Chairlift operator Chaz Marshall helps snowboarders and skiers onto the lift Tuesday during opening day at Hesperus Ski Area. This week’s snowstorm covered the slopes with about 20 inches. The area, about 12 miles west of Durango, relies on natural snowpack.
Skiers and snowboarders ride the lift at Hesperus Ski Area during opening day on Tuesday.
Brendan Cusick pulls his daughter, Claire, 5, as she learns to ski at Hesperus Ski Area during opening day on Tuesday. Claire is also the daughter of Lara Ristow.
Powder conditions made for a fun opening day for skiers and snowboarders at Hesperus Ski Area on Tuesday.
Robin Bumgarner, left, and Hannah Williams watch Tuesday at Hesperus Ski Area as a skier with a knee injury is taken off the mountain in a chair outfitted with skis.
