BECAUSE YOU ASKED
Q: Was there a major snowstorm in October, November or December of 1996?
A: There was not an unusual amount of snowstorms during those months – especially no storms like the blizzard of 2003.
There was a storm in the Denver area on Oct. 26, 1996, but it was not major.
Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in the mountains on Oct. 29 at the Red Mountain and Vail passes and in the San Juan Mountains.
On Nov. 15 and 16, a snowstorm brought up to 14 inches of snow to Colorado’s high country and left traces in the Denver metro area.
On Nov. 29, snowstorms and slick roads were the cause of accidents in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, where two sisters and a 94-year-old woman were killed, as well as causing numerous accidents on western Colorado highways.
On Dec. 16, there were extremely cold temperatures in the metro area but not a lot of snow.
You may look at specifics at: www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Sources: National Climatic Data Center; Denver Post archives
Q: Why is there no access to westbound Peña Boulevard from Tower Road? Travelers returning to Denver International Airport who have parked on Tower north of Peña or have left their vehicles at one of the motels on Tower south of Pena must go out of their way to get onto west/southbound Peña and I-70.
A: Peña Boulevard is an airport road, not a dedicated city street. It is intended solely for airport users to access the airport and is funded with money that must be used for aviation traffic.
Source: DIA
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