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Friday afternoon on the Western Slope

74° and clear across the Slope, with 23 things still on today. Little storm risk on the trails today, and the Elk Fire is burning.

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Weather74° clear78° Grand Junction · 62° Telluride Alerts3 firesElk Fire TrailsGoodLittle storm risk on the trails today. Good conditions from the rivers to the high country.RoadsClearNo closures reported Open now6,726 placesOpen right now

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Events · 4:00 PM · Montrose

Fridays on the Farm

Join us every Friday for live music, homegrown hop beverages, and a rotating food truck! Experience the hop yard to its fullest with plenty of room...

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Roam the Roan Fence PullEvents · Rifle 3:30 PM

Miss Suzy’s Field Trips: Museum Of The Mountain WestEvents · Montrose · $25 2h ago

Glenwood Clinic Parking Lots Fill for Unproven Peptide InjectionsNews · The Slope Newsroom · 6 min read 9h agoCommissioners' Work Session Agenda Oct 5, 2026Notice · Routt County · official MonCall of the Morrigan: Spring climbing conditions. Route may be wet after rainfall. Check weather forecast before climbing.Outdoors · Verified report

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Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4. Pick a day and the rest falls into place: a trail, something on, and somewhere to eat after.

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Sunday is the day to be outside. 79° with storm chance near 0%.

TuneSunset 6:52pRivers Running high

12:00aDo something

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Shop Sundays MontroseFree

Downtown Montrose · Montrose

A shoutout to the downtown businesses that have come together to launch Shop Sundays Montrose!

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8:30aGet outside

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Montrose · Moderate

Only a 0% storm chance, so the day stays open.

In Montrose

6:00pEat after

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LaNoue DuBois Winery

Montrose · Food & Drink · open till 7:00p · 5.0 (76)

3 stops · 12:00a to 7:30p

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Colour drops to the valleysThe first week of October is the low country show. The leaves are mostly down by the middle of the month.First week
Bugling runs into OctoberThe rut winds down through the month. Public land at first light is still the place for it.Into late Oct
The first snow starts closing high roadsIndependence Pass and the other high routes shut for the winter once the snow sticks, usually in early November.Late Oct – Nov
Fruita rides well againThe desert trails get their second season once the heat is out of the afternoons.Through Nov

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Friday afternoon on the Western Slope