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Loveland Ski Area is located north west of the pass, and Arapahoe Basin is on the south/southeast side. The pass itself is a popular destination for backcountry skiers. Occasionally during the winter, the pass road may be closed by a blizzard and all traffic must use the tunnel, even the normally forbidden vehicles carrying hazardous materials.
Loveland Pass [h] 11,992 feet 3,655 m 6.0% Asphalt ... Gravel except asphalt over pass former SH 135 Kenosha Pass: 10,001 feet 3,048 m 5.3% EB ...
Engineers recommended tunneling under the pass, rather than attempt to build a route across conforming to Interstate Highway standards. [12] The Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel was known as the Straight Creek Tunnel during construction, [13] named for the waterway that runs along the western approach to the tunnel. Before the tunnel was ...
For updates on Thanksgiving Day weather, visit USA TODAY's story for Thursday, Nov. 28. A cross-country storm, ... CDOT cam from US-6 near Loveland Pass (closed) gives you a good idea of what snow ...
The US 6 corridor crosses two passes: Loveland Pass, at an elevation of 11,992 feet (3,655 m), and Vail Pass, at 10,666 feet (3,251 m). [2] Engineers recommended tunneling under Loveland Pass to bypass the steep grades and hairpin curves required to navigate US 6. The project was originally called the Straight Creek Tunnel, after the waterway ...
The Loveland Ski Area is the combination of two separate areas—Loveland Basin and Loveland Valley. The two areas, formerly connected by a double chairlift , are now served by bus. The area is one of Colorado’s highest ski areas with a summit of 13,010 ft (3,965 m) and the second highest lift-served areas in North America at 12,697 ft (3,870 m).
The western terminus of the highway is on the continental divide, at a junction with U.S. Highway 40 at the summit of Muddy Pass along the border between Jackson and Grand counties. The eastern terminus is at a junction with U.S. Highway 6 in Sterling. The entire length of the highway is kept open year-round.
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