Big Thompson Canyon
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Hey all, |
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Hey Russ. It's still closed. codot.gov/projects/floodrel… |
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Depends on what you want to climb. For e.g., if you want to climb at Mary's Bust, that is no problem if you just come in from Estes. The closure is really just a small section of the canyon, so chances are you can still climb what you like and you just need to approach accordingly. |
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There will be closures in different spots along 34 between October and May for the next few years as the work proceeds along the canyon. This will result in the road being closed either below Drake or between Drake and Estes. |
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"From the afternoon of September 9 through midday on September 13 [2013], 14.62 inches of rain had fallen in Boulder, Colo. This included an incredible 9.08 inches of rain on September 12, alone! |
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JT |
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1976 and 2013 are in different centuries. |
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"Big Thompson Canyon Flood (July 31, 1976): A lone thunderstorm dumped 12 inches of rain in 4.5 hours above the Big Thompson Canyon; $35.5 million damage; 139 killed" |
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The property damage was greater in 2013 because the amount of rain west of Estes was not anticipated. The gates at the Estes Park dam had to be opened wider on short notice, adding a huge amount of flood water to the already flooding river. |
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All I know is a lot of buildings in Glen Haven that withstood the 76 flood got wiped out in the 2013 flood. |
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So basically, all the climbing areas are open, it's just a matter of whether the road conditions and/or closures will make it possible to get there. It's not as if there is a single gate/entrance with a "closed" sign on it. |
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You got it. The closure starts before Round Mountain from the Loveland side, so you basically can't get anywhere that way |
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Nick Thomas wrote:1976 and 2013 are in different centuries.lol nailed it. If you look at the flood pictures from 76 it's incredible some of the damage. |
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Just saw this today. CDOT proposes to have one more canyon closure from Oct 2017 to May 2018 and finish the project by the end of 2018. This is about 2 years ahead of the original estimate. |
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