San Miguel County Open Space Commission members on Sept. 22 said the newly completed Bridal Stairs interpretive platform looks "fabulous" and fits the site's character, and they discussed follow-up steps including interpretive signage.

Commissioners said the platform uses weathered steel, was installed with minimal vegetation disturbance and has room for an interpretive panel. The historical commission will work on wording for interpretive signage, members said.

The meeting also turned to safety concerns at a steep stair segment farther along the trail, described as a series of rebar steps anchored into rock that give underfoot. Commissioners said the county will pursue a more durable, lower-maintenance stair solution; staff described plans for a permanent staircase (for example, steel steps) designed to require fewer seasonal repairs.

Members discussed relevant trail-design guidance and said they typically use a U.S. park-service ground guide for trail stair dimensions and layout even where code does not strictly apply to trails. The commission said the goal is to avoid repeated repairs and to provide consistent step depth and riser height so users develop predictable foot placement.

Commissioners asked that communications staff share press materials about the completed platform with the commission and that staff coordinate the historical commission's work on interpretive signage.