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Trail Ridge Road, CO the Country’s Highest Continuous Paved Road, Now Open for the Summer

The United State’s highest continuous paved road at 12,183-feet, Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, CO is now open for the summer season. Related: Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO and It’s Buried! Wednesday afternoon officials from Rocky Mountain National Park released a statement confirming the opening of the alpine thoroughfare […]

SnowBrains | June 6, 2019

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

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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SnowBrains | May 24, 2019

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Rocky Mountain National Park Crews Dealing With 22-Foot Drifts in Efforts to Open Trail Ridge Road, CO

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 […]

WeatherBrains | May 6, 2019

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Trail Ridge Road at 11,500-Feet in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Now Closed to Traffic for the Winter

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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SnowBrains | November 1, 2018

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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 […]