Colorado Advice?

[ragingfish]

I don't even KNOW if we have any Colorado members...but if we do, I have a question.I'm planning a x-country trip for the christmas break, which will end in or around Boulder, CO...my question is, someone told me I'll need tire chains and 4WD to navigate that part of the country...is this true? Will my non-AWD vibe be able to drive in CO, or is this all merely a dream in my head?

[joatmon]

Been to CO a couple of times. Weather can change pretty quickly out there. Should be ok driving out there in december. There are some big cities out there, lots of people who do not have AWD or 4WD. Like anywhere else where it snows, how much you'd need chains or something like that depends on what kinds of roads you will be driving on, and how likely is it that you will be forced to drive through a snow storm. best way to be safe on the roads in a heavy snow storm is to not drive in the first place. One good thing about driving in snow in CO is that the people there are more used to it and don't do as many stupid things. The people around DC freak out when it snows, just doesn't happen often enough where I live for people to get any practice.According to the Members List, there are 12 genvibers registered in the sate of CO. The most active and most recent post is furrydogs, in the Denver area

[eventtime]

I live in CO... If you are just planning on staying in Denver area you're fine. If you want to go to a different part of the state (not on the interstate) check the weather reports and road conditions. When you get at the higher altitudes going over passes the weather can get very bad very quickly. I would not recommend a joy ride through the mountains(pretty much anything west of Boulder), but going to Denver area is no problem.

[furrydogs]

What a timely question. I live in CO and just got back from Breckenridge where I spent the Thanksgiving holiday. When I went up there last Wednesday night I encountered blizzard conditions with a snow packed road going over Hoosier Pass. I have a front wheel drive, 5 speed with all season tires and had no problem. In fact, I passed an Xterra and some moron driving about 10 MPH. The snow in the mountains is very dry and the snow packed roads are usually very easy to drive on. We don't usually get the nasty ice that they get out east. If you know how to drive on snow packed roads you shouldn't have any problems.

[AKLGT]

when i was in college my freshman year, i had to drive back and forth from Nampa, ID to Colo Springs. FWD and no probs, in fact I would pass most of the idiots on the roads going 20 mph. it's dry snow and you shouldn't have too many probs.