Crews spent about six days clearing Guanella Pass, linking Interstate 70 and U.S. 285 in Clear Creek County, where snow was packed as deep as 5 feet. The county announced the completion of the work on social media Thursday afternoon.

The opening means drivers in Colorado's mountains have another option for high country road tripping. Earlier in the day on Thursday Guanella Pass also opened for the season. As a

Independence Pass and Guanella Pass will both be open for Memorial Day Weekend road trippers. Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives.