Isn't This a Beautiful Sight? Laramie, WY

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snoluver1

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There are many times when state troopers will not allow you to travel without chains, interstate or not. Happens all the time.
 
xsledder

xsledder

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I can't imagine the size of the snow storm that would cause Illinois to close its roads. Our roads were open when we got the 21" in 1999. Wind is wind whether your driving across open plains or open fields.

During the '99 blizzard I was driving my sled on a two foot drift in the middle of IL 47 between Elburn and Lily Lake, and the road was open to traffic.
 
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skylar

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When my brother and I headed to Tog last March, we came into some crappy weather in South Dakota. White knuckle driving, 35 mph in 4x4, black ice, not a lot of fun.
 
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blutooth

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Chains are mostly used at the passes - you will see places where they are recommended because there will be a pulloff to the right. You rarely see trucks driving with them on flat interstates, but once the grade starts climbing, there will be places to put your chains on.

As Patches said, there really isn't any use for them but maybe for the last 7 miles if you are heading to Centennial. Just take your time and everything should be ok.

Blutooth
 
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thebreeze

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I drove from cheyanne to centennial in conditions similar to that picture above. It made for a long last leg of the trip only driving 20-25 mph! I did not have chains. Just me and the trusty ford ranger 4 wheel drive and a open 2 place! I made it though. I was plowing through 2-3 feet of snow the last 15 miles getting into centennial.
 
xsledder

xsledder

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The worest blizzard conditions I was in was in SE Minnesota. It was at night, the flakes were the size of half-dollars, we were going 20 mph towing a four place, and I had my window open enough so I could shine a flash out it watching for the edge of pavement to give him course corrections. When we got to an intersection, we go out of the SUV to clean off the signs in order to read them.

I couldn't actually see the edge of the pavement, I could make out tire tracks from previous vehicles. I could also determine where the ditch was. We figured as long as we stayed in existing tire tracks and did drive down any slopes, we where still on the road.
 
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indybru

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Great memory's I'm a grad of U of Wyoming located in Laramie. Long time ago.

In the Snowy Range all I could afford was cross country skiing.
 
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