“Is that mountain pass open? How are the conditions?” 🚗 🏔 You’ve probably asked yourself that during a wintry drive around Colorado. This Leadville man has created a series of 16 free websites to quickly get you the answer. (📸: Aaron Cox)
LAKE COUNTY, Colo. — Back in 2014, Tracy Francis watched as the questions bounced around his local Facebook groups in Granby: Is Loveland Pass open? What about Berthoud Pass? Had anybody driven Rabbit Ears Pass to see the conditions? Was Vail Pass icy?
The left side of the website window, as seen above, clearly displays if the pass is open or closed, with smaller icons below detailing the current conditions. Each site also includes cameras and closure history.It's all under Francis' company, Drive Colorado. By October 2015, Francis had released an app that provided route issues and information solely between Denver and the ski resorts. But he realized having websites covering Colorado's major mountain passes would be much more popular.
"I've gotten some good feedback from just random people that will email me like, 'Oh, my God, thank you so much. It is so clean, so simple, I can't appreciate it enough,'" Francis said."I've got some really good responses. And it's nice to feel that my time and efforts have been well-appreciated."
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