Snowstorms, Skijoring, and Mountain Pass Closures

Fresh powder arrived on Saturday adding another level of obstacles for the organizers and particpants. Photo Credit Wesley Berg
Fresh powder arrived on Saturday adding another level of obstacles for the organizers and particpants. Photo Credit Wesley Berg

Old Man Winter arrived just in time for the annual Silverton Skijoring event on President's Day Weekend. We went from dirt and ice on the streets of Silverton to multiple feet of fresh snow, mountain pass closures, and trailers full of horses arriving early to beat the planned Coal Bank and Molas mountain pass closure the night of February 13th.

CDOT announced that afternoon that they would close t…