Permits for overnight backpacking in restricted areas of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in the rugged Elk Mountains west of Aspen go on sale next week. Advance reservation permits ($10) are ...

A man believed to be in his 30s was found dead Saturday morning near Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area, authorities said Saturday evening. The man, who has not been identified, was found ...

Winter snowflakes gather on Baldy and Willoughby mountains and trickle through alpine tundra and conifer forests into East ...

A man’s body was recovered from the Maroon Bells Wilderness Saturday morning after a hiker in the area spotted the body in the snow and called authorities. Just after 7 a.m., a hiker on his way to ...

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The Forest Service already has implemented a number of measures in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Among them, dogs must be on leashes, overnight visitors must fill out permits that help the ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Due to the lack of parking at Maroon Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness Area of the White River National Forest, Maroon Creek Road will be restricted to motorized vehicles for the ...

Last week, rescuers were sent out twice in just three days in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Both times the incidents involved backpackers caught in deep snow on the Silver Creek Trail in East ...

The days of unlimited use of some high-traffic camping areas in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness near Aspen appear to be nearly over. White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams has ...

U.S. Forest Service officials have listened to concerns from a local environmental group about two proposed visitor structures at the incomparable entrance to the Maroon Bells Wilderness Area and ...