Slick roads led to several wrecks Friday morning as cold air and snow hit the region.
The front hill leading to Fort Lewis College on East Eighth Street was closed about 8:45 a.m. Friday with the arrival of snow. Courtesy of Fort Lewis College Police Department
A pickup truck was one of several vehicles involved in a wreck Friday morning after soggy conditions turned to heavy snow across Southwest Colorado. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A pedestrian and dog cross East Seventh Street at East Second Avenue. Overnight rain turned to snow Friday morning in Durango making for a slippery commute. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Linda Long, a kindergarten teacher with St. Columbia School, leads her students through heavy snow into the Durango Public Library Friday morning ahead of winter break. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Overnight rain turned to snow Friday morning in Durango making for a slippery commute and causing numerous crashes in the area. This two-car crash closed a westbound lane of U.S. Highway 160 for about an hour near Three Springs. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A pedestrian walks through heavy snow in downtown Durango. Overnight rain turned to snow Friday morning in Durango making for a slippery commute. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A pedestrian crosses East Third Avenue in near whiteout conditions. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A pedestrian crosses East Third Avenue as traffic brakes. Overnight rain turned to snow Friday morning in Durango making for a slippery commute. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Rain turned to snow Friday morning at lower elevations across Southwest Colorado. A wet storm is expected to dump up to 2 feet of snow through Saturday in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The Colorado Department of Transportation will use its electronic message boards this weekend across the region to remind drivers never to pass snowplows on the right. Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation
Farmington Hill was closed early Friday in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride
Roads quickly became covered in slush, snow and ice on Friday morning in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride
Roads quickly became covered in slush, snow and ice on Friday morning in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride
No snow, yet, but rain and wet horses prevail Friday morning near the New Mexico State line off U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride
A wrecker hooks up to a semitrailer to pull it onto the roadway on U.S. Highway 550 on Farmington Hill. Photo by Jerry McBride
One of several rollover crashes Friday occurred before noon on U.S. Highway 160 west of Hesperus Ski Area. Photo by Patrick Armijo/Durango Herald
