A snowy Painted Turtle studio in Mancos on Friday morning.
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Mancos students might have had the day off, but sidewalks and roads surrounding the schools still needed to be cleared.
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From left: Amanda, David, and Molly Van Bibber enjoy the snowy streets in Mancos.
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The town of Mancos saw about 20 inches of snow from Feb. 20 through 22, according to the Marshal’s Office.
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Most vehicles along Grand Avenue were moved so that Colorado Department of Transportation snowplows could clear the streets, according to the Mancos Marshal’s Office.
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Like other schools in Montezuma County, Mancos School District RE-6 canceled classes on Thursday and Friday.
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The new snow Thursday night left Mancos streets and sidewalks in need of clearing.
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A snowy Mancos Bluejay on Friday morning.
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Last week’s storm hit Mancos particularly hard, leaving plenty of snow for kids off from school to enjoy – but also abundant snow removal work for road crews.
According to Deputy Michael Morris with the Marshal’s Office, the snowstorm dropped about 20 inches of snow in Mancos from Feb. 20-22.
Hazardous driving conditions began Thursday, with a semitrailer sliding off the north side of U.S. Highway 160 near Willow Street that night because of road conditions and mechanical failure, Morris said. The semitrailer was pulled out Saturday, causing Willow to be closed for a few hours.
Driving was also messy within the town itself. “Ice and packed snow throughout town caused traction problems for some vehicles,” Morris said.
Colorado Department of Transportation and Mancos road crews were hard at work removing snow and maintaining roads, he added. In order for CDOT snow plows to make their way through the streets, most vehicles were moved from Grand Avenue.
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