In the two weeks since Ski Hesperus opened for winter under new management, the slopes have seen a steady flow of skiers and snowboarders who say it offers an affordable and convenient option for a day on the snow.
Anthony Palmer, a lift operator at Ski Hesperus, maintains the top of a lift on the slopes west of Durango on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A sign welcomes skiers to Ski Hesperus, which is ab out 11 miles west of Durango off of U.S. 160. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ben Beresford, mountain manager at Ski Hesperus, cuts turns on a cat track on the slopes west of Durango on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Sledders pull their tubes up the sledding hill at Ski Hesperus west of Durango on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Skiers on the slopes of Ski Hesperus, which is about 11 miles west of Durango, on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Skiers ride a lift to the top of Ski Hesperus on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Skiers ride a lift to the top of Ski Hesperus on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ben Beresford, mountain manager at Ski Hesperus, cuts turns on the slopes on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ben Beresford, mountain manager at Ski Hesperus, cuts turns on the slopes west of Durango on Thursday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
