{"id":15590,"date":"2019-05-31T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T22:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=58177"},"modified":"2019-05-31T16:02:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T22:02:33","slug":"snowplows-meet-for-first-time-this-season-in-rocky-mountain-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/snowplows-meet-for-first-time-this-season-in-rocky-mountain-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowplows meet for first time this season in Rocky Mountain National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7753086419753\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-58177-247\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-1-5-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-1-5-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | Snowplow operators met for the first time this season on Trail Ridge Road on May 29.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Snowplow operators met for the first time this season on Trail Ridge Road on May 29.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-1-5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-2-4-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-2-4-1024x498.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | It remains unclear when the road will be opened due to the remaining winter conditions.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>It remains unclear when the road will be opened due to the remaining winter conditions.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-2-4-1024x498.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-3-4-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-3-4-1024x498.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | Snowplow operators began clearing the road back in April, but late spring snow storms have delayed their progress.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Snowplow operators began clearing the road back in April, but late spring snow storms have delayed their progress.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-3-4-1024x498.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-4-3-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-4-3-1024x498.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | Crews are used to dealing with snow drifts as tall as 18 or 22 feet.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Crews are used to dealing with snow drifts as tall as 18 or 22 feet.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-4-3-1024x498.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-5-2-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-5-2-1024x498.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | The latest Trail Ridge Road has ever opened was June 26, 1943.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>The latest Trail Ridge Road has ever opened was June 26, 1943.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-5-2-1024x498.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-8-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-8-1024x498.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park | Trail Ridge Road has the distinction of being the highest continuous paved road in the country, sitting at an elevation of 12,183 feet.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Trail Ridge Road has the distinction of being the highest continuous paved road in the country, sitting at an elevation of 12,183 feet.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/Unknown-8-1024x498.jpeg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/snowplows-meet-for-first-time-this-season-in-rocky-mountain-national-park\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/snowplows-meet-for-first-time-this-season-in-rocky-mountain-national-park\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rocky Mountain National Park snowplow operators from the east side and west sides of the park met on Trail Ridge Road for the first time this year on May 29.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>East side plow operators were again able to reached the Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store area.&nbsp; They initially reached the Alpine Visitor Center complex on May 15 \u2013 soon afterwards multiple spring snow storms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/trail-ridge-road-in-rocky-mountain-national-park-will-not-open-for-memorial-day-weekend\/\">pushed plow efforts back<\/a> to lower elevations on Trail Ridge Road.<\/p>\n<p>It is too soon to predict when Trail Ridge Road will open for the season. The extended forecast for higher elevations is improving next week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" readability=\"5.135593220339\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.2796610169492\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RMNP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RMNP<\/a> Trail Ridge Rd is now open to Milner Pass on the West side of the park. sd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RockyNPS (@RockyNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RockyNPS\/status\/1134501821014298624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When plow operators began plowing in mid-April they reported that the snowpack conditions were average to below average.&nbsp; That changed in May.&nbsp; Snowplow operators experienced a lot of drifting snow on the east side, which indicates there was a lot of high winds over the course of the winter.&nbsp; The drifting snow is depicted with the photos of Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/snowplows-meet-for-first-time-this-season-in-rocky-mountain-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowplow operators met for the first time this season on Trail Ridge Road on May 29.Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park It remains unclear when the road will be opened due to the remaining winter conditions.Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park Snowplow operators began clearing the road back in April, but late spring snow storms have delayed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 04:37:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15590\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}