The season’s first big snowstorm causes problems for drivers and makes for a winter wonderland
Jacob Stanton sits back near Purgatory Resort on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, and enjoys the foot of snow that was left from the recent storm. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A pedestrian makes their way on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, along Roosa Avenue as a winter storm hits Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A plow driver drives down a snow covered Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as a winter storm moves through La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A winter storm moves through La Plata County on Friday late afternoon, Nov. 24, 2023. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A winter storm moves through Durango on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Snow continues to fall on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, near Purgatory Resort. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Plows begin clearing snow late afternoon Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as a winter storm rolls through Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A driver makes their way toward Purgatory Resort on U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A pickup gets ready to pull a vehicle out of the ditch on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, north of Durango on U.S. Highway 550. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A barn near Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) is covered with snow on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as a winter storm moves through La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A Colorado Department of Transportation plow driver clears remaining snow on U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Jacob Stanton sits back near Purgatory Resort on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, and enjoys the foot of snow that was left from the recent storm. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Drivers make their way on a snow-covered Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as a winter storm moves through La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A vehicle is carried away on a tow truck after a crash on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, on a snow-covered U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango as a winter storm moves through La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
