CANCELED TODAY – BLACK BEAR July 29th
Rained all night. Some minor mudslides reported by members in around the area. More rain forecasted all day! SORRY, but Safety First.
Vandals tear out Poughkeepsie Trail Gate
Vandals tore out the North Gate of the Poughkeepsie Trail just off Mineral Creek. The ws4w Trail Crew found the damage when heading up to unlock the gate at the direction of the USFS. The vandals apparently used a winch …
Yankee Boy Basin Re-opened
Ouray County Road & Bridge crew worked overtime to re-open CR361 into Yankee Boy. There is reported to be a lot of mud and debris still on th road and drivers are cautioned when driving the shelf portion of the …
Poughkeepsie Gulch Trail Opening
The BLM/San Juan County has opened the Southern gates to the Poughkeepsie Gulch trail as of today. The Northern gate will open on Wednesday 7/19/2017 about Noon. The WS4W Trail crew will be leaving Montrose at 9am to head up …
Black Opens Effective 7/13/2017
After yesterdays trail closure to allow the removal of equipment, San Miguel County has brought the bulldozers down off the trail and officially opened the Black Bear Trail this morning, 7/13/2017. County road crews caution early travelers that there is …
No access to Bridal Veil Falls – Wednesday, July 12th
No access to Bridal Veil Falls – Wednesday, July 12th No access to Bridal Veil Falls on Wednesday, July 12th No vehicles, hikers or bikers allowed. The San Miguel County Road Crew will be coming off of the switchbacks on …
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Alpine Loop at Mineral Gulch Now Open
From . Ouray County Road and Bridge ENGINEER PASS IS NOWÂ FULLY OPEN!! Special thanks to US Forest Service, Yenter Company and Road and Bridge Operator for combined efforts to clear the pass of rock slide and hazards so quickly
New Jeep Recall, S43 affects JK Wranglers Airbags
Fiat/Chrysler has issued a recall for all Jeep JK Wrangler models. This recall, S43/NHTSA 16V-352, concerns the airbag systems in all JK models. According to the recall parts are now available at your dealer for this “no cost” repair. Call …
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Alpine Loop/Engineer Pass Update
Alert Notification Road Assistant:Rock scaling mitigation is underway on Engineer Pass (County Road 18) in efforts to get the road opened as soon as possible. The Ouray County Road department is working to get assistance in clearing the landslide and …
Alpine Loop CLOSED
Due to a massive landslide approximately 3/4 of a mile from the beginning of the Alpine Loop on Mineral Gulch from Highway 550, the Alpine Loop is closed to all traffic from the West end. There is no word yet …