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Courtesy Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management

A fire burns in a slash pile at Aspen Wall Wood, 31405 County Road S, in Dolores.

Associated article: Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

A fire burns in a slash pile at Aspen Wall Wood, 31405 County Road S, in Dolores.

Courtesy Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management

Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

A fire burns in a slash pile at Aspen Wall Wood, 31405 County Road S, in Dolores.

Courtesy Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management

Colleen Donley/For the Journal

Flames cover slash piles Saturday night behind the Aspen Wall Wood mill in Dolores.

Associated article: Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

Flames cover slash piles Saturday night behind the Aspen Wall Wood mill in Dolores.

Colleen Donley/For the Journal

Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

Flames cover slash piles Saturday night behind the Aspen Wall Wood mill in Dolores.

Colleen Donley/For the Journal

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

A fire that erupted Friday in a slash pile behind Aspen Wall Wood in Dolores was still burning Sunday.

Associated article: Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

A fire that erupted Friday in a slash pile behind Aspen Wall Wood in Dolores was still burning Sunday.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

A fire that erupted Friday in a slash pile behind Aspen Wall Wood in Dolores was still burning Sunday.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

It’s uncertain how the fire started, but officials believe it began deep within the slash pile.

Associated article: Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

It’s uncertain how the fire started, but officials believe it began deep within the slash pile.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Update: Fire threatened entire Dolores sawmill, owner says

It’s uncertain how the fire started, but officials believe it began deep within the slash pile.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Snow falls north of Durango on Saturday. Law enforcement urges caution on slick roads during a flood of accident and road closure reports Saturday.

Associated article: Snowy weather leads to multiple accidents

Snow falls north of Durango on Saturday. Law enforcement urges caution on slick roads during a flood of accident and road closure reports Saturday.

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Snowy weather leads to multiple accidents

Snow falls north of Durango on Saturday. Law enforcement urges caution on slick roads during a flood of accident and road closure reports Saturday.

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Snowy Durango

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Nonstop snow falling in Hermosa on Saturday made it difficult to keep up with the clearing of it. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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Hermosa Creek flows as snow falls Saturday north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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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

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Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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Horses brave Saturday’s snowstorm north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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A car sits stuck sideways on an icy U.S. Highway 550/160 on Saturday near Farmington Hill. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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Almost whiteout conditions on U.S. High 550 north of Durango on Saturday made driving difficult. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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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

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Cars needed to be pushed up the hill on Dominguez Drive on Saturday near The Home Depot. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

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A Colorado Department of Transportation plow works on north Main Avenue on Saturday as heavy snow falls. 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

Associated gallery: Snowy Durango