Snowstorm shuts down roads to Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks on first day of summer

The Denver Channel
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:24 UTC

Rocky Mountain National Park

A snowstorm has temporarily shut down a popular mountain roadway leading to Yellowstone National Park as well as the scenic road through Rocky Mountain National Park on the first day of summer.

Beartooth Pass has been closed at the Montana-Wyoming state line since Thursday night. The winding Beartooth Highway reaches nearly 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) in elevation as it runs from the town of Red Lodge to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone, which is entering its busy season.

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed Friday, just over two weeks after it opened late for the season because of heavy snow this winter.

Up at Alpine Visitor Center there is dense fog, the ground temperature is 38º, and the air temperature is 30º, with heavy sleet. Road has low visibility and some slick spots. ks pic.twitter.com/vCDYxnIx1a

— RockyNPS (@RockyNPS) June 21, 2019

Snow also fell overnight in Montana's Glacier National Park and near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Up to 10 inches of snow are forecast for Colorado's mountains through Sunday.

Source: AP