Sign for Kyburz, California

Sign for Kyburz, California by Day Williams Copyright Day Williams 2013, All Rights Reserved. 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. As of the 2000 Census the population was 167, although the road sign on Highway 50 states 139 as of 2008.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. Wikipedia