![]() ![]() Even if you can’t give right now, click here to subscribe to our free daily email E-ditions. Join our mission by clicking below and providing even a few dollars a month, or more if you’re able. We need readers like you to become partners and help us. The costs of producing top-notch journalism are steep. Our print editions are free on stands across the region, and our daily email E-ditions are free just for signing up, to anyone.īut we need your help to carry out this essential mission. Factual reporting is crucial to a sound democracy, a solid community and a satisfying life. Like you, we know how critical accurate and factual information are in making the best decisions about, well, everything that matters. ![]() The Sentinel not only cares deeply about bringing our readers accurate and critical news, we insist all of the crucial stories we provide are available for everyone - for free. Park officials closed it Friday after another late-season storm brought deep snow, high winds and below-freezing temperatures. The highway opened for the first time this season on June 5, about a week later than usual. Wintry weather that lasted through the spring and into summer has kept the road closed longer than normal this year. Park officials said the road will reopen once conditions improve but didn’t say when that might happen. The popular highway reaches 12,183 feet (3,713 meters) above sea level. Thursday).Plows encountered drifts up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) deep on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park Monday. Visit the RMNP Timed Entry page on to make a reservation to enter the park.Ī few other high-elevation roads opened this week, including Independence Pass and Guanella Pass (set to open at 2 p.m. Visitors will need a timed entry permit or camping reservation to enter the park between 6 a.m. The purpose of this system is to increase park access while also giving visitors the opportunity to comply with health guidelines related to COVID-19. The park said it will temporarily implement this system and will stop using it in later phases of the reopening. ![]() Rocky Mountain National Park reopened May 27 - under guidance from local, state and federal health officials - and will start using a timed entry system Thursday. It climbs up to 12,183 feet.įor the latest updates on Trail Ridge Road conditions, call 97. ![]() Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the country. The earliest the road has ever opened was May 7 in 2002. In 2019, the road didn't open until June 5 due to a late-May snowstorm. Trail Ridge Road historically opens over Memorial Day weekend. This year, crews found average to below-average snowpack across much of the road. The National Park Service began clearing snow in the middle of April. The park is advising visitors to be more prepared overall when traveling along this road, since there are limited services available and fewer staff at the Alpine Visitor Center, which will remain closed until the end of June. Trail Ridge Road will open for the season on Thursday, though drivers should be prepared for melting snow and possible ice on the road. The 48-mile road that cuts through Rocky Mountain National Park between Estes Park and Grand Lake is set to reopen Thursday. ![]()
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