This storm has been absolutely crazy and it just keeps on coming. It has snowed continuously since Saturday, with small breaks here and there. Coupled with intense winds, this one has made an absolute mess of our neighborhoods. Heck, between yesterday morning and afternoon, our road almost completely drifted over. This one is a nasty one, so I would strongly advise you to stay home if that’s possible. Check the weather before you come up and go to CDOT to check the road conditions and cameras. Make sure you have water, food, blankets, flashlights, and candles in your car just in case, as well as shovels, chains, and any other device that can help with traction. Know where your tow points are and if you have straps, ropes, or tow chains, bring those too. You do not want to be stuck out in this. Trust me. I spent the better part of an hour digging a friend out of a drift yesterday, and it was a full-body workout to say the least.
Christian and Clint have been plowing 12 hours per day for the last 5 days, and there’s no immediate end in sight. They’re back out again today and will keep going until this is done and everyone is totally clear. Please do not text, call, or email them during this time. They need to focus so that we can all get through this, and stopping to answer messages will only delay things. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Carey and Christin and we will do our best to help you.
Stay warm and stay safe, and if possible, stay home. If you don’t need to be out in this, don’t be. :)
UPDATE 01/18/24 10:30 AM-
After speaking to Park County Road & Bridge this morning, the consensus is that if you don’t absolutely HAVE to be out in this, please stay home. They quite strongly advised me of this, There is a blocked culvert (or possible burst pipe) creating a massive 10-12” deep frozen flood on CR 14, and as such all available road crews are working on that today. Tertiary roads (nonemergency routes through the neighborhoods) will not be plowed until the situation is resolved. This means that unless you are very lucky, it’s likely that your road and all the surrounding roads are going to be drifted with massive 2-4 foot drifts and a whole lot of people stuck in the ditch. The fewer people on the road, the better.