Cripple Creek snow extends visits
By Noon, the sun was shining in Cripple Creek, but a big snow storm hit the city hard on Sunday night and Monday morning.
On Bennett Avenue, where the bulk of the casinos in the city are located, the action was starting to pick up early Monday afternoon.
Earlier Monday morning some of the workers at the casinos were knocking the heavy, wet snow off of the awnings.
Meanwhile, drivers were brushing off the snow. Most of the cars had more than a half-foot on them.
Plow trucks were working hard as well, trying to clear the snow from the roads.
KRDO found one group of tourists who spent the night in the city thanks to the snow and they said that there was no way they were traveling Sunday night.
“I told my little sister and (my friend), ‘I am not driving in this weather’. It was ugly. I don’t mind driving during the day but at night you can’t see,” said Eleanor McDaniel of Pueblo.
By noon on Monday, Colorado Highway 67 was in good shape as was Teller County Highway 1 according to witnesses.
Cripple Creek wasn’t the only community in Teller County to receive heavy snow – Victor, about 7 miles south of Cripple Creek, picked up around a foot, people there said.
