Semi truck driver dead after plunging off Wolf Creek Pass Single-vehicle crash occurred Monday near scenic overlook northeast of Pagosa Springs November 3, 2025
Lizard Head and Wolf Creek passes will temporarily close Thursday Motorists advised about delays April 9, 2025
A rare win after nearly 40 years for Texas investors planning Wolf Creek Village Appeals court threw out previous rulings and affirmed approval of a road accessing inholding May 6, 2024
Update: Wolf Creek, Molas, Coal Bank passes open; Red Mountain remains closed overnight Highway 550 closed 10 p.m. Tuesday, parts reopened midday Thursday February 6, 2024
Rockslide buries all lanes of travel on Wolf Creek Pass Highway reopened Monday afternoon after engineering assessment January 30, 2024
Arctic blast dumps 10-15 inches in Durango, more in the mountains least three more storms expected this week January 8, 2024
Wolf Creek Pass to close Monday morning for avalanche mitigation Area is reporting 24 inches of snow over the last 24 hours January 7, 2024
Five mountain passes in Southwest Colorado keep drivers enthralled ‘They’re definitely five different characters in a novel,’ says CDOT spokeswoman November 20, 2023
Wolf Creek Ski Area to open beginner terrain this weekend Above-average temperatures expected to cool down later this week November 8, 2023
More snow expected midweek in Southwest Colorado could see 8 inches of new snow; Rico may get 2 feet February 28, 2023
Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency January 26, 2023
Winter travel changes likely in Rio Grande National Forest Despite a 2015 ruling mandating regulations on motorized use, there is still no plan January 22, 2023
Wolf Creek Village plan loses third legal fight for access road atop Wolf Creek Pass billionaire has spent 36 years vying for access to an inholding where he plans a resort village for 10,000 residents October 24, 2022
Project improves Shaw Reservoir water supply Complex water exchange and purchase benefits lake levels, fish habitat and wetlands in San Luis Valley August 17, 2022
Winter weather returning to Cortez, San Juan Mountains and freezing temperatures to start Tuesday night February 1, 2022
Judge ends ‘Village at Wolf Creek’ land exchange battle looms over road that would access 300 acres owned by proposed developers December 17, 2021
Winter weather arrives early, with reports of a foot or more of snow in the high country Mountain passes turn icy; Wolf Creek Pass closes for five hours October 13, 2021
Forester who planted 2 million trees uproots for next adventure Gretchen Fitzgerald spent years restoring forests in Southwest Colorado March 29, 2021
CDOT’s new regional director to oversee laundry list of projects Constan says she’s well-versed in dangers of Southwest Colorado’s mountain passes March 12, 2021
Nearly 200,000 trees planted atop Wolf Creek Pass since 2019 targets clear-cut, beetle-kill areas not naturally regenerating March 10, 2021
Autopsy confirms identity, cause of death for woman who drove off Wolf Creek Pass Marlena Mizell of Texas suffered blunt force injuries March 2, 2021
Car found off Wolf Creek Pass belonged to woman missing since January Daughters say remains are those of Marlena Mizell, last seen in South Fork February 25, 2021
Woman found dead outside vehicle hundreds of feet off Wolf Creek Pass Focus located near popular overlook February 25, 2021
Beetle kill marches west across San Juan Mountains slowing, new disease and insects worry foresters February 19, 2021
