So how does this afternoon's snow storm rate? (Denver, Aurora: schools, vs.)

[EscapeCalifornia]

From 1 to 10, 10 being terrible, how would you score this one? I spent the better part the afternoon driving around the northern parts of Denver and Aurora in it. I just came back from dinner by the Walmart at Chambers and Parker Rd and it was pretty clear down there but farther up Chambers got worse. I think I did OK. I just played follow the leader, kept my distance, and didn't make any sudden moves.

[Charles]

It's just getting started.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by Charles

It's just getting started.

Yeah I think its heading your direction. It was starting to in downtown Denver by 10:00 this morning but didn't really get going until noon or so.

[steveindenver]

.5 at the most. Barely any snow.

[onthamove]

cbs4 sayin 2-4'', high country of course gettin hammered

[Katiana]

Probably a couple of inches by 6 PM here in Louisville. No snow removal being done. Wasn't hard to get home.

[katmoney]

Ah..yes..took me 1.5 hours to drive 8 friggen miles home.

Still tons of snow on the streets, hopefully it will "melt" away tomorrow.

[delta07]

We officially got 2 inches in Grand Junction (I know this is the Denver forum, but thought I would chime in). They actually called off all schools today!!! What a joke. We don't have a ton of plows, but seems crazy to call off school. We have had worse storms this year already, and we didn't even have late starts. They must have been expecting a bad storm!

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by katmoney

Ah..yes..took me 1.5 hours to drive 8 friggen miles home.

Still tons of snow on the streets, hopefully it will "melt" away tomorrow.

What part of town are you in? I left the DU area around 2:00 and drove Evans to Colorado to 6th Ave to Quebec to Colfax to Chambers. There was quite a bit of traffic and we were doing about 20-30 mph most of the time. Felt like LA but with snow. I saw a bunch of plows out but none were actually plowing.

How do you all feel about city street vs. highways when there's snow? I felt more comfortable taking city streets because I knew the speeds would be lower and hopefully I'd get in less trouble. When I crossed under I-225, it looked like they were moving a lot better than the streets.

Even though I guess this was a pretty mild snow, I feel pretty good about gaining the experience. I only lost traction a little one time from the accelerator since I was being very gentle on the gas. The ABS did kick in a few times but I left myself plenty of room in front of me so there was no danger of hitting anyone even when the car wasn't slowing as quickly as I'd hoped.

[Tim Currie]

ha snow driving is fun! you're from socal? first snow driving? I was out today too and had an appointment on S Colorado and then had to head to Costco and then back downtown. Saw like 3 or 4 dumb accidents

But I'd rate that a 1 out of 10 as well. That was like.....an inch? inch and a half?

tim