Anyone been up to beartown?

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Anyone been up to beartown?

Post by cottonmountaineering »

I am wondering if anyone has been up that way yet via creede or silverton, if any avalanches have taken out sections of the road
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Re: Anyone been up to beartown?

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The road to Stony Pass was just opened up within the past day or two and Pole Creek is running too high to cross right now, so no one has been that way from Silverton recently.
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Re: Anyone been up to beartown?

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IntrepidXJ wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:20 pm The road to Stony Pass was just opened up within the past day or two and Pole Creek is running too high to cross right now, so no one has been that way from Silverton recently.
Thanks! great info
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Re: Anyone been up to beartown?

Post by gb »

Sounds like you definitely shouldn't try Pole Creek :(

https://durangoherald.com/articles/2834 ... ine-creek?