djlarroc

Probably. And definitely not paying attention. This is not a technical/crawling trail at all, but it is one you must respect. On the tightest switchback, you need to make a 3 point turn. I triple checked I was in the right gear before I moved. I think one person died there, because they thought they were in reverse and drove off the cliff.

robsjeep9

Sad :(
I saw that 3 point turn on a utube video.... Parts of that trail sure does look scary and narrow. And I've done some scary ones in Moab like High Dive, White Knuckle Hill, Potato Salad Hill etc

Ben Todd

I grew up near Ouray and have been traveling these passes since I was a young kid. I first went over Black Bear pass in a 2wheel drive chevy pickup with my dad. I have since made countless trips in everything from a Subaru to modified jeeps. While this mountain deserves respect it is also a nice Sunday drive with family. This is not a rock crawler only trail, the old timers built this road for teams and wagons. Just be aware of your mountain driving experience and your skills.Ttake it easy. Beautiful scenery from up there for sure.

Mark Doiron

I hate you. ;-) Wish we had Sunday drives like that in OK.

kmrtnsn

Mark,

If you're ever out our way, I expect a head's up.

K

HogHoden

After watching that, I don't even want that idiot on pavement. Obviously had no clue where his vehicle actually was on the trail.

I did Big Bear on my first Jeep trip to CO, and as others have mentioned, it is not technical at all, just a long downhill with some switchbacks.

larry0071

That video from inside the Jeep is insane. It's almost like the guy totally intended to flip the Jeep? That is not the hard part at all, coming down towards the forced 3 point turn there is the off -camber step down that will maker you pucker up, that, from the of camber to the 3 point is the hairy section. Everything else is just a pleasure so long as your head is screwed on right.

snytribe

That is crazy. Very lucky. Someone asked about insurance. I checked with my agent from Country Companies. I'm covered off road as long as I'm not getting paid or in a competition.

Dbird29

Hope they had good insurance
Getting quotes here in Utah the AmeriPrise (Costco) agent said if I drove "one inch offroad it is not covered"

Mark Doiron

What does that mean? In Colorado, many of the " trails" we drive are official county roads, numbered and maintained (such as snow plowing to open passes).

http://www.fourwheeler.com/events/08...do-trail-ride/

And here. Skip to 3:25 ...

Colorado Campaign, July 2013, Part 1: http://youtu.be/yFjr3hSzEu4