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Originally Posted by dlsacco
The highway patrol had closed 70 both sides of us and we were in the dead space. I got through but my takeaway is it is passable even in some snow with 4x4 BUT it was knuckles white driving. The weather on the plains is no indication of the passes. You need a good clear stretch of good weather and use the camera site to see what it is like all along the route before you start your run .
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Horrifying! Living in Colorado since 1982, I have seen many really bad crashes. Conditions can change dramatically and quickly.
Our heavy snow months are (in order)
3. February
1. March
2. April
You can get into trouble in any month and when upslope storms hit in the late Spring, the Front Range (below the mountains) can get horrible for a few days at a time.
Make sure you take that advice and check conditions BEFORE you get into the mountains. White knuckle driving sucks!