Captain Ahab had his white whale, and the Independence Pass Foundation has its snow fence. The Aspen-based nonprofit has been plugging away since the mid-1990s on removing remnants of aluminum snow ...

The Colorado Department of Transportation confirmed Friday what most area travelers generally knew: that Independence Pass, the stretch of Highway 82 east of Aspen to Twin Lakes in Lake County, is ...

Independence Pass officially closed for the season on Monday due to significant early snowfall. The Colorado Department of Transportation locked the gates to the Independence Pass entrances in Aspen ...

Independence Pass is about to emerge from its long, winter slumber. The stretch of Colorado Highway 82 crossing the 12,095-foot Continental Divide usually opens for Memorial Day weekend, but the ...

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Independence Pass between Lake and Pitkin counties has closed for the season. Colorado Highway 82 over the pass first closed Sunday, Oct. 23 due to a winter storm. The closure ...

In the late 1800s, prospectors searching for mining fortunes pioneered a route over a high pass from Leadville into the Roaring Fork Valley. They discovered silver on July 4, 1879, and a mining town ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado transportation officials will close the scenic, stomach-churning highway over Independence Pass this weekend before a winter storm and may keep it ...

Independence Pass Foundation Executive Director Karin Teague knows how much people love Colorado’s public lands. Open May through October, the stretch of Highway 82 that spans the Continental Divide ...

The winding, sometimes-precarious state highway Colorado 82 over Independence Pass opened for the season just before noon Friday. Related Articles Man fatally shot by Pueblo officers after suspected ...

Due to the weekend's early snowfall, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Monday that Colorado Highway 82 Independence Pass has closed for the season to public traffic. Crossing over ...

Motorists can no longer depend on Independence Pass to shave off some time on their drive to Denver. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Friday that the pass is officially closed for ...