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A dismal snowpack this year means nearly all of scenic, high mountain passes that shut down for months because of snow are opening weeks earlier this year.
Most don’t usually open until around Memorial Day.
The :
• between Gunnison and Somerset opened Tuesday afternoon.
• from Twin Lakes to Aspen , as does between Buena Vista and Taylor Park Reservoir.
• , between Georgetown to Grant, opened on May 4.
• Twenty-seven miles of , or U.S. 34 that links Estes Park to Grand Lake, is still scheduled to be closed until May 25.
• in Clear Creek County from Echo Lake to the summit will be open sometime during Memorial Day week, according to CDOT.
