A look at a few of the photos that the Durango Herald staff shot last week.
Elk near Shalona Hill north of Durango make their way through the deep snow on Friday. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mike Klein clears snow from his car in the 1900 block of Florida Road Jan. 8 as snow continued in the area. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A vehicle slowly makes its way through a subdivision off Florida Road on Jan. 8 as winter weather continued in the region, forcing school closures for another day. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
No snow day Jan. 11 but loads of snow removal work to be accomplished in the area after recent snow storms. Francisco Rio of JITA Construction clears snow from the roofs of Town Plaza businesses. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Orion Clay of Durango High School puts up a shot over Brady Brown of Piedra Vista High School on Jan. 12 at DHS. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Signs of the snowy times are seen with icicles hanging off of the side of the U-Store-It building on north Main Avenue Jan. 12 as the region was in the grips of frigid temperatures. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
An Italian ice climber reaches the sun during a frigid ascent of Bear Creek Falls just below U.S. Highway 550 south of Ouray. A destination for climbers, Ouray is especially visited in January, when the annual Ice Festival occurs, and ice conditions for the this year’s festival were good. Brandon Mathis/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District and the Colorado State Patrol work at the scene of a one car rollover after the SUV hit an icy area on U.S. Highway 160 west of Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) rolling off the road on Wednesday afternoon. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emergency responders surround and inspect a United Airlines flight moments after it landed with a flat tire at Durango- La Plata County Airport Wednesday. The flight reportedly had 69 people onboard. There were no injuries or damage reported. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A solitary figure is silhouetted against trees coated with ice as the sun rises along the banks of the Animas River at Schneider Park as freezing temperatures remain in the region. <br>Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Tristan Martinez of Durango High School pins Garret Boren of Montezuma-Cortez High School on Thursday night at DHS. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Roca, a 7 month old Chorkie, displays the best of ladies winter fashion while out for a stroll along East Second Avenue Thursday with her owner Kat Snip from Telluride. Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
According to “Puck” a sculpture by artist Elizabeth McQueen installed in the 900 block of East Second Avenue, the weather was frosty as a pedistrian passes bundled up for the weather, unlike “Puck.” Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Courtney Bayles of Bayfield High School is fouled while playing Alamosa High School on Friday night at BHS. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
