STORY BY KAREN BOSSICK
PHOTOS BY LOREN WOOD
Good thing we haven’t had too many snowstorms like Thursday and Friday’s, which dumped two feet of snow in some areas around the valley.
The City of Ketchum paid out $10,000 in overtime to try to keep city streets open and buses running Thursday and Friday, according to Lisa Enourato, assistant city administrator.
On Thursday, as the snow started falling in earnest, the city began running sanders, running them until 11:30 in the evening. It sent out the plows at noon after three inches of snow had fallen.
During the night, as the town slept, the plows continued to work as dump trucks hauled away an additional 17 inches of snow that fell overnight.
The additional trucks the city contracted over the weekend cost approximately $27,000.
“SAVING SNOW” TONIGHT
Though costly, having too much snow is a good problem to have. Only 113 inches has fallen on Baldy this year, compared to the yearly average of 220 inches.
The City of Ketchum will show the 53-minute film “Saving Snow,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in the Limelight Hotel’s Silver Creek Room. The screening is free.
The documentary shows how communities are being affected by climate change and how they’re responding.