![]() ![]() Last year, it opened May 24, which was week earlier than in 2017. ![]() Park spokesperson Kyle Patterson said crews work 10-hour shifts with about seven hours of active plowing, since it takes time to drive up and back from where plows leave off each day. But above-average of snowpack this year and recent storms have complicated that mission. Presently, their are drifts of 3 to 9 feet across the roadĬrews from the east and west sides of the park began their quest to meet at the Alpine Visitor Center in mid-April. Snowbanks of up to 20 feet are common when crews start to reconnect the 48-mile road. Park officials released images of the Alpine Visitor Center, at 11,796 feet, where the buildings were nearly completely covered in snow. The road near the Twin Sisters Trailhead is not yet open. However, the Bear Lake Road as well as the Wild Basin Road to the summer trailhead are open. The Bear Lake Trailhead, located at 9,475 feet, still has 35 inches of snow. Last week, several avalanches involved nine park visitors in the Bear Lake area. ![]() It is not known when the park's main road that connects the east side of the park to the west side will be open, according to a park news release Wednesday. Colorado's lingering and robust snowpack will prevent Rocky Mountain National Park from opening its famed Trail Ridge Road by its annual goal of the busy Memorial Day weekend.Ĭrews will continue plowing away at the road that reaches more than 12,000 feet, but their efforts have been hindered by persistent snow that continued to dump on the park last week and this week. ![]()
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