Got over the mountain before the snow hit, forcing chains and some closures
Didn't realize until the next day, watching the news over breakfast at a truck stop, what serious winter is, in Colorado
Good thing too ... not only did I have no chains, I had never put a set on in my life ... I would have been stuck or dead.
We seldom need snow chains here in Colorado. Except at the higher elevations, snow seldom lasts long enough to justify their use. A couple of weeks of sunshine, warmer temperatures and the snow is gone. You’d hardly believe winter was around here.
My daughter and son in law lived for a year and a half in Castle Rock. They moved out there for his work. The scenery was amazing (the Rocky mountains really do look purple). When they moved out there, they travelled I 70 during Winter storm Q. It was a warning of weather to expect in CO. They loved the beauty of CO...not the wx.