OPEN to the Falls. Lower elevations of the road are dry all the way to the intersection of Governor and Yankee Boy. Snow melt is gushing through the Overhang and down every available crevice. There are turn-around points above the intersection, but they are narrow, so please DON'T park on the sides of the narrow trail above the intersection! And, use 4 low with high clearance above this point.

Expect vivid green aspen in the lower sections and winter-like landscapes up higher.

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This trail typically has to melt out on it’s own. We probably won’t see it dry out enough to complete until the 1st or 2nd week of August. Can we just say…Wildflower Haven?

Ouray and San Miguel Counties always shoot for July 3rd as the official opening of Imogene. However, we are now hearing reports that they may not be able to completely clear the summit until after the 4th because of snow depth. Worst case? Enjoy the trail as far as you can go while it’s quietly “not open’ and have a picnic at Yellow Rose Falls!

Ouray County has cleared to the top on the Ridgway side, but there is a Forest Service gate at the top. Gate should be opened by June 30th.

Here is what we love about Engineer Pass. It gets SO much sun on the Ouray side. BUT,  there are 2 significant avalanche paths on the lower elevations that will take a some effort to clear.  Ouray County will move equipment to Engineer after Corkscrew. Silverton just finished Hurricane and we hope they can clear California Gulch down to Animas and up to Engineer to give us an additional loop.

This trail is a life-line for Lake City and Silverton. Look for Hinsdale and San Juan Counties are currently working on snow removal. We are hoping for a full opening soon!

OPEN from both sides over the summit

Ouray County has 2 dozers in the upper elevations of Corkscrew. There are some deep avalanche runs above the creek crossing that may take a week to clear. Once over the top, Hurricane and Gladstone will be accessible. This is one of our favorite trails for the awesome 15-20 ft snowbanks on the switchbacks.

All efforts are on Corkscrew to Gladstone, so Ouray will move equipment to finish clearing this trail once the latter is open.

OPEN and cleared from Gladstone to the top of Hurricane

There is less mileage on the Tomboy side, but don’t expect them to send equipment up until the third week of June. Based on reports from their superintendent, the summit may not be fully passable until the middle of July. But, the town of Tomboy should be accessible soon as snow is melting fast!

OPEN  from both sides and over the summit

This is an enchanting day long trip out of Placerville into the wild. You could end up in Dunton Hotsprings later in the summer. Look it up! Good fishing along the way. Worth taking the road out of Sawpit to Woods Canyon Lake.

Great News! San Miguel has just reported this trail as OPEN! 

Be patient and cautious as you will still be traveling through single lane portions of the trail at times. 

OPEN from 145 below Last Dollar to Ophir turn off. A gorgeous byway running adjacent to the San Miguel River. Get a glimpse of the very first Tesla AC generating electric plant in the country!

OPEN and clear to the summit from the hwy 550 side. 15ft snow banks over the summit. Check out the shared drone footage on our FB page of the summit. Crazy stuff!

Road work will began shortly. Stay tuned.

OPEN to the campgrounds and to tree line of Clear Lake. Have you ever seen the views from Clear Lake trail. Take it just to get out your camera!

Chant with us….”Open…Open…Open!” San Juan County (Silverton) gets on this trail as soon as the lower elevations are open. It’s one of the highest points for snow accumulation on the 4×4 trails, but no avalanche paths to speak of, so it should be cleared to the summit on the Silverton side by 1st week of July. That said, although the Telluride side often melts out on it’s own, we have to wait for them to clear the stairs and switchbacks of rock and debris sometime towards the middle of July. We anticipate an opening a little later than normal...maybe 3rd or 4th week of July.

An awesome and ‘must-do’ all-day trail that goes clear into Creede. (Plan an overnight trip) The hiccup with Stony is that Pole Creek will be subject to higher than normal waters due to snow melt. Silverton is already working their way over the summit towards Pole Creek. We hope to see it passable by the middle of July.

OPEN through 15' snowbanks to the Old Hundred. Impressive.

Silverton is currently working down this trail towards Animas Forks. If mother nature allows, we should see a complete loop in about 10 days.

Passable to approximately half way up each trail. Pay attention to avalanche debris.