What bypass routes are available for I-70 in Colorado?

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There is no easy answer: you just have to monitor the conditions live. If a major highway is closed a lot of the alternatives are often affected too.

At the moment I 80 currently has more than 20 road closure between Cheyenne and Rawlins due to winter weather including 10-ish from Laramie to Rawlins. I70 has only three total.

There is no easy way avoid the mountains: you need to play it by ear or go way down south for a major detour.

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I drove from Doc Holliday's place in Colorado Springs (Nov 2021) to Breckenridge and Vail, then to a few abandoned mining towns. Planning on crashing in Aspen, my GPS showed it was 3+ hours because the pass was closed as you mentioned, through March, maybe April. I wound up staying in Leadville—a pleasant surprise. In the end I discovered the only option was to return the way I came. Fortunately, the I-70 doesn't close, or at least the chances are slim. I've driven that route several dozen times over the last five years Oct - Mar.

Closures are definitely between Leadville and Aspen on the 24 and or 82 and north of Aspen on the 82. As snow was dumping throughout the Rockies, I made it to Utah with no problems. Hope this helps.

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