[PHOTOS] Gotthard Pass Road in Switzerland Opens for Summer The Gotthard Pass, one of the key routes linking northern and southern Switzerland, opened on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The boom gate at Hospental was lifted at 11:00 a.m. with cars and national TV crews lined up for the seasonal opening. This year, a spectacular 8 meter (26 feet) snow wall lines the pass road. The Gotthard Pass provides an […] Julia Schneemann | May 29, 2024 0 Comments
Giro d’Italia Bicycle Race Rerouted Due to Too Much Snow on Great St Bernard’s Pass, Switzerland Switzerland and other areas in the European Alps experienced late season snowfall as recently as in May, and therefore the clearing of the Great St. Bernard Pass has been delayed. This resulted in the famous bicycle race, the Giro d’Italia (in English: ‘The Italian Race’), having to be rerouted through a tunnel below the pass. Giro d’Italia race organization confirmed the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Delivery Driver Gets Stuck and Blocks Road on Narrow and Rocky Colorado Mountain Pass A delivery driver took a wrong turn last week, resulting in a narrow Colorado mountain pass being closed for a few hours. The driver got stuck on the rocky Ophir Pass in the San Juan mountains and totally blocked the road while a tow truck helped him out. Only a few days before, an RV driver got stuck on another […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2021 1 Comment
RV Driver Spent a Week Stuck on Colorado Mountain Pass Balanced Over 400-Foot Drop A Colorado man spent a week in his RV precariously stuck above a 400-foot drop after driving his 38-foot vehicle, plus sedan towed behind, down a narrow and rugged track high in the San Juan Mountains near Durango, CO. Related: The Legendary RV Culture of Crystal Mountain, WA’s B-Lot The man turned onto Lime Creek Road in the San Juan National […] SnowBrains | June 16, 2021 8 Comments
Trail Ridge Road Scheduled To Open for Memorial Day Weekend Trail Ridge Road is scheduled to open this Friday for Memorial Day weekend. According to Ski Hi News, Rocky Mountain National Park Officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at noon to inaugurate the summer opening. The 48 mile long road connects Grand Lake, Colorado to Estes Park. Trail Ridge Road is the highest contiguous paved road in the […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | May 25, 2018 0 Comments
CHP: Why is 8,736′ Ebbetts Pass, CA Still CLOSED? 8,736′ Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 in California provides access to some of the most incredible spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America. Unfortunately, Ebbetts Pass is still closed while its neighboring pass, 9,624′ Sonora Pass opened yesterday. So, why is Ebbetts Pass still closed? “Why is Highway 4 closed? Snow removal has been completed by Cal Trans District […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 14, 2017 0 Comments
CalTrans: 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will OPEN Today at 2pm! 9,624′ Sonora pass holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and it will be open today at 2pm with fresh snow! Sonora Pass was scheduled to open at noon on Saturday. Then an unusual June snowstorm rolled in and they pushed back that opening to Monday. As of yesterday the storm had dropped 3-6″ […] Miles Clark | June 13, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Detailed Tioga Pass, CA Road Update on a Bicycle This video shows us exactly what is happening on Tioga Pass Rd., CA right now. This video is from May 21st, 2017. Crews have been able to plow the snow off the road as far as Ellery Lake, but there are many other dangers that still lurk: landslides, rockfall, snow wall collapse, avalanches, more… So, how is snow clearing going […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 25, 2017 2 Comments
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