Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park reopens after weather-related closure

Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road successful Rocky Mountain National Park reopened Thursday aft shutting down due to the fact that of wintry weather, crystal and snow.

Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road successful Rocky Mountain National Park are present open.

— RockyNPS (@RockyNPS) September 30, 2021

Trail Ridge Road closed astatine 7:30 p.m. Tuesday due to the fact that of upwind and it remained closed connected Wednesday, according to parkland officials. The road, portion of U.S. Highway 34, traverses the parkland and connects Estes Park, to the east, and Grand Lake, to the west.

The Rock Cut conception of the road, astatine 12,110-feet elevation, iced implicit and had a snowfall accumulation. The closure was astatine Many Parks Curve connected the eastbound broadside and Colorado River Trailhead to the west.

The National Weather Service forecast for the parkland calls for snowfall showers this weekend, starting overnight Friday.

Travelers should beryllium alert of the upwind and program up arsenic the roads whitethorn again adjacent due to the fact that of inclement upwind and information concerns. Information is disposable connected the Trail Ridge Road hotline astatine 970-586-1222.