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Colorado. Level Contributor. 4,108 posts. 96 reviews. 78 helpful votes. 1. Re: What kind of road conditions in May! 7 years ago. There are occasional snow storms that time of the year but Ouray is probably the only location on your list that would see snow that time of the year in most years.
Level Contributor. 25,663 posts. 389 reviews. 220 helpful votes. 1. Re: I-70 Conditions In Late October? 6 years ago. Well, I-70 is passable all year. Snow in the mountains is not very predictable but I would not make it a planning point for late October.
Re: May Trip - Driving Conditions & Places to Visit. Do be aware that May is off season (mud season) in the high mountain towns. You will likely encounter closures in Telluride, Silverton, Ouray and others. Meaning that some restaurants, shops, etc will be closed and the free gondola will be closed in Telluride.
Your biggest driving issue will be traffic. Heading out of denver on a Friday evening or weekend morning or Heading back on a weekend afternoon you will be in traffic. And yes Colorado springs and fort Collins are cities on the edge of the mountains. Head into the mountains for fun mountain towns with mountain scenery.
2. Re: Road conditions in late March/early April. 6 years ago. A storm is a possibility, yes. Absolutely impossible to predict. Watch the weather and check cotrip.org for road conditions. If its storming when you arrive, stay the night in Denver. That time of year, snow melts quickly at lower elevations, like Denver or Glenwood Springs.
State Highway 71 (CO 71 or SH 71) is a 224-mile-long (360 km) state highway passing several other highways in northern and central Colorado.SH 71's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 350 (US 350) near La Junta, and the northern terminus is a continuation as Nebraska Highway 71 (N-71) at the Nebraska border, which eventually crosses into South Dakota as South Dakota Highway 71 (SD-71), making ...
4. Re: First time visiting Co (April weather conditions & Driving!) 5 years ago. For Pikes Peak you'll want to call ahead to make sure it is open to the summit. Call 719-385-7325 and press 1 twice for weather/road conditions. I don't know why, but the CDOT link I posted for the webcam is showing Hwy 9 not 131.
CO. → US 650. U.S. Route 550 ( US 550) is a spur of U.S. Highway 50 that runs from Bernalillo, New Mexico to Montrose, Colorado in the western United States. The section from Silverton to Ouray is frequently called the Million Dollar Highway. [ 3] It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico ...