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DENVER (AP) - Wind-whipped snow and avalanche danger closed the main highway through the Colorado mountains for most of Monday, stranding thousands of travelers as they headed to New Year's Eve celebrations.
Portions of a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 70 — the main route between Denver and some of the state's biggest ski resorts — were shut down in both directions from around 5 p.m. Sunday until about 4 p.m. Monday.
The long delay had some travelers contemplating the prospect of welcoming the new year on a cot in a shelter. More than 2,000 spent Sunday night in shelters, but the Red Cross closed all its shelters Monday after traffic started moving.
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