Seasonal closure · CO-82 · Colorado
Usually closes late October or early November and reopens the week before Memorial Day weekend. Below: what the COtrip feed is posting for CO-82 right now, and the dates CDOT gives, quoted from its own page.
“Weather permitting, and after crews have evaluated the roadway for safety, CDOT typically reopens the pass the week prior to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.”
Source: www.codot.gov/news/2025/november/co82-independence-pass-closed-nov17, read October 2, 2026.
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Late October or early November (2025: Nov. 17) That is what CDOT publishes, read October 2, 2026. The gate goes in when the snow does, so the date moves from year to year. No 2026-27 dates were posted on the source page when it was read.
Typically the week before Memorial Day weekend Plowing and avalanche work set the day, and the agency announces it when the road is ready.
Between Aspen and Twin Lakes. The rest of CO-82 is handled like any other road in Colorado.
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