Due To Heavy Snowpack Old Fall River Road Not Expected To Open By Fourth of July Weekend
由于大雪，老福尔河路预计不会在7月4日周末开放
Date: June 13, 2011
日期：2011年6月13日
Contact: Kyle Patterson, 970-586-1363
联系人：Kyle Patterson，970-586-1363
Due to significant snow accumulation, Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is not expected to open by the Fourth of July weekend as it traditionally does. Since mid-April, park snowplow operators have focused their efforts on clearing Trail Ridge Road. Due to the heaviest late spring snow seen in decades, Trail Ridge Road opened on June 6, the latest the road has opened in over 20 years.
由于积雪严重，落基山国家公园的Old Fall River Road预计不会像传统上那样在7月4日周末开放。自4月中旬以来，公园扫雪机运营商一直专注于清理Trail Ridge路。由于数十年来最严重的晚春雪，Trail Ridge Road于6月6日开放，这是20多年来最新的一次开放。
Old Fall River Road presents additional challenges for park snowplow operators. Currently sections of the top of the road are under an estimated 15 feet of snow, obscuring the snow poles that guide snowplow operators on the location of the road. Avalanche activity is typically encountered along several slide paths that cross the road and this year, these events are anticipated to be larger with the potential for significant deposition and debris that will have to be cleared from the road corridor.
Old Fall River Road给公园扫雪机操作员带来了额外的挑战。目前，道路顶部的部分路段估计有15英尺的积雪，遮蔽了引导扫雪机操作员确定道路位置的雪杆。雪崩活动通常发生在穿过道路的几条滑道上，今年，这些事件预计会更大，有可能发生大量沉积和碎片，必须从道路走廊上清除。
According to park superintendent Vaughn Baker, "We understand this is a very popular road for park visitors and will do our best to safely open the road and not jeopardize our snowplow operators."
