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December 30, 2007
Today
Officials closed Interstate 70 both directions between Georgetown and Vail tonight as blowing snow caused near whiteout conditions.Westbound I-70 was also closed between Floyd Hill and Georgetown.
U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass was closed, as were U.S. 40 over Rabbit Ears and Berthoud Passes and U.S. 287 and U.S. 85 south of the Wyoming border.
Interstate 25 was closed north of Wellington.
The American Red Cross opened three shelters in the mountains for hundreds of stranded travelers: in Kremmling, Silverthorne and Frisco.
Today Rick and I got stuck on the highway for five hours in the most insane blizzard I've ever seen in me life. Bonus? The driver's side windshield wiper FELL OFF midway through. Read that again. The windshield wiper FELL THE FUCK OFF. More on this later, but suffice it - after getting up at 6 a.m., freezing balls all morning at Keystone (18 degrees AT THE BASE; whiteout conditions at the top), and then spending several *hours* tensed up and terrified, I am beat like the finest meringue. Thank GOD we left Keystone when we did though, as the traffic was backed up to Copper and now they've closed the roads totally. I can't even imagine what spending the night in wet ski clothes at a Red Cross Station in Frisco would entail but it sure wouldn't be pretty.
One more thing to say though: if it weren't for Rick and his skillful drivery, I'd probably still be pulled over to the side of the road in Georgetown (where the worst of the storm hit us AKA visibility ='d ZERO and where we lost the wiper) sobbing my brains out and wondering how a town that believes in Santa Claus could do me so wrong. Bravo, Rick! And thanks for helping me clean the car with a bottle of water and my ski scarf during our "down time." That nub of string cheese is ALL YOU, bro.
Posted by Bree at December 30, 2007 09:42 PM