30th Annual “Ride for the Pass” Bike Race This Saturday, May 18, at Aspen, CO The 30th annual “Ride for the Pass” bike race will be held in Aspen, Colorado, this Saturday, May 18. The race is organized each year by the Independence Pass Foundation which was founded in 1989 and is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. There are two options for the race, a competitive timed one and a fun, recreational shorter course. […] SnowBrains | May 15, 2024 0 Comments
12,095′ Independence Pass, CO, Closed For the Season After Snow Buries the Road There’s now only one way for motorists to get in and out of Aspen until late May. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday it had closed the Independence Pass winter gates on Highway 82 between Aspen and Twin Lakes for the season after a foot of snow blanketed the scenic bypass over the weekend. Related: 12,183′ Trail Ridge Road in […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
12,095′ Independence Pass, CO, Will Open for the Summer on Thursday May 27th Hwy-82, Independence Pass, in Colorado, will open for the summer as scheduled at noon on Thursday, May 27th, a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) spokeswoman said yesterday. Crews have been working hard on the 12,095-foot pass to clear snow, rockfall, and avalanche debris. Independence Pass crosses the Continental Divide at 12,095 feet above sea level and connects Aspen and Twin […] SnowBrains | May 25, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Triggered and Caught in Avalanche Near Independence Pass, CO on November 9, 2020 [arve url="https://youtu.be/ixEBRI2RQVE"] AvyBrains | November 10, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Trip Report: Independence Pass, CO – Couloir Skiing on the Last Day of Summer The fall equinox was today (September 22, 2020), marking the official end of summer. What better way to send off summer than with a great day of couloir shredding in the high country? Two weeks ago, a late summer storm brought the Rocky Mountains up to two feet of snow in some places. The wind-loaded chutes and gullies with up to four […] Trip Report Clay Malott | September 23, 2020 0 Comments
Couple Trapped in Vehicle Overnight After Driving Off Independence Pass, Near Aspen, CO At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2020, the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center was notified by the Colorado State Patrol of an unknown injury accident in the area of mile marker 61 on Colorado State Highway 82. Mile marker 61 is the summit of Independence Pass and is also roughly the boundary between Pitkin and Lake County. […] SnowBrains | August 24, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: June Powder on East Geissler Peak, CO [arve url="https://vimeo.com/432210248"] Clay Malott | June 26, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
UPDATE: Snowmobiler Broke Both His Legs in Independence Pass, CO Avalanche Earlier This Month Two snowmobilers triggered an avalanche near Independence Pass in Colorado on April 7, that caught, carried, and injured one of them. Additional information from the CAIC has just been released, detailing the extent of the snowmobiler’s injuries. The organization said in a Facebook post: On April 7, a snowmobiler triggered and was caught in an avalanche south of Independence Pass. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 15, 2020 0 Comments
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