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Riding Wolf Creek Pass in November
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<blockquote data-quote="Denver_FJR" data-source="post: 1194061" data-attributes="member: 19217"><p>I have a 60 watt warm-n-safe jacket and heated gloves and use them on commute to work when temps are in mid 30s and speed doesn't get above 50mph for more than a few minutes. But going over these passes at 60~75 mph and temps in the low 30s I had it on full blast and it was at its limit. I would be concerned about staying warm at highway speeds for extended time with temps below 30.</p><p></p><p>Regarding Wolf Creek... do you have studded tires? Even though temps may get above freezing during the day it gets seriously cold at night Anything liquid freezes hard and doesn't defrost without a lot of sunshine or some significant temps above freezing. The sun is low this time of year and some sections of road may never see sunlight. While CDOT may say road is clear it will only take a small section of frozen runoff to ruin your trip. Also, because it has been snowing the roads around the passes have likely been sanded/salted. Most probably don't consider it a good time trying to negotiate mountain curves when you're limited to one wheel track because the rest of the road is covered in sand. Small chance of precip, only 40%? 40% in the mountains is more like 80%. Rflagg42 isn't joking about Wolf Creek's reputation for snow, check out their <a href="https://www.wolfcreekski.com/wolf-creek-snow-report.php" target="_blank">current snow report.</a> They're currently at 41" this season!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Denver_FJR, post: 1194061, member: 19217"] I have a 60 watt warm-n-safe jacket and heated gloves and use them on commute to work when temps are in mid 30s and speed doesn't get above 50mph for more than a few minutes. But going over these passes at 60~75 mph and temps in the low 30s I had it on full blast and it was at its limit. I would be concerned about staying warm at highway speeds for extended time with temps below 30. Regarding Wolf Creek... do you have studded tires? Even though temps may get above freezing during the day it gets seriously cold at night Anything liquid freezes hard and doesn't defrost without a lot of sunshine or some significant temps above freezing. The sun is low this time of year and some sections of road may never see sunlight. While CDOT may say road is clear it will only take a small section of frozen runoff to ruin your trip. Also, because it has been snowing the roads around the passes have likely been sanded/salted. Most probably don't consider it a good time trying to negotiate mountain curves when you're limited to one wheel track because the rest of the road is covered in sand. Small chance of precip, only 40%? 40% in the mountains is more like 80%. Rflagg42 isn't joking about Wolf Creek's reputation for snow, check out their [URL="https://www.wolfcreekski.com/wolf-creek-snow-report.php"]current snow report.[/URL] They're currently at 41" this season! [/QUOTE]
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