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I-70 construction and delays continue in Clear Creek County for at least next year BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Clear Creek County residents, commuters, tourists and commercial drivers are feeling the growing pains as a massive redesign and construction on the I-70 corridor continues to cause traffic delays. The $700 million I-70 Floyd Hill Project first broke ground in July 2023 with the intent that the interstate will be in its new alignment in both east and west directions in 2028 with the entire project complete in 2029. According to the Colorado DeSEE CONSTRUCTION, P4
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Merrel Harvey (Left) and Ethan Lee Davis Ackerman take part in avalanche training up Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County March 30 sponsored by PHOTO BY NICO GUZMAN Mountain Youth Network
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Mountain Youth Network offers avalanche course leading to valuable certification
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Three-day course up Guanella pass gives experience to high school students, professionals BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
At least a dozen Clear Creek County residents took part in a recent avalanche training course over three days up Guanella Pass provided by Mountain Youth Network. The course is designed to
meet the requirements of the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) level 1 skill set. “The first day of class includes all of the nitty gritty of snow science done in a classroom setting,” MYN Youth Involvement Coordinator Nico Guzman said.
Day two includes hands-on training of what conditions lead to avalanche conditions and honing your skills as far as what to look out for when you’re traveling in the backcountry, according to Guzman. Outbound Mountain Gear out of Evergreen provided the certified instructor to teach the
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