WARNING: MAJOR STORM TO HIT FRONT RANGE AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS

We don’t normally send out a preemptive blog, but this storm warrants one. We are currently forecast to get at least 2-3 FEET OF SNOW over the next 48 hours. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND BE PREPARED TO BE SNOWED IN. This means-

  1. If you have a bathtub, fill it up. This will give you water for your toilets if the power goes out.

  2. Fill containers with drinking water. If you don’t have any containers, go into to town TODAY and get drinking water from Prather’s, Dollar General, or Family Dollar.

  3. If you have a wood-burning stove, pile as much firewood in an accessible place as you can, and cover it with a tarp.

  4. Have candles on-hand.

  5. Charge your computer and cell phones now while you have power.

  6. Have food on-hand that doesn’t require electricity to prepare- sandwiches, salads, cereal, etc.

Please do not try to travel in this. It would be my recommendation that you do not try to leave your house if possible until Saturday. The plows are going to do their best, but there’s not much they can do against 3 feet of snow, so if you can stay home, do. I will alert you all when the guys start the route, but we are asking for patience on this one. It’s easily going to take us the full 48, if not longer, to dig everyone out.

If you are planning on coming up to your mountain home from elsewhere, try to be here no later than 5 pm this evening. After 5 pm, we are expecting around an inch an hour until Thursday evening. Have a safety kit in your car with flashlights, blankets, water, and food, as well as traction devices on or in your vehicle. This means chains, studded tires, or Autosocks. And if you can, please reach out to Carey or Christin and let us know your plan, so that we can make sure that those who are here get priority this time around.

Honestly, unless you live here full-time, I really would strongly recommend that you plan to come another weekend. All of next week looks gorgeous and sunny, with some light snow here and there. This is the biggest storm of the year and it’s going to pound us, the Front Range, and RMNP. Don’t risk it.

Stay safe and warm, and above all, be prepared. :)