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It's been a few years since we've done it, but we did it in our Audi allroad, so you should have no problem in your R1T! Another interesting area is the red mountain mining district, parallel to hwy 550. The Charles wells Colorado guide book is helpful in finding the way.
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Looks like @JohnnyRico might have done so in his Imogene Pass trip?
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Indeed I have! Ophir is a relatively easy pass. Lots of loose rock on the shelf portion of the road. It’s a relatively wide trail, except for the shelf portion, which has no vegetation close by, so minimal chances for pinstriping. The whole area around Ouray and Telluride is ripe with amazing trails. I wouldn’t hesitate to do any of them in an R1T, except maybe Black Bear pass - too high of a pucker factor for me! Although I do recall seeing an R1T go over that pass in a Rivian video a while back.
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BrentInCO
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So much snow this winter that the west side of the pass to / from the town of Ophir is not yet open / plowed. I imagine it will be open in a couple weeks. https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/406/Road-Conditions
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Good to know. Thinking end of July to attempt so maybe good by then?So much snow that the west side of the pass to / from the town of Ophir is not yet open / plowed. I imagine it will be open in a couple weeks. https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/406/Road-Conditions
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Did it a few years ago with my Tacoma. Should be cake walk with the Rivian. I'll be in Colorado with my R1T late August and might try to hit a few passes.
Imogene was a good time, but I would probably pass on Black Bear, personally...
Imogene was a good time, but I would probably pass on Black Bear, personally...
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I trimmed to much from the quote, but concerning Black Bear Pass...
It was a MotorTrend video and there's zero chance they didn't drag a rock down the passenger side on the first major switchback below the steps. They never showed that side of the truck afterwards, but it didn't look pretty when I saw it happen on the line they took.
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Ophir is one of the easiest trails in the area short of Last Dollar Rd with the biggest challenge being a narrow shelf road and one steep section. Beautiful views and definitely recommend it. A good way to do it is take Imogene from Ouray to Telluride and then take Ophir back to 550/Ouray.
Another great day on the trails would be to take Corkscrew off 550 over Hurricane and California Pass to Animas Forks ghost town. From there you can take CR2 down into Silverton. No real risks other than more shelf roads. I really enjoy Mineral Creek, but I'm not sure the Rivian can pull it off without body damage risk due to some tight corners with rocks along with getting tippy next to a soft trail edge. Running Mineral Creek to Animas and then out through Corkscrew is a great day, but again...I'm not sure if the Rivian can do it yet. Personal opinion, but Mineral Creek is one of the more technical trails in the area...even Black Bear isn't *that* difficult save for the steps and the tight switchbacks. Corkscrew just has tight switchbacks to deal with that will require 3+ point turns with the R1's long wheelbase. But seriously...the Ouray area has some of the best off-roading in the country and just amazing sights. I have not done the Alpine Loop yet, but it should be easily doable by the Rivian and there are DC chargers on the Lake City and Ouray ends. Enjoy your trip!
FYI, it does look like Ouray has added two of the higher power ChargePoint units in addition to the two slower units that were already there. Lake City appears to just have the 62 kW units.
Another great day on the trails would be to take Corkscrew off 550 over Hurricane and California Pass to Animas Forks ghost town. From there you can take CR2 down into Silverton. No real risks other than more shelf roads. I really enjoy Mineral Creek, but I'm not sure the Rivian can pull it off without body damage risk due to some tight corners with rocks along with getting tippy next to a soft trail edge. Running Mineral Creek to Animas and then out through Corkscrew is a great day, but again...I'm not sure if the Rivian can do it yet. Personal opinion, but Mineral Creek is one of the more technical trails in the area...even Black Bear isn't *that* difficult save for the steps and the tight switchbacks. Corkscrew just has tight switchbacks to deal with that will require 3+ point turns with the R1's long wheelbase. But seriously...the Ouray area has some of the best off-roading in the country and just amazing sights. I have not done the Alpine Loop yet, but it should be easily doable by the Rivian and there are DC chargers on the Lake City and Ouray ends. Enjoy your trip!
FYI, it does look like Ouray has added two of the higher power ChargePoint units in addition to the two slower units that were already there. Lake City appears to just have the 62 kW units.
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