Coal Bank Pass

Emergency crews respond to driver dangling off side of Coal Bank Pass

A Ram truck towing a 30-foot camper was perched on cliff

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coal Bank, Molas passes to close Thursday night ahead of storm

Weather forecasters call for 2 inches of snowfall per hour

DATE: Feb 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Wolf Creek, Molas, Coal Bank passes open; Red Mountain remains closed overnight

Highway 550 closed 10 p.m. Tuesday, parts reopened midday Thursday

DATE: Feb 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arctic blast dumps 10-15 inches in Durango, more in the mountains

At least three more storms expected this week

DATE: Jan 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five mountain passes in Southwest Colorado keep drivers enthralled

‘They’re definitely five different characters in a novel,’ says CDOT spokeswoman

DATE: Nov 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fall colors beginning to show in Durango

DATE: Sep 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Can the next generation of scientists help solve our dust on snow problem?

Fort Lewis College students travel to Coal Bank Pass to examine snowpack and study water resources

DATE: Apr 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter weather could bring feet of snow to parts of Southwest Colorado

Wolf Creek Pass could see up to 50 inches

DATE: Feb 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two trucks carrying onions crash in matter of weeks on Coal Bank Pass

Driver of first rig not surprised a second vehicle also lost control

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Quick-moving storm blankets high country in new snow

System has mostly moved out of region, meteorologist says

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass reopens after avalanche mitigation work

21-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 550 was closed for several hours

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Driver identified in last week’s fatal crash on U.S. Highway 550

Police say whiteout conditions played role in three-vehicle collision

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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