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Kyburz (formerly, Slippery Ford and Slipperyford) is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located along the South Fork of the American River and U.S. Route 50, and is surrounded by the El Dorado National Forest. Its elevation is 4058 feet (1237 m) above sea level and it is named for Albert Kyburz, a former postmaster.The Slippery Ford post office opened in 1861; the name was changed to Slipperyford in 1896, and to Kyburz in 1911, but no one knows why.Ski racer Spider Sabich grew up in Kyburz, where his father Vladimir, Sr., was stationed with the California Highway Patrol. Spider and his younger brother Steve raced at the Edelweiss ski area, which closed in the 1960s, and is now known as Camp Sacramento.

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History

The town is at an elevation of 4100 feet (1250 m) AMSL sea level and named in honor of former postmaster Albert Kyburz. Kyburz is a small unincorporated area community in El Dorado County, California Dorado County, California, along the South Fork of the American River and US Route 50 Highway 50, and is surrounded by the El Dorado National Forest. Including 86 males and 81 females, 65 males age 18 and older, 66 females age 18 and older, 11 males age 65 or older, and 16 females age 65 or older. . .