Park County officials Friday wrapped up four days of rescue missions and emergency deliveries in South Park, hit by more than two weeks of snow and wind.
During the four days, more than 700 miles of roads were opened by snow-removal crews from around the state, said Mike Roll, chief of the North-West Fire Protection District that serves South Park. “There were 68 rescue missions which were deliveries of supplies or emergency contacts. I estimate that we reached 120 houses.”
At the height of the emergency operations, officials believed there were 250 homes blocked by snowdrifts, some as high as 25 feet. The rescue missions involved making deliveries of food and medicine to the residents stranded in their homes.
In Denver, Presidents Day weekend will see a return of snow on Saturday night and possibly Sunday, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon. The forecast says there is a 40 percent chance of snow Saturday night, with winds out of the north at 11 to 14 mph.
Howard Pankratz, The Denver Post
