DURANGO, Colo.—People in southwestern Colorado are digging out after a winter storm left more than 7 inches of snow in some areas.
Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Nancy Shanks says the department had two snowplows clearing roads.
Chains were required on all commercial vehicles and buses on Red Mountain, Molas and Coal Bank passes.
Residents in lower areas got about 2 inches of new snow.
Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwest Colorado plans to open for skiing Saturday and Sunday after a storm left three feet of snow.
Snow fell Thursday in the central Colorado mountains and at the Copper Mountain ski area, which started making snow for the season Wednesday night. The Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas started their snow guns Thursday.
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Information from: Durango Herald,
