WINTER ADVENTURE TIPS The LCSO Emergency Services Section offers tips to help make your winter adventures as safe as possible. Full article at ow.ly/HMLJy Larimer County offers a wide range of winter adventure opportunities. Fun in the snow and mountains is just one of the many reasons so many choose to live, work, visit, and play in Larimer County. The Larimer County Sheriffs Office wants everyone to enjoy the outdoors and the Emergency Services Section offers these tips to help make your adventures as safe as possible. Prepare written plans that include destinations, routes, and timetables. Give someone you trust a copy of your plans and instructions for contacting authorities if you do not report in by a certain time. If your plans change after leaving home, leave a note in your vehicle detailing the changes. Leave the note in a place it can be read from outside your vehicle and relay that information to the person(s) mentioned above. Check CDOT (bit.ly/1d0DmdX), USFS (1.usa.gov/1yolEw5), and Larimer County (bit.ly/1FWIWCx) for road conditions before leaving. Know which roads are designated for snow and ice removal by checking the Larimer County website (bit.ly/1u6YxF5). Understand that your GPS, Google Maps, cellular phone, etc. may not reflect the current road conditions and may not accurately label / identify all roads. Respect all gate closures and do not drive past them. Know the weather forecast before you go and be prepared for significant weather changes, especially in the mountains. The following are great sources for local weather conditions: • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov/) • Local news stations: 9News - on9news.tv/1co1Iiq; CBS Denver - cbsloc.al/IqHigB; 7News - bit.ly/1iprnfI; and FOX31 - bit.ly/1xt8k8k. • Local newspapers: Coloradoan - noconow.co/1yrr8tQ; Loveland Reporter-Herald - bit.ly/1xXc56i; and Estes...
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:52:36 +0000
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