Hey i thought I would make a thread so people can add tips and info on driving I-70 in the winter. Feel free to add anything like frontage road info, how to drive in the snow, any sneaky tricks, or even how to spot a Texan driving a rental car and avoid them/make a rude gesture.
Tips:
If there is a lot of traffic westbound the right lane before Floyd Hill says it ends but doesn't for about 1/2 mile so you have a pretty wide open lane to pass a bunch of cars on the right before it ends
Eastbound after the US 6 exit on the left a 3rd lane is on the far left so if you have a car that can accelerate up Floyd Hill then you can pass a shit load of cars
When traffic is moving the left lane is fastest when traffic is stopped the right lane is quickest (Just my observation)
Down shift instead of breaking, break lights cause traffic
When there is very heavy traffic, no one is moving, eastbound take the Loveland exit and get back on the highway, lets you pass literally hundreds of cars since the off-ramp and on-ramp are spread out
Get the fuck outa the left lane if you are going too slow
On weekends if you leave Denver by 6:30 am you miss most of the traffic. And the traffic on Sundays Eastbound starts earlier from the people the spent the weekend up in Summit County.
If Loveland Pass is closed they close Eisenhower Tunnel for hazardous materials on the top of every hour so plan ahead
If traffic is stopped and there is 420? written on the window come join a blaze sesh (haha my own addition)
Drinking beers at the Dillion Dam Brewery can really pass the time so you will miss the traffic
Add your own tips and tricks to enduring the I70 hell hole
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