Take a look back The Durango Herald's top photos of the week.
A driver turns around at the road-closed gate on U.S. Highway 550 a few miles south of Coal Bank Pass on Jan 9. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Joshua Blaylock put on a shooting clinic Jan 14 against South Dakota Mines. The Fort Lewis College senior guard scored 27 points to send FLC to a 26th consecutive home win. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Briana Clah of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing South Dakota Mines on Jan 14 at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Joe Padgett, a mechanic with Durango School District 9-R, installs a card swiper bus-tracking system on a school bus on Jan 12 at the district bus barn. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Stephen Simms, a plow driver with Colorado Department of Transportation, opens the road-closed gate Jan. 9 on U.S. Highway 550 south of Coal Bank Pass after escorting cars that were between the closed gates. Simms quickly reclosed the road after traffic passed. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store manager Kelsey Smith opens her shop on Main Avenue Jan. 10 by putting out the iconic bear that attracts young and old alike. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Heber Young, front, and Monti Bistline, both with Superb Builders, hang soffit on Jan. 11, on new construction in Three Springs. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ava Maxon, 14, who recently broke her pelvis while skiing at Purgatory Resort, listens Jan. 12 at the Boarding Haus in Durango to the encouragement of Jeffery Hamner, who broke his pelvis years earlier on a ski slope. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Alyssa Yocky of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing Black Hills State on Jan. 13 at FLC.
Rasmus Bach of Fort Lewis College slam dunks while playing Black Hills State on Jan. 13 at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Skinning up the Cascade Creek area on Jan 14 are from left, Craig Heitzler, Niko Burgess, Coleman Cane, Aidan Mike and Michael Bartly. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Colorado Department of Transportation plows clear the lower elevations on U.S. Highway 550 north near Purgatory Resort on Jan. 14, unable to touch the mountains passes due to avalanche danger. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School senior Mac Baldwin was recently selected for the Colorado All-State Orchestra as a viola player. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
