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Mount Evans Road Should Open by Memorial Day

Crews plan to clear the highway as far as Summit Lake.

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If you’re looking for some easy altitude this Memorial Day weekend, you’re in luck: Colorado Department of Transportation expects to have the Mount Evans Road cleared of snow by next Monday. The route should be opened up to Summit Lake; it typically takes longer to plow the last five miles to the mountain summit.

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