Snowmaking began Monday night at Chapman Hill Ski Area in Durango. Construction workers built a French drain in front of the new retaining wall at the bottom of the hill to protect the wall. Above the drain are five large drains that will collect snowmelt before sending it to the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Snowmaking began Monday night at Chapman Hill Ski Area in Durango. Construction workers built a French drain in front of the new retaining wall at the bottom of the hill to protect the wall. Above the drain are five large drains that will collect snowmelt before sending it to the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Snowmaking began Monday night at Chapman Hill Ski Area in Durango. Construction workers built a French drain in front of the new retaining wall at the bottom of the hill to protect the wall. Above the drain are five large drains that will collect snowmelt before sending it to the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
