Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park / Getty Images Trail Ridge Road opened slightly later in the season this year than last, when it opened on May 26, due to snow and dangerous conditions .

Too much snow keeps Trail Ridge Road from opening in Colorado this weekend 00:29. The goal is to open Trail Ridge Road by Memorial Day weekend, but that's not happening this year.

A "death ridge" kills rain and delivers heat and drought – an intense high pressure of hot, dry air pushes downward to prevent storms and rain clouds from rising.

A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a ridge in the state’s Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, the park said.

The highest continuously paved road in the United States, U.S. Highway 34 Trail Ridge Road, is not anticipated to open over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to Rocky Mountain ...