This is the highway west of Lewistown. It has been plowed and the road surface is mostly clear of snow and ice. However, the road is quite wet. By an hour after dark on Monday night, this road was covered with a sheet of ice that made driving hazardous.
Again, none of these images are of the hardest-hit areas. I was unable to share those other views because the cameras were down due to the weather. None of the above are particularly unusual, except that these storms were in September and not late October or early November. It is believed that we are going to have yet another record-breaking winter in terms of snowfall amounts. If anyone is even thinking of traveling in Montana this winter, it is advised that they take every precaution possible. I sure plan to.
It seems like if you go very prepared things go better.