Latest I-70 chain check shows most truckers are following chain laws
The latest scheduled chain-check on I-70 shows more of the same: Passenger vehicles are more likely to speed, and most truckers do travel with chains. Six agencies from Evergreen to Glenwood Springs stopped 162 commercial drivers and wrote just five tickets for chain violations, a rate of 3%. Truckers earned another five tickets for other […]
A-Basin will be unlimited on the full Ikon Pass next ski season
Arapahoe Basin has unveiled the first big change in its first full season as an Ikon property – unlimited visits for Ikon passholders next winter. Ikon base users will be limited to five days. For the rest of this ski season A-Basin remains a partner on the Ikon Pass with limited days for all passholders. […]
‘Underwhelmed’ by the state, town of Vail writes its own Vail Pass traction law
The town of Vail is going rogue with its own crackdown on Vail Pass traction-law violators. An emergency ordinance, now being drafted, would give Vail Police Department money and manpower to monitor I-70 chain stations through town limits. It would also impose steeper fines on commercial vehicles that get stuck on I-70 in a storm, […]
Pedestrian killed by snowplow in West Vail neighborhood
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a town of Vail snowplow early this morning. Denver 7 broke the news, reporting the unnamed pedestrian was dead on scene when emergency personnel arrived. Identification is pending an autopsy through Eagle County coroner. Town officials confirm the victim was struck around 8:30 a.m. near Glacier Court in […]
7-car pileup, 10 hours on I-70, and a bomb threat for Mardi Gras madness on the roads
UPDATE 12:12pm March 5 — Colorado State Patrol confirms I-70 from Silverthorne to the tunnels was closed nearly 10 hours. It did not reopen until 4:06 a.m. today. Some travelers were stranded on the tunnel approach for 12+ hours until 2 a.m. ORIGINAL POST — Fat Tuesday was an unrelenting slog for thousands of drivers […]
For the first time, Vail’s Epic Pass is starting at more than $1K
An Epic Pass for the 2025-2026 ski season will cost you more than ever before. The unrestricted adult Epic Pass went on sale today for $1,051. That is up 7% from last year’s starting price of $982 and the first time in pass history it opens at more than $1,000. Vail’s biggest competitor, the Ikon […]
I-70 traffic hits season high just before next round of ‘hazardous’ storms
This past weekend was the busiest of ski season on the I-70 mountain corridor, and the busiest ski season weekend in nearly a year. 141,160 vehicles passed through the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels Friday, Feb. 28 into Sunday, March 2, up about 2% from the previous weekend (137,915 vehicles). Sunday at 11 a.m. was the busiest hour […]
Everyday drivers nearly 5x worse than truckers at inaugural ‘traction check’ on I-70
Colorado State Patrol launched its new, weekly “traction-law check” on the I-70 mountain corridor Feb. 27. Troopers partnered with Jefferson County Sheriff and Avon Police Department for stops between Golden and Avon. Passenger vehicles were ticketed nearly five times more often than commercial vehicles: One in four private drivers went home with a ticket, mostly […]