Black ice and slick road reported near visitor center

Heard on: Mesa County CO Regional Multi-Dispatch

01:10

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00:00

I run across to, I'm at the visitor center right now.

00:05

I'll have back over, but it's pretty icy up here.

00:09

Got some black ice on your side and stuff.

00:13

Ten four, yeah I'm right down, just go 5 min way from (name withheld).

00:19

Ten four. Let me know if you need the hands on that way.

00:23

Thank you for running across the top there.

00:26

It rained a little this morning.

00:29

Yeah, it's covered, light skip.

00:32

It starts right at the gate.

00:34

This way it starts to get patchy all from background to lodge down to the visitor center, but the black is pretty slick.

00:48

Did the patch go through the rim there?

00:52

Yeah, there was.

00:53

Yeah, I tracked both directions.

00:56

There's, you know, I met about two vehicles where I'm opening for.

01:02

10-4, well thank you again, I'll get there as soon as I can.

01:06

10-4, thank you for hitting that rock.

2026-10-24 11:26 UTC

Traffic

Baron Lake Dr, Cedaredge, CO 81413

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As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports black ice and slick road conditions near the visitor center and gate area, with patchy ice extending toward a nearby lodge. Units discuss checking both directions of the roadway.