Mike Roskiewicz rides his bike down Independence Pass while the road remains closed to motor vehicles in Aspen on Friday, May 7, 2021. Roskiewicz rides the pass at least once a week to Lincoln Creek and summits once a year. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Colorado Department of Transportation crews are well on their way to clearing Highway 82 to Independence Pass, which should open on schedule at noon May 27, officials said this week.
As of last weekend, the road was cleared to Lost Man Campground, which is just below the ghost town of Independence, said Karin Teague, director of the Independence Pass Foundation. Teague was out of town last week and didn’t get a chance to bike the road, though she said she assumed crews had continued to push toward the 12,095-foot summit.
Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging
Durango, Colorado Currently Fri 57% chance of precipitation 55% chance of precipitation 8% chance of precipitation
12 people died in slides statewide, 5 in San Juans as of this week
Friday, April 16, 2021 5:33 AM Snowfall in the mountains of Colorado in October, followed by weeks of a dry spell, resulted in a weak and unstable snowpack for the entire winter, which posed high avalanche danger to backcountry recreationists. Courtesy of San Juan County Search and Rescue/Silverton Medical Rescue
Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging Snowfall in the mountains of Colorado in October, followed by weeks of a dry spell, resulted in a weak and unstable snowpack for the entire winter, which posed high avalanche danger to backcountry recreationists.
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