Wintery weather begins to close Colorado mountain roads

Several popular high-elevation routes in Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest are now closed off for the season.

In Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Road is gated off for the season, park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said.

The primary artery through the park, Trail Ridge Road, is temporarily closed with reports of high snow drifts, bad ice and low visibility. Although it has not been officially closed for the season, because Trail Ridge Road is typically only plowed until Columbus Day, Patterson said the odds are stacked against it reopening.

The pass on Long Draw Road in Roosevelt National Forest remains open, although Mary Bollinger, Forest Service visitor information specialist, recommends only four-wheel-drive vehicles use it. Bollinger said the Forest Service usually maintains Long Draw Road through the end of hunting season, in mid-November.

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