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Trail Ridge Road, CO WILL NOT Be Open for Memorial Day Weekend | 2nd Latest Opening in 20-Years

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As winter weather continues to hang on in Colorado, the late spring snowfall means that Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO will not open in time for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. “Because of the added snow accumulations, gusty winds and below-freezing temperatures at the higher elevations, it is too soon to predict when the road would […]
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Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO and It’s Buried!

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On Friday, Kyle Patterson, management specialist/public affairs officer with Rocky Mountain National Park, shared photos of what snowplow crews encountered when they reached the Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store on Wednesday. At an elevation of 11,796 feet, park staff are used to the buildings being under the snow, but this year there was way more than usual. Related: Rocky […]
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Significant Avalanche Danger in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO as Multiple Avalanches Bury People

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Multiple large avalanches were reported in the Rocky Mountain National Park, CO over the last weekend, involving a total of seven people and burying two. Nobody suffered serious injuries. It’s been reported that four people were caught in a size 2 avalanche in Dead Elk Couloir, a steep couloir near Emerald Lake and popular hiking and snowshoeing destination, prompting warnings […]
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Rocky Mountain National Park Crews Dealing With 22-Foot Drifts in Efforts to Open Trail Ridge Road, CO

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Rocky Mountain National Park’s snow plow operators are working extra hard to clear Trail Ridge Road in Colorado after a winter of steady snow, reports the Sky-Hi News. Related: Trail Ridge Road at 11,500-Feet in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Now Closed to Traffic for the Winter The earliest Trail Ridge Road, at 12,183-feet the highest continuous paved road in the […]
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Trail Ridge Road at 11,500-Feet in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Now Closed to Traffic for the Winter

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Park officials announced the seasonal closure of Trail Ridge Road to through traffic today due to weather conditions, reports the SkyHiNews. You might also like: Trail Ridge Road Scheduled To Open for Memorial Day Weekend Since the road is not designed to be an all-season road, with 11 miles above 11,500 feet, winter conditions, including drifting snow, high winds, and freezing […]
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Federal Officials Searching for Poachers who Left Decapitated Carcass of Bull Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

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Federal investigators are on the hunt for poachers this week after a pair of bull elk were illegally shot and killed in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado reports the SkyHi News. Officials from the park confirmed on Sunday that an investigation is underway after two bull elk were poached in two separate incidents earlier this month. The first poaching incident […]
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