Skiers, riders and holiday travelers could experience “record-breaking” traffic on mountain segments of Interstate 70 this weekend, according to Colorado’s Department of Transportation.
The agency wrote in that drivers on the interstate should plan for extended delays, as traffic could rival records set in 2020, when New Year’s Day last fell on a Wednesday.
Options for travelers to the Western Slope and Colorado’s high country who don’t want to use their own vehicles include as well as operated by Amtrak and Winter Park Resort.
also offers live updates on roadway conditions affecting I-70.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center warning skiers to steer clear of slopes steeper than 30 degrees.
“In the past few days, backcountry travelers triggered many avalanches from a distance,” the center’s website reads. “You can easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury or kill a person. Some will grow very large and be nearly impossible to survive.”
