OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

**fastfred** · 03-09-2019, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Summit

Summit County Gridlock.

This is so fucking crazy. CDOT knew this was gonna happen and made no allowances or coordination to stage parking, hold traffic, notify people, coordinate with the county? It's not just incompetence causing inconvenience, it's goddamned dangerous and emergency vehicles cannot easily get around!

cdot can't even fill a pot hole
why would you expect them to be able to monitor and communicate with the police to help alleviate problems like this
they spend millions and millions on cameras and all kinds of monitoring but don't know what to do with that info

**wkd-rdr** · 03-09-2019, 11:16 AM

#needafatbike

**Hott Butt Mud** · 03-09-2019, 11:19 AM

Did anyone NOT see this pending shitstorm of a Saturday coming in like a hot pile of poo crapping out of a butt on to a spinning fan?

**Foggy_Goggles** · 03-09-2019, 03:24 PM

Come on Summit County! You are making Wanker Pancake look good.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 03-09-2019, 03:33 PM

Had enough good ski days this year to not even consider getting into peak shit show. And it's Frozen Dead Guy time in Nederland Took my four year old to Hidden Valley. Towed him up a bit on a short rope to ski the low angle stuff then went sledding until he complained about the howling wind. He was stoked on his first "Backcountry" skiing experience that didn't include riding in a backpack.

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**doebedoe** · 03-09-2019, 04:43 PM

An hour from Dino to Loveland at about 5:15. Skinned some freshies. Then skied some more.

Biggest slide I've ever seen on Super Bowl. It went to the ground, probably R4 or R5. Debris field filled in the usual cat track to Bennetts (it was not open.)

An hour home at 1:30pm. Traffic totally chill.

**toastybroski** · 03-09-2019, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by doebedoe

An hour from Dino to Loveland at about 5:15. Skinned some freshies. Then skied some more.

Biggest slide I've ever seen on Super Bowl. It went to the ground, probably R4 or R5. Debris field filled in the usual cat track to Bennetts (it was not open.)

An hour home at 1:30pm. Traffic totally chill.

Yeah traffic was actually great today. 1 hour 45 to copper at 5:30 and then no traffic at all the way back.

**ffmedic84** · 03-09-2019, 05:19 PM

I heard some people on the lift talking that they left at 6 from Denver. With the Abasin cluster and an accident in Dillon it took them over 4 hours to get to Keystone.
I’d be going to get a Bloody Mary somewhere and waiting it out.

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**montanaskier** · 03-09-2019, 05:25 PM

Heads up to I-70 travelers Sunday: CDOT planning several avalanche mitigation helicopter operations. Full day scheduled. Pack your car for extended closures.

*First bombs drop at 8:30am at Big Marvin slide path on Vail Pass.

*11am 10-Mile Canyon

*1:30pm Bard at Silver Plumed

**Danno** · 03-09-2019, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!

Had enough good ski days this year to not even consider getting into peak shit show. And it's Frozen Dead Guy time in Nederland

Eldora wasn't very crowded, left at ~1:30. Took maybe 10-15 extra minutes to get through Ned, but otherwise no effect.

Good snow in the trees and on the side of runs, wind effected or scoured in the middle.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 03-09-2019, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Eldora wasn't very crowded, left at ~1:30. Took maybe 10-15 extra minutes to get through Ned, but otherwise no effect.

Good snow in the trees and on the side of runs, wind effected or scoured in the middle.

Hmm. I got stuck in an I70 level shit show trying to get home after a tour last year on dead guy weekend.

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**skipowpow** · 03-09-2019, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by doebedoe

An hour from Dino to Loveland at about 5:15. Skinned some freshies. Then skied some more.

Biggest slide I've ever seen on Super Bowl. It went to the ground, probably R4 or R5. Debris field filled in the usual cat track to Bennetts (it was not open.)

An hour home at 1:30pm. Traffic totally chill.

This. Crazy looking at that slide all day. 1st cat ride today was fun. Classic “Loveland, you wouldn’t like it” Day.

**Telemarketeer** · 03-09-2019, 07:14 PM

Intermittent closures on I70 tomorrow for Heli bombing. What could go wrong?

**SmellyRandy** · 03-09-2019, 07:18 PM

Drove up last night about 9pm. Was certain there was a mini slide between Georgetown and the tunnel because I (and a few others) got fully engulfed in a giant snow cloud that came off the side of the mountain. Scared the piss out of me. Saw exactly where the slide was on my way back today. Scary shit. That's what I get for trying to avoid traffic by going up late..

**doebedoe** · 03-09-2019, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by ULLRismyco-pilot

Intermittent closures on I70 tomorrow for Heli bombing. What could go wrong?

**ffmedic84** · 03-09-2019, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by ULLRismyco-pilot

Intermittent closures on I70 tomorrow for Heli bombing. What could go wrong?

Bard rips to the ground and buries 70 right before the big traffic rush. Chaos at its finest.

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**goldenboy** · 03-09-2019, 07:54 PM

Flight time from Munich to Denver yesterday, 9.5 hours. Drive time today Denver to CB, 9.5 hours. 25 years in CB, that's a new record for me, by a Longshot.

**Telemarketeer** · 03-09-2019, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

Flight time from Munich to Denver yesterday, 9.5 hours. Drive time today Denver to CB, 9.5 hours. 25 years in CB, that's a new record for me, by a Longshot.

You should drive faster. J/k. Why so long? Monarch pass?

**summit** · 03-09-2019, 08:21 PM

Friend in Keystone said they left at 6a for Abasin, arrived 930,and described the day as "top 50 maybe top 75".

I was thankful my 5 minute commute to ski

**doebedoe** · 03-09-2019, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by ULLRismyco-pilot

You should drive faster. J/k. Why so long? Monarch pass?

At one point Kenosha was closed.

**The SnowShow** · 03-09-2019, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

Flight time from Munich to Denver yesterday, 9.5 hours. Drive time today Denver to CB, 9.5 hours. 25 years in CB, that's a new record for me, by a Longshot.

Just drove back from CB to Denver in 4 hours. Why so long?

Unbelievable week there. Such a joy when that place gets big snow.

**simple** · 03-09-2019, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Just drove back from CB to Denver in 4 hours. Why so long?

Unbelievable week there. Such a joy when that place gets big snow.

Don't rub it in that goldenboy missed a bad ass snow cycle while in euroland...

**goldenboy** · 03-10-2019, 07:18 AM

Yep, made it all the way to Kenosha just in time to catch the closure. Waited there for a while before finally getting the word that it would be closed for a while. It's a long detour and backtrack from there...

**fastfred** · 03-10-2019, 07:35 AM

the wife and kids want to goto costco and a few other places in denver today
do you think i'll make it back or should I just buy one more barrel of cheese puffs for the ride home