Thanks! There'll be more pictures!
As far as "Be safe and enjoy", been there, done that, I guess. This may be a spoiler alert, but no one and nothing got hurt, and it was a fun trip! But unfortunately it's over now. Except that I get to relive it as I share it here!
I don't think it would've been that bad for us. The temp was high enough (and had been for quite a while) that it was all melting as it hit the pavement. And there was a LOT of traffic going over Loveland right then, which would have helped keep the road clear. But still, it wouldn't have been any fun, and with no visibility the scenic route wasn't even scenic. Add in the heavy traffic and yes, we were VERY glad the tunnel opened up in time for us (and that it wasn't blown up!)
Cool! Beautiful scenery!