02/17/2025
Stay safe out there, friends!
🚨 TRAVEL ALERT: HIDDEN ICE FORMING ON ROADS TONIGHT 🚨
(Western Montana and north-central Idaho)
If you don’t absolutely have to drive tonight, stay off the roads.
Right now, many roads are wet from earlier today, and snow is already falling. After dark, the cold ground will help to cause the moisture to refreeze under the fresh snow, creating “hidden ice”—a nearly invisible but extremely slick layer.
💨 Even if the snow looks harmless, there may be ice underneath it.
💡 Black ice won’t always look shiny—it can be camouflaged under fresh snow.
⚠️ Bridges, overpasses, and curves will freeze first and fastest.
If you must travel, assume the roads are icy and:
🚗 Slow down—way down. Even 4WD won’t help on ice.
🔄 Take turns extra carefully. Sudden moves = sliding.
🚦 Increase following distance. Stopping takes much longer.
Many accidents happen in these conditions because drivers don’t realize they’re on ice until it’s too late. Don’t be that driver.
Please share this warning with friends and family—especially those who aren’t used to winter driving! ❄️🚗