Officials Share Details on Loveland Pass Clean-up Operation as Highway Remains Closed

Officials share details on Loveland Pass clean-up operation as highway remains closed

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Cleanup efforts are well underway after a massive landslide buried the Loveland Pass (U.S. Highway 6) under as much as 20 feet of mud and silt over the weekend, effectively closing the road with no estimated timeline for its reopening. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) confirmed Tuesday that though the roadway remains closed, crews have nearly completed the first phase of their two-stage cleanup.…

Loveland Pass closed due to 100-foot wide mountain slide

U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed Sunday, June 15, due to a mountain slide that the Colorado Department of Transportation described in a Facebook post as 100 feet wide and 15 to 20 feet deep. The pass closed at 5:25 a.m., and there is no estimated reopening time yet. In an email to the Summit Daily News around noon on Sunday, CDOT communications manager Austyn Dineen said that the agency could not safely begin cleanup efforts yet becau…

Loveland Pass Closed Indefinitely After Massive Landslide

All Images: Courtesy of CDOT | Location: Loveland Pass, Colorado While avalanches are common on Loveland Pass, frequently endangering drivers and skiers, a major landslide buried the Pass’s famous U.S. Highway 6 this past weekend. Up to 20 feet of mud and rock came down early Sunday morning, June 15, closing the mountain route indefinitely as Colorado’s peak summer recreation season begins, and, unfortunately for skiers, on Arapahoe Basin Ski Ar…

Stage one of Loveland Pass (US 6) clean-up operation nearly complete

June 17, 2025 - Northwestern Colorado - Loveland Pass (US 6) remains closed

Loveland Pass Landslide Cleanup Effort Underway (No Estimated Reopening Date)

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has begun their cleanup efforts on a 100 feet wide, 20 feet deep landslide that engulfed a section of Loveland Pass near mile marker 226 (approximately 3 miles from US 6 interchange with the interstate near the Loveland Ski Area) early Sunday morning. CDOT reports the slide was triggered after material above the roadway became saturated by melting snow and the unstable mass slid onto the highway. …

Landslide Closes U.S. Highway 6 Indefinitely Over Loveland Pass, CO - SnowBrains

A landslide that occurred early Sunday morning has prompted the closure of U.S. Highway 6 between Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin with no estimated time of reopening yet. | Photo: Summit County Sherriff’s Office A landslide has forced the closure of U.S. Highway 6 between Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin, a high-alpine route popular with travelers and recreationists in Colorado’s central Rockies. The Colorado Department of Transportatio…