[okie01]

Now that’s its closed, nearest rural hospital is Heart Of The Rockies Hospital in Salida, Colorado an hour’s drive away.

Vail is actually a little closer -- 37 miles over Tennessee Pass, 44 miles over Fremont Pass. But problematic in the Winter...

[goldstategop]

The main north south highway is Highway 24, open all year round.

I’ve been to Aspen but in the late fall-winter-spring, Independence Pass is closed.

Vail is somewhat more accessible, like a 40 minute drive. But I wouldn’t recommend going up mountain passes at night.