Local & Regional Travel Alerts

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Check this page before your visit to learn about current travel alerts, including road conditions and health safety information.

Highway 50 Closures

Little Blue Creek Canyon construction

A section of US Highway 50 west of Gunnison is closed during certain times on weekdays due to construction in Little Blue Creek Canyon between Gunnison and Montrose. Learn more on the U.S. Highway 50 construction website.

U.S. 50 Info

ROAD CONDITIONS

REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION AND UPDATES

Since winter conditions are frequent in our region, we always recommend researching your route before hitting the road. Our preferred resource is COTrip, which offers live updates, traffic reports and webcams on roads in Colorado. This site also offers resources for checking the weather on nearby mountain passes such as Monarch Pass.

COTrip.org

AVALANCHE CONDITIONS

READING AND INTERPRETING SNOWPACK

Planning to backcountry ski while you’re in Gunnison Crested Butte this winter? Be sure to check out the avalanche forecast from the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. Visit CBAC’s website for more information.

CB Avalanche Center