now Tegeler Insurance? My memory is hazy.