The stretch of Interstate 70 that crosses through the Colorado Rocky Mountains is notorious for steep grades and winter conditions that can lead to spinouts, stalled semitrailers and hours-long jams.Anyone who has been stuck in that kind of winter traffic on I-70 has probably seen blaze-orange Mountain Recovery vehicles working to reopen the interstate. An upcoming television series will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the dangerous job of keeping vehicles flowing through the snow-laden mountains.
“Rocky Mountain Wreckers,” a 10-episode adventure documentary series, is set to premiere Sunday, April 13, on The Weather Channel. Shot over the past two winters, the series follows the Silverthorne-based Mountain Recovery team and three other heavy wrecking businesses that work in the High Country. Episodes 1 and 2 will air back-to-back at 8 p.
m. ET, or 6 p.m.
MT, with new episodes airing every Sunday at that time.“You’ll see us literally risking our lives to get the motoring public to safety,” Mountain Recovery owner Charlie Stubblefield said. “You’ll see things where you’ll be sitting on the edge of your seat like, ‘What happens next?’ It’s gripping to watch.
”Charlie Stubbliefield, the owner of Mountain Recovery, poses along Interstate 70. Stubblefield’s company will be one of four towing companies featured in the “Rocky Mountain Wreckers” TV series, which premiers Sunday, April 13, 2025.Mountain Recovery/Courtesy photoSet on some of the de.