Red Mountain Pass

John Peel

The dusting of snow

documents alarming trend in early snowmelt

May 11, 2014

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Red Mountain work to resume

to be closed several hours during day for next four weeks

April 24, 2014

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Snowpack dust is trending upward

year not as bad as 2013’s ‘quantum leap’

April 5, 2014

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Red Mountain rockslide documented

When a massive rockslide closed Red Mountain Pass in mid-January, it triggered a massive – and dangerous – mitigation project.…

March 26, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass opens

180-mile trip around the slide has come to an end

February 9, 2014

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On the precipice of opening

Mountain’s monthlong closure may end early next week

February 7, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass to open twice a day

The plan goes into effect from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Colorado…

January 30, 2014

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Snow may complicate travel

Bank, Red Mountain passes may receive 21 inches

January 28, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass: Closed

Complications on mountain switch from rockslides to snowslides

January 26, 2014

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Crews defang rocky pass

Delicate chopper work in progress on Red Mountain

January 26, 2014

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Workers to install netting Sunday

rocks continue to tumble, Red Mountain Pass stays closed

January 24, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass closed indefinitely

Rockslide causing grief for businesses and travelers

January 22, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass is still impassable

Climbers working to mitigate rockslide

January 19, 2014

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This rockslide won’t quit

to Ouray still closed as rocks stream off mountainside

January 17, 2014

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Rocks keep rolling on Red Mountain Pass

falling debris spread along 200-foot section

January 14, 2014

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Red Mountain shut down for days

Loose-rock mitigation to keep highway closed ‘at least through weekend’

January 14, 2014

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Highway 550 named to ‘most dangerous’ list

residents contend the reputation is overblown

October 17, 2013

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Mudslides trap Ignacio man

U.S. 550 closed on Red Mountain Pass for 5 hours Wednesday

August 28, 2013