Colorado Trail Status, Closures, repairs, discussion.

Marble>Crystal is closed.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/whiteriver/alerts-notices/

 

South side of Iron Mountain

 

End of one way Black Bear pass.
Tuesday June 13.
I don’t think you will be driving it before mid July.

 

Just some SXS's going up Red Cone since Webster was closed/blocked by a snow bank right where Red Cone and Webster meet. Sign at the bottom of Red Cone and Webster says Webster is closed but doesn't stop these clowns

Edit: from the top of Red Cone down to the Webster junction is a 1 way

 

I don't understand the issue... does the sign also say Red Cone is closed?

 

I think that is the one way only side.

 

SXS owners reading that like: "yeah, one way: my way"

 

Oh! Then yeah, fuck 'em.

(Thank you for the context photo.)

 

With snow still blocking Webster, and red cone being one way down here, i believe the only other options to get out would leave them stuck dumping further up 285, or up on i70 instead of back down where their trailer is probably parked at the start of red cone / end of handcart gulch.

They are shown in the picture driving the wrong way back up red cone, likely back in the direction of their trailer.

 

Yeah forgot to mention it's a one way. There's 2 extremely steep descends coming down. They made the first section going up but the second section we were heading out just as the 1st SXS stopped halfway up.

1 of them asked how he can get back around. I said you can go up Radical Hill and down into Jefferson then hitch a ride back to your truck ha.. or continue into Montezuma. He chose going back, then the 3 others showed up and followed

 

No invite?

 

Haha you think I took my Tundra?! Just a buddy and I took his new to him diesel gladiator on 37's up to camp a night and run Red Cone in the am. Blasphemy for me to be in it I know, but it's a pretty clean rig

 

It's not the black jeep from in town is it? I met a guy at Casey Jones that had the same.

 

That truck was there last weekend. Saw it from the top of Red Cone ha. Surprised it's still there and not in pieces

 

Going to be an interesting recovery....

 

Williams Pass will not be open this year.
https://youtu.be/5YMt-X01x7E

 

All.of us wanna know how you got it that way. Glad you got it out with hopefully no injuries

 

Bummer, glad I had the opportunity to run it a few years ago after missing it year after year. Also looks like the Palisades is still in rough shape but repairs are coming in the next few years.

 

Ah ok. We saw it Sunday afternoon so must of been right before you got it recovered. Some dirt bike riders that came up to the top of Webster but couldn't get through the snow said it was a Tacoma off the edge. I thought your picture was more recent. Glad you only slid a bit off the road and no one snagged some parts off it. Not surprised on the SXS person. Trail etiquette is nearly non existent now days. I guess SXS's think they have the right of away regardless of trail direction.

 

They absolutely do normally but shockingly enough I came across 5 decent ones at t-33 plane crash yesterday. Knew the rules and picked up after themselves. Kinda gave me a bit of hope