RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA motorist drives through and area where a recent avalanche came across the road, up to Silverton Mountain Ski Area on March 29, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostAfter clearing a spot on her deck Sus Norberg and her friend Pete Sampson enjoy some spring sun on March 28, 2019 in Silverton. Much of Colorado's high country has seen above normal snow pack this year.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSnow is piled up along the street on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. Crews with the town were working to remove the snow, hauling it away by dump truck to an open field near the town.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostDavid Emory, a teacher in Silverton, clears snow and ice from the walkways outside the school on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. The school was off for spring break at the time.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSnow fall from a roof pushing over a fence on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. Much of Colorado's high country has seen above normal snow pack this year.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA power pole is snapped in half during a recent avalanche on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA pine tree is snapped in half during a recent avalanche on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent heavy snow collapsed a roof of a mobile home on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostJoe Jepson navigates melting snow outside a friend's home on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. Much of Colorado's high country has seen above normal snowpack this year.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSnow piles up outside homes on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSnow piles up on a home on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews work to remove the snow on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. Snow was hauled away in trucks and dumped at an open field near the town.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews work to remove the snow on March 28, 2019, in Silverton. Snow was hauled away in trucks and dumped at an open field near the town.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMelting snow forms a river of muddy water, running down the street, on March 28, 2019, in Silverton.
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A motorist drives through and area where a recent avalanche came across the road, up to Silverton Mountain Ski Area on March 29, 2019, in Silverton.
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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Heavy winter snowfall across the Western Slope may help lift Colorado out of drought, though dry conditions remain across the state. Warmer weather along the Front Range also extended to the mountains last week, as residents of the town of Silverton dug themselves out of deep snow.