The Colorado Department of Transportation installed this warning sign, pictured Oct. 3, for backcountry recreationists at the top of Loveland Pass after a similar sign was stolen earlier this summer.

Black Bear Pass runs from Telluride to Colorado 550 (Red Mountain Pass) across terrain managed by the U.S. Forest Service, reaching an elevation of 12,840 feet above sea level.

A week after snow blanketed Colorado, burying some towns in 5 feet of powder, the Colorado Department of Transportation is warning drivers of possible snow slides on mountain roads.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Multiple small bank slides around the Berthoud Pass area have prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to issue a warning to drivers going through the ...