U.S. postal workers who came to the aid of Colorado after the snowstorm and worked overtime to ensure Christmas packages arrived on time

The first white Christmas Durango has seen in a long time
A successful snow-making mission at Chapman and the return of skiing, snowboarding and sledding to town
The annual post-holiday bloat and accompanying waistband constriction
The Front Range blizzard snarling holiday travel and stranding travelers far from home
Overflowing trash cans along Main Avenue