With a winter storm warning in effect until 5 p.m. Friday, Bayfield and Ignacio schools closed for the second day in a row. Today has a 90 chance of snow, with another one to three inches of accumulation possible, according to the National Weather Service. Another six inches of snow fell on Thursday night and Friday morning. Tonight has a 30 percent chance of snow falling, with the storm forecast to clear out on Saturday. That will bring colder temperatures to the region, with highs of 25 or 26 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with partly sunny skies. Lows will range from two to eight degrees. Partly cloudy skies are forecast into next week.
The home basketball game tonight at Ignacio High School has been cancelled. Also closed today are Southern Ute Indian Tribe offices in Ignacio.
Sunday is locals day at Purgatory, with $45 lift tickets for adults, $32 for teens, and $25 for kids 6 to 12. Part of the ticket proceeds benefit the Be FRANK Foundation, Trails 2000, La Plata Family Centers and Heart Safe La Plata. Coupons are required and are available at skipurg.com/benefit day. Be FRANK offers music and outdoor education programs to youth in Bayfield and Ignacio, and the Bayfield Family Center operates the after-school program and the food backpack programs at Bayfield Elementary School.
