Green River tunnel crash

[micropolitan guy]

Weather did not play a factor in this crash. Good friend of mine had his niece involved in the crash and she was airlifted to Salt Lake City. Doing OK though. He said it looked like a war zone. He has been in war so I trust him.

Just anecdotal observations here, but it seems as if I-80 in Wyoming has been just awful this winter. Closed far more often than I remember.

We drive it to and from our cabin every summer, from the state line (Evanston) to Walcott Junction, just east of Rawlins. It's the middle of nowhere but a pretty drive, if you appreciate wide-open spaces. Always tons of truck traffic, unless you get lucky and are driving while some f them are pulled off and taking a break.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Was in Park City (actually Deer Valley, 2500 feet higher) for a wedding on Super Bowl weekend. Trip both up and down I-80 from Salt Lake City airport was a truck terror experience. Especially up, in a heavy snowstorm. We put in a 50 percent tip for our Uber driver. Passed on the right by a double propane truck. Whee!

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Bunch of videos on TikTok.

 

[maumann]

First thing I thought of when seeing this crash was the Caldecott Tunnel Fire in 1982. A gasoline tanker crashed into a stalled car inside the tunnel between Oakland and Contra Costa County, completely engulfing multiple vehicles and killing seven. The heat melted the tanker and beer truck to the ground, buckled steel plates and knocked thousands of tiles off the tunnel walls.

Thankfully that crash happened just after midnight when traffic was at a minimum. I can't imagine if that had happened at rush hour.

It took several months to repair and reopen the tunnel.

 

[Chef2]

Red Mountain Pass in the winter scoffs at Loveland Pass.

If it's snowing/icy, for sure need to stay on I-70 to Silverthorne then go up to Keystone. Great golf in the summer at Keystone.

We went to Keystone in the summer, and there was still snow on the sides at Keystone Pass. Yes, we were next to the moon in altitude but good grief.

 

[TigerVols]

Was in Park City (actually Deer Valley, 2500 feet higher) for a wedding on Super Bowl weekend. Trip both up and down I-80 from Salt Lake City airport was a truck terror experience. Especially up, in a heavy snowstorm. We put in a 50 percent tip for our Uber driver. Passed on the right by a double propane truck. Whee!

Stayed at the St Regis or the Brass Tag I hope.

 

[MileHigh]

We went to Keystone in the summer, and there was still snow on the sides at Keystone Pass. Yes, we were next to the moon in altitude but good grief.

Love Keystone. But are we talking June or September here? Again, go back for the golf. Or go over Red Mountain and hit up Dalton Ranch for a round. Or detour to Steamboat and go to Haymaker.

 

[DanOregon]

I mentioned when it happened that of course when you land a jetliner in the Hudson off of Manhattan right during the afternoon news budget meetings of the broadcast and cable news networks and the NY Times? with enough daylight to get great video? you get a movie starring Tom Hanks as you and directed by Clint Eastwood. Something like this? After the East Coast media has put a full lid on things and there isn't much local coverage? Its not right, but sadly expected given the growth of news deserts in the US.

 

[Chef2]

Love Keystone. But are we talking June or September here? Again, go back for the golf. Or go over Red Mountain and hit up Dalton Ranch for a round. Or detour to Steamboat and go to Haymaker.

Middle week in June. Went up for the Bourbon and Bacon Festival.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Stayed at the St Regis or the Brass Tag I hope.

The Montage.