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Guanella Pass closes for the season The pass is closed for the winter, something the county has been doing for over 20 years BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
St. Nicholas in traditional garb leads the children’s procession.
PHOTOS BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE
Georgetown Christmas Market sees snowflakes, happy shoppers BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Snowflakes swirled around Christmas shoppers as they enjoyed the holiday magic of the first day of the 62nd annual Georgetown Christmas Market. Dec. 3 kicked off the 62nd annual, two-weekend-long Georgetown Christmas Market. The market, which takes place on Dec. 3 and 4
The Santa Lucia Children’s Procession sang Christmas carols for the crowd.
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Clear Creek County announced on Nov. 28 the closure of Guanella Pass Scenic Byway for the winter season. The gates to the road closed early on Nov. 28, after a sweep of the summit parking lots and surrounding areas. According to a press release from the county, the pass is also inaccessible from the Park County side. Officials expect the byway to reopen for Memorial Day weekend in May 2023. Dispersed camping along the pass is prohibited until reopening. There are multiple areas still open for winter recreation, including the Silver Dale Recreation Area and Leavenworth Creek Road. Karl Schell is the head of Road and Bridge for Clear Creek County. He said that Thanksgiving weekend has been the usual yearly closure date for some time now, both for budgetary and safety reasons. “We do have a pretty substantial avalanche zone on the pass,” he said. Schell explained that plowing the pass and keeping it clear would SEE CLOSURE, P3
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