The blizzard started overnight on Sunday. The windy snow left no visibility on the roads. New Mexico State Police closed down U.S. 64 heading from Raton to Clayton. Travelers we talked to said they planned to stay in Raton to avoid the roads.Don Duval was traveling back to Forth Worth with his family after a ski trip in Red River before they got stuck in Raton. “They’re bummed out, they wanted to chill out on the last day before school. and I got a lot of important things I gotta do tomorrow so gotta put those off too,” Duval said.>>> 7 Keeps you safe: Here’s how to prevent frostbite in dangerously cold weatherLines of tractor-trailer trucks were stopped on the side of the road as well, waiting for the roads to clear up again. Diana Sanchez, the owner of Raton’s Peak Inn, said it’s better for drivers to be safe than sorry. “This weather is good for business, you know. Unfortunately, it makes the roads impossible and unsafe, but just hunker down, be safe in our little community, and our rooms are affordable and clean,” Sanchez said. Weather resources: Current conditions | Interactive Radar | Watches & Warnings | Closings & DelaysSanchez said the community works together to make sure travelers find a room. Her son, Jacob Sanchez, came down from Tennessee with his dog, Walter Puddington. Both say it’s all about the memories you make during times like these.>>> Read more: Several rescued after cars become stranded in blizzard”Kids make the best of it. It’s great memories from when you’re young and you get snowed in. Go outside and make a snowman, or stay inside and watch movies and drink hot chocolate,” Sanchez said.Jacob’s pug also enjoyed the snowing by stuffing his face into it. Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free
RATON, N.M. —
The blizzard started overnight on Sunday. The windy snow left no visibility on the roads. New Mexico State Police closed down U.S. 64 heading from Raton to Clayton. Travelers we talked to said they planned to stay in Raton to avoid the roads.
Don Duval was traveling back to Forth Worth with his family after a ski trip in Red River before they got stuck in Raton.
“They’re [his family] bummed out, they wanted to chill out on the last day before school. and I got a lot of important things I gotta do tomorrow so gotta put those off too,” Duval said.
>>> 7 Keeps you safe: Here’s how to prevent frostbite in dangerously cold weather
Lines of tractor-trailer trucks were stopped on the side of the road as well, waiting for the roads to clear up again. Diana Sanchez, the owner of Raton’s Peak Inn, said it’s better for drivers to be safe than sorry.
“This weather is good for business, you know. Unfortunately, it makes the roads impossible and unsafe, but just hunker down, be safe in our little community, and our rooms are affordable and clean,” Sanchez said.
Weather resources: Current conditions | Interactive Radar | Watches & Warnings | Closings & Delays
Sanchez said the community works together to make sure travelers find a room. Her son, Jacob Sanchez, came down from Tennessee with his dog, Walter Puddington. Both say it’s all about the memories you make during times like these.
>>> Read more: Several rescued after cars become stranded in blizzard
“Kids make the best of it. It’s great memories from when you’re young and you get snowed in. Go outside and make a snowman, or stay inside and watch movies and drink hot chocolate,” Sanchez said.
Jacob’s pug also enjoyed the snowing by stuffing his face into it.
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