Due to heavy snow that still blocks the trails over Pearl, Italian Creek, and Taylor Passes, this year’s Triple Bypass run will be cancelled. In addition to information gathered by my contacts in Crested Butte, I spoke with someone at the Forest Service’s Aspen office who confirmed the closure of Pearl Pass due to deep snow. Rescheduling the trip later in August will conflict with our Ouray trip and a September trip date will have us driving in fresh snow (or last winter’s snow, or both).
I was also told today that Scofield Pass is closed by many snowslides, the worst just below the Devil's Punch Bowl. The Crested Butte locals tell me that none of the trails over the four passes, Scofield, Pearl, Italian Creek, and Taylor, will open soon, if at all this year.
Next year.