PaulB46
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Hi friends, can anyone advise a way around Colorado to get to Las Vegas at this time of year? The last time we went through the Rockies it was horrible and my DW wants to avoid this route. how far south would I have to go around to avoid the bad winters?
Anyone subscribe to these weather updates on GPS? Maybe that's an option so we can stay the course as opposed to going out of the way.
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FoCoNoCo
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Maybe take I80 across Wyoming.....won't avoid the Rockies, but the mountain passes won't be nearly as difficult as Loveland or Vail.
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Bionic Man
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No way I'd take I80 over I70. I40 through New Mexico can be equally bad. To avoid weather and passes, and stay on an interstate, you would have to go to I10 all the way down in Texas.
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Tom/Barb
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I'd do I-70 down to OKC then I-40 west.
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GWolfe
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Tom/Barb wrote:I'd do I-70 down to OKC then I-40 west.
I think you mean I-35.
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4*phun*2
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You need to get down to I 20 in Texas. I would use Hwy 83 down thru the Dakota's, Nebraska, Kansas etc. Pick up I20 at Abilene
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pianotuna
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Hi,
You don't say where you are starting from. Here is one possible routing
Toronto, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas 3865 kilometers one way.
Going through Denver is only 200 k shorter.
There can be snow even in Oklahoma.
It is impossible to avoid the Rockies entirely, but the route above is far less likely to be poor winter driving conditions.
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BB_TX
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As mentioned, get down to I-40 as quick as you can. Going all the way down to I-10 would add lots of miles and days to your trip. And even I-10 doesn't guarantee no ice/snow.
Just watch the weather forecast each day and plan the next days drive. Even the high plains can have snow this time of year. There have been a couple of snowstorms across Texas panhandle and New Mexico so far, but highways are typically back to normal after a couple of days. I would rather spend a couple days waiting for the storm to pass than driving several hundred extra miles to try to avoid it.
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naturist
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I'd also vote for I-40 as an alternative to I-70. No need to go all the way to I-20, let alone I-10.
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Irover
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Watch the weather forecast and do I-40. Don't have a clue out of Ontario as the Great Lake area can get a lot of Lake effect Storms. Maybe you can use caution and come thru Sarnia or Detroit down to I-69 to I-44 to I-40. From OKC to a bit west of Flagsatff could be a bit dicey; but doable. Rover
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