OT: Stay safe Colorado folks... Crazy weather

[Bwifan]

Have seen that video of the front pushing through Boulder and wind gusts over 100mph with a gust just measured at 107mph ... looks like apocalypse now kind stuff ... crazy winds and almost like a sand storm roaring through and Chicago and west of Chicago are next in line today and tonight

 

[s1uggo72]

EVENTS & COMMENTS​

** SPECIAL STATEMENT**. Wolf Creek will be delayed on opening – Wind gusts of 80mph and 0 visibility have delayed opening and Wolf Creek will not be opening until conditions Abate. Highway visibility is extremely limited and CDOT is conducting AR on the pass! Wolf Creek will be updating this report every 45 min with the next update at 7:30!

 

[BobPSU92]

A$$. BEATING.

 

[SkiLion2]

EVENTS & COMMENTS​

** SPECIAL STATEMENT**. Wolf Creek will be delayed on opening – Wind gusts of 80mph and 0 visibility have delayed opening and Wolf Creek will not be opening until conditions Abate. Highway visibility is extremely limited and CDOT is conducting AR on the pass! Wolf Creek will be updating this report every 45 min with the next update at 7:30!

Monarch Mountain announced yesterday that they would not even bother trying to open due to the high winds as have others. So very little snow CO is closed today because of winds and too much snow CA is closed because they have too much snow. Funny the way it all works.

 

[NittanyBuff]

Damn, my parents just flew back to Denver yesterday..

 

[s1uggo72]

Monarch Mountain announced yesterday that they would not even bother trying to open due to the high winds as have others. So very little snow CO is closed today because of winds and too much snow CA is closed because they have too much snow. Funny the way it all works.

do you know what 'CDOT is conducting AR' means?? TIA

 

[BW Lion]

do you know what 'CDOT is conducting AR' means?? TIA

CDOT = Colorado Dept of Trans.

AR = Avalanche Response