The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is warning drivers to stay off the roads unless “absolutely necessary” as blizzard conditions Monday, Jan. 15, have made roadways throughout the county “treacherous.”

In the countywide text alert sent Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said that drivers should wait for conditions to improve before heading out on the roads. The Sheriff’s Office said people’s cooperation is critical to preventing accidents and ensuring smooth operations for emergency responders.

“The best advice is to just stay off the roads until this passes tonight,” Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons said. “If you don’t have to be on the road, today is not the day to be on the road.”

On account of the extreme weather, all nonessential Summit County offices will be closed for the remainder of the day Monday, Summit County spokesperson Sarah Wilkinson said.

As of noon, Wilkinson said the motor vehicle department and Main Library in Frisco, along with all other nonessential county offices, will be closed for the rest of the day due to the ongoing extreme weather. Several offices, including the Breckenridge library and Clerk and Recorder’s Office, were already closed on account of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Essential services, including the Road and Bridge Department as well as the Summit Stage, will continue to operate, Wilkinson said.

“We ask that people be safe and careful out there if you have to leave and go somewhere,” Wilkinson said. “If you can stay home, definitely stay home. If you’re waiting on a plow or bus just please be patient. We’re doing our best to keep our staff and customers safe.”

Most town offices in the county were also closed Monday due to the holiday. The Frisco Nordic Center and Frisco Adventure Park tubing hill and beginner ski and snowboard hill closed Monday afternoon due to high winds and difficult driving conditions, Frisco communications director Vanessa Agee said.