Red Mountain Pass - The Durango Herald

Happy birthday, San Juan Skyway

This summer, the San Juan Skyway is celebrating its 25th birthday. The Skyway, which encompasses the famously beautiful and, at points, famously terrifying Million Dollar Highway...

DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Motorcycle crash victim from Arizona

Man lost control on Red Mountain

DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fatal motorcycle accident closes Red Mountain Pass

Highway reopens late Tuesday night

DATE: Jul 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

More rocks fall on Red Mountain Pass

Slide cleared after U.S. 550 closed briefly on Saturday night

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Highway to hell

Red Mountain Pass has a legacy of death, but its allure lives on

DATE: Jun 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass reopens for full traffic

Silverton, Ouray residents rejoice

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass to open lanes

Red Mountain Pass may open for two-lane traffic by June 13, if not before, state transportation officials said. The Colorado Department of Transportation is installing a fence at...

DATE: Jun 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Bennet comes to the rescue for area business

Economic hardship caused by pass rockslide to be eased with loans

DATE: May 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The dusting of snow

Center documents alarming trend in early snowmelt

DATE: May 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Red Mountain work to resume

Road to be closed several hours during day for next four weeks

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowpack dust is trending upward

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

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain rockslide documented

A rock slab the size of a football field sliding down the mountain. Helicopters landing on one skid to drop off passengers. Expert climbers scaling a cliff while mountain sheep knock off roc...

DATE: Mar 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News