Gas prices are dropping across Colorado. Why are mountain towns still paying more?

Coloradans are finally seeing some relief at the pump as gas prices fall below $4 for the first time in four months. For mountain towns on the Western Slope, however, relief has been much slower to arrive. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline fell below $4 per gallon for the first time since July following a 20-cent drop over the past week, according to a Thursday news release from the American Automobile Association. The national average currently sits at $3.90 as of Thursday, Nov. 12, with diesel prices dropping from their record-high of $6.53 per gallon — reported in late September — to just under $6.1. Colorado’s average price per gallon for regular gasoline is roughly 17 cents lower than the national average, sitting at $3.73 as of Thursday. Diesel costs are also sitting slightly lower than the nationwide average, at $6.03 per gallon.

This excerpt comes from the named source. Read the original for the full reporting.