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This Week's Events at Beaver Creek for March 15th through 21st

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:09 -0500

Check out all the activites and events going on at Beaver Creek.

I-70 is OPEN: One lane each direction

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:27 -0500

CME has open Aspen to Eagle seats and open Aspen to Denver seats. Book Now!

Open: I-70 1 lane each direction, 14-foot width restriction, Glenwood Cyn, call 511 or go to cotrip.org

CME vans are heading to Eagle airport right now to bring CME guests back to Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Basalt, Snowmass Village
and Aspen!!

We have opened availability on Denver and Eagle airport shuttles for travel to Aspen. Due to potential lane closures and construction, there WILL be delays traveling through Glenwood Canyon. We recommend that guests take the earlier scheduled shuttle to allow for delays. We have extended the 4:30A Aspen/Snowmass departure as an every day departure until March 21. It is crucial that we have guest contact telephone number.

Call our reservation line 1.800.525.6363 to book transfers NOW!

I-70 Closure in Glenwood Canyon UPDATE

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:17 -0500

re-open time will be set today

UPDATE: 9:00 AM, MARCH 11, 2010

CDOT Maintenance crews began clearing snow in the canyon early this morning and are now beginning work to make the repairs necessary to open a single lane of traffic in each direction today. They are clearing rock debris from all lanes (the blast brought down some dozen larger boulders (4 feet) and many smaller rocks), making repairs to the drainage system and completing roadway patching in numerous places. Crews have already set up traffic control cones/barrels and signage on the Interstate so that when repairs are complete, the highway can open quickly. We will send notice as soon as a re-open time is set today.

UPDATE: 8:10 PM, MARCH 10, 2010

Our geologists returned from the rock mitigation site safely and were very satisfied with the work that was accomplished today. With the blasting, there was a clean break of the rock from the slope and all of the rocks we were concerned about were knocked down. As a result, mitigation work will not be required tomorrow. Since the blasting brought down additional rock, crews will have some cleanup work tomorrow along with drainage work and final pavement repair. The good news is that one lane of eastbound and westbound I-70 will reopen by the end of the day tomorrow. We will keep you posted as we get close to a reopening time.

UPDATE: 6:30 PM, MARCH 10, 2010

Crews blasted the large rock just before 6 PM. CDOT maintenance crews immediately began work to clear the debris on the highway. They have worked throughout the day making the repairs necessary to open a lane of traffic in each direction when rockfall mitigation is complete. Since we lost daylight, the highway will not open tonight. Crews will hike to the site tomorrow morning to conduct follow-up rock scaling and assess the stability. CDOT will make every effort to get some portion of the Interstate open to traffic tomorrow, March 11. Be assured we will send an update as soon as we begin any procedures to open a lane.

Colorado Mountain Express I-70 Rock Slide Special

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:39 -0500

Aspen or Snowmass to/from Amtrak - Glenwood Springs - $40 per person One-Way

Colorado Mountain Express I-70 Rock Slide Special

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:30 -0500

Aspen or Snowmass to/from Grand Junction Airport

CME Travel Guests – Rockslide Information

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:19 -0500

Please call into Reservations to find out Alternate Routes CME is offering.

CME guests please call our reservations line at
1-800-525-6363 for more information in regards to alternate services we are providing to/from Roaring Fork Valley due to the rock slide on I-70.

I-70 UPDATE: 2:50 PM, MARCH 10, 2010

Crews are working through the slow, technical process of drilling the rock and prepping the area for blasting operations—it is estimated that this will take until 4 or 4:30 PM. After this time, we will send notice of blasting results, clean-up work required, and the follow-up process/estimated schedule for getting traffic flowing again.

I-70 ROCKFALL UPDATE: MARCH 10 AT 10:40 AM

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:12:38 -0500

Helicopter on Scene.

UPDATE: 10:40 AM, MARCH 10, 2010

The helicopter is on scene—ready to drop off drilling equipment and a generator for planned drilling/blasting operations. If all goes well, crews anticipate bringing the boulder down early afternoon. When the boulder is down, the hillside scaled and stabilized, and any resulting highway damage is assessed, we can begin to send information regarding estimated highway re-open times. We will send notice as soon as the boulder is down.

UPDATE: 10 PM, MARCH 9, 2010
A team of six hiked up 900 feet on the mountainside today and conducted rock scaling operations (removing loose rock material with pry bars and other equipment) until approximately 5:30 p.m. They were able to safely access the unstable rock needing to be brought down. Losing daylight, crews attempted to pry sections loose and locate areas in which to effectively place and then charge explosives, but were unable to do so. Tomorrow, March 10th, crews will hike up to the location once again and drilling and other equipment will be airlifted by helicopter to the site. Drilling and blasting as well as other mitigation efforts will be used to bring down the rock. Due the challenging nature of the project, it is difficult to estimate when the mitigation work will be complete and when I-70 may reopen. Should the rock be brought down successfully, causing minimum damage to the highway, crews could then begin repairs to the eastbound lanes in preparation of opening one lane in each direction using the eastbound lanes. Please note that the process to reopen the Interstate is dependent upon the completion of the mitigation work. An update will be sent mid-morning on March 10th.

Please check http://www.coloradodot.info/news/media-room.html for updates.

Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies | Colorado's Skiers Connection

This Week's Events at Beaver Creek for March 15th through 21st

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I-70 is OPEN: One lane each direction

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I-70 Closure in Glenwood Canyon UPDATE

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Colorado Mountain Express I-70 Rock Slide Special

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Colorado Mountain Express I-70 Rock Slide Special

CME Travel Guests – Rockslide Information

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I-70 ROCKFALL UPDATE: MARCH 10 AT 10:40 AM

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