A winter storm catches drivers in Durango and La Plata County by surprise with heavy snow Saturday.
Nonstop snow falling in Hermosa on Saturday made it difficult to keep up with the clearing of it. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Hermosa Creek flows as snow falls Saturday north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
U.S. Highway 550 on Saturday is shut down as a tow truck pulls a car out. The highway had been closed down at different times throughout the day. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Horses brave Saturday’s snowstorm north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A car sits stuck sideways on an icy U.S. Highway 550/160 on Saturday near Farmington Hill. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Cars crashed on an icy U.S. Highway 550/160 on Saturday at the intersection of State Highway 3. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Cars needed to be pushed up the hill on Dominguez Drive on Saturday near The Home Depot. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Colorado Department of Transportation plow works on north Main Avenue on Saturday as heavy snow falls. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
