Ouray County Sheriff’s Office Alpine Ranger Kricket Olin checks to see if a missing camper logged their name on a trailhead register at the Mount Sneffels Trailhead in Yankee Boy Basin last summer. Sheriff Justin Perry said last week he doesn't have the funding in his 2027 budget for the Alpine Ranger program. Plaindealer file photo
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Alpine Ranger program in jeopardy
Without more funding, backcountry patrol could be eliminated in 2027
A backcountry patrol program created by Ouray County to fill the void left by federal staffing cuts could be on the chopping block for next summer without additional funding sources, according to Sheriff Justin Perry.
