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New year, same ol’ me

A whole new batch of horse problems means we’re growing together

DATE: Jan 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Things I have forgotten

Here are some mistakes to avoid when fly fishing for redfish

DATE: Jan 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

It’s bald eagle season, here are tips to see the birds in Colorado

President Biden is about to sign a law making the bald eagle the national bird

DATE: Dec 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

National Park Service kills controversial plan to ban climbing bolts in wilderness areas

Effort sought to allow local land managers to classify anchors as ‘permanent installations’

DATE: Dec 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Vallecito Nordic Ski Club upgrading grooming efforts

Club purchased a new snowcat machine but needs help paying for it

DATE: Dec 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Thankful for the lessons learned from wild horses and cowboys

It’s that time of year again, leaves are falling, snow is in the forecast and Yellowstone is back on TV. Before we know it, there will be a run on black Stetsons, mirrored sunglasses and to...

DATE: Nov 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

New rules for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Some activities now limited to designated travel routes

DATE: Nov 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Photos: Purgatory bonus days

Purgatory Resort opens its slopes with bonus days thanks to recent storms

DATE: Nov 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort announces bonus weekend of skiing after major snowstorm

Ski area to open for this weekend after getting nearly a foot of snow

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Giving thanks for fly fishing

My research, using the ever-reliable internet, indicates that modern-day fly fishing was the invention of Charles Cotton, an English poet and aristocrat, sometime in the late 1600s. He was a...

DATE: Nov 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

The best time to pay for Colorado skiing is before the lifts start spinning

Sky-high walk-up ticket prices and discounts for early buyers at Colorado resorts mean that skiing has never been more expensive or more affordable

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Calling all cowboys

Come celebrate Durango’s Western heritage in October

DATE: Sep 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

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Photos: Fashion at its bestSnowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Snowdown on SaturdaySnowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Snowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Photos: Snowdown Rock-em-Sock-em Snowbots pillow fights

Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com