Winter storm moves into the area.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>The Needles Store was busy clearing the area of the falling snow on Monday.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald<br>Snow day play day. Fort Lewis College Athletic Trainer Bryan Lindl, right, breaks away with the ball from Fort Lewis College’s Men’s Soccer team Forward Luke Lawrence during a pick up game the two played in the snow on campus Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Kegan D’Aleo, 16, almost disappears in the heavy snow while walking home from school on Monday.<br>Kegan is the son of John and Amanda D’Aleo.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald A solitary walker heads up a footpath across the Animas River from Rotary Park Monday morning during a break in snow showers that moved into thew region overnight.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Bicyclists and pedestrians got caught in Monday’s snow storm..
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Rob Haggart, left, and Sven Brunso, head up the mountain from Coal Bank Pass for some back country skiing on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Horses feed on hay put out for them on Monday south of Purgatory Resort.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Heavy snow weighs heavy on a tree near Purgatory Resort on Monday.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Choreographed to a tee. As if in a synchronized dance of the season, Randy Thrower of Jackson and Jackson Property Management clears sidewalks of overnight snow in front of businesses next to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot Monday morning as Santa makes his appearance to advertise the upcoming Polar Express train rides.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>The slopes of Purgatory Resort become covered thanks to the winter storm on Monday.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Snow day play day. Fort Lewis College Athletic Trainer Bryan Lindl, right, breaks away with the ball from Fort Lewis College’s Men’s Soccer team Forward Luke Lawrence during a pick up game the two played in the snow on campus Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>The West Needles Mountains near Purgatory Resort show through the breaking clouds on Monday.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Randy Thrower of Jackson and Jackson Property Management clears sidewalks of overnight snow in front of businesses next to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot Monday morning after snow moved into the region overnight.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Pedestrians had a wintery walk during Monday’s snow storm..
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Green light for snow tires. Ryne Burke of J/P Tires on North Main jacks up a truck for the installation of studded snow tires after snow moved into the area Sunday evening.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald A traffic sign on the campus of Fort Lewis College appears to signal the halt of snow in Durango Monday morning but more snow showers are expected ion the region.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Randy Thrower of Jackson and Jackson Property Management clears sidewalks of overnight snow in front of businesses next to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot Monday morning after snow moved into the region. The certain holiday figure behind Thrower appears to be checking his list twice as well as advertising the upcoming Polar Express train rides.
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Green light for snow tires. James Cole of J/P Tires on North Main removes tires on a truck to install studded snow tires after snow moved into the area Sunday evening.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Motorists traveling U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton experienced white out conditions at times on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Hopefully the snow will continue to rise on this snow gauge on top of Coal Bank Pass on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Pedestrians had a wintery walk during Monday’s snow storm..
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Colorado Department of Transportation snow plows and smaller plows were out cleaning off U.S. Highway 550 and private residences and business’ as the winter storm moved through on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>As snow continues to fall along with strong winds it is creating avalanche dangers as the small slide shows near Colebank Pass on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>As motorists drive up the mountain they will experience more snow like this truck topping a snow covered Coal Bank Pass on U.S. Highway 550 on Monday.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br>Paul Lambert, with Thriftway Fuels, of Cortez, stops and chains up before going over Coalbank Pass on Monday.<br>“I’m carrying 8500 gallons of fuel and I don’t want to take any chances,”said Lambert, who has been driving a truck over all the area mountain passes since 1965.
