Exploring..

Decided to explore today instead of snowboard. I've got some time here and don't need to rush. So I decided to take subee for a little off roading and look around. Did manage to get myself stuck in a snowdrift by trying to be polite and pull over for someone in the opposite lane; the tracks of ice pushed me into a drift and that was it. I hooked up my tow rope and waited patiently for someone to come along who could help pull me out...
p.s. a little info I came across about Black Bear Pass after I tried doing it..

Black Bear Road is a notorious jeep trail that starts from 11,018 foot summit of Red Mountain Pass on U.S. Highway 550 (between Ouray and Silverton) to Telluride, Colorado. The Black Bear Road crests at Black Bear Pass, elevation 12,840 ft. The road descends over a set of infamous switchbacks as it navigates the heights above Telluride. The road passes Bridal Veil Falls, Colorado, the highest waterfall in Colorado. The road was made famous in a spoken word song by C.W. McCall of the same name.
Black Bear Road is only open a few months out of the year, in the late summer and early fall. Black Bear Road usually doesn't open until the last week of July. The road is travelled one way only, downhill (except for the annual Jeeper's Jamboree in which the path is reversed for one day only), from the Red Mountain Pass side. The start of the trail is marked along U.S. 550 with the famous sign that reads:

TELLURIDE ——>
CITY OF GOLD
12 MILES - 2 HOURS
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
CRAZY TO DRIVE THIS
ROAD - BUT IT HELPS
JEEPS ONLY

Black Bear Road is a difficult, dangerous trail even for four-wheel drive vehicles. If you have to be rescued, expect a towing bill in four figures. In 1975 two New Jerseyans successfully completed the entire 4 wheel drive road from Red Mountain Pass to Telluride following this route while driving a 1970 Ford F-250 full size 2-wheel drive pickup. In order to negotiate the tight switchback curves, they had to resort to backing down every other switchback. This technique is not recommended. In 2004 a jeep slipped off the slope near the beginning of the switchbacks and fell several thousand feet, killing two of the passengers and severely injuring two others. Do not attempt this trail if you are not a highly experienced jeeper. Guided tours are available.