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The two extensions can be driven together as a tour from I-70 to Leadville and back to I-70. The byway crosses the Continental Divide at Independence Pass at 12,095 feet (3,687 m) elevation, Fremont Pass at 11,318 feet (3,450 m) elevation, and Tennessee Pass at 10,424 feet (3,177 m) elevation. Independence Pass is closed from October to May.
Trail Ridge Road, with Longs Peak (left of center), Pagoda Mountain (center, in sun), Chiefs Head Peak (right of center, in shadow), and Terra Tomah Mountain (at far right edge, in shadow), from 12,000 feet (3,700 m) above sea level in Rocky Mountain National Park View of Trail Ridge Road The wooden poles mark the edge of the road for the spring snowplowing.
A bike path parallels I-70 from Vail Colorado to the Copper Mountain Ski Area and is the only pass in Colorado with a paved bike path on both sides for the entire distance. [8] This 8.7 mile climb from East Vail with an 1,831 foot (558m) vertical gain and descent to Copper is a popular activity for cyclists during the summer and fall. [ 9 ]
Top 10 Vail Ski Resorts. Gerard Walen. Updated September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM. vail ski resorts. Skiers can find a variety of resort choices in or near the Vail ski area in the Rocky Mountains of ...
Vail Ski Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located near the town of Vail in Eagle County, Colorado. [1] At 5,289 acres (8.3 sq mi; 21.4 km 2), it is the third-largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S., behind Big Sky and Park City, [2] featuring seven bowls and intermediate gladed terrain in Blue Sky Basin.
James Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.The 13,271 foot thirteener is located on the Continental Divide in the James Peak Wilderness of Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east-southeast (bearing 110°) of the Town of Winter Park, Colorado, United States.
Rabbit Ears Pass offers one of the best places to snowmobile in all of Northwest Colorado. Summer activities on the pass include the increasingly popular "Run Rabbit Run" 50 mile or 100 mile trail run. The area offers many car camping spots and hiking trails. One of the most popular summer sports to take place on the pass is road biking.
Pete's Bowl in Vail's Blue Sky Basin, and the Pete's Express lift, was named for Seibert when the second phase of the expansion area opened in December 2000. [ 7 ] Seibert died at his home in nearby Edwards age 77 on July 15, 2002, following a nine-month battle with esophageal cancer , [ 1 ] and was buried in Vail Memorial Park.