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‘One of the best’ Snowdowns

embraced steampunk theme throughout week

February 1, 2015

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A smorgasbord of Steampunk Snowdown

canines to felines and balloons to broomballs

January 31, 2015

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Canines follow the felines onto Snowdown’s runway

So would it really be Snowdown without an event for the beloved animal? After the cats had a spot in…

January 31, 2015

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How many were stuffed?

Booty Butt Stuffers fit 20 into the portable toilet

January 31, 2015

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Making art out of SPAM

SPAM was the highlight of the Durango Welcome Center’s Steampunk Snowdown event Saturday morning. People checked their creativity into the…

January 31, 2015

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‘It’s awfully dangerous’

Broomball is bruiser on the Chapman Hill ice

January 31, 2015

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On the catwalk

Snowdown Feline Fashion Show walks for the 37th year

January 31, 2015

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Children shake a Steampunk Snowdown leg

Linda and Neil Dolder, parents of Audrey and Kenzie, were happy to bring their children out to enjoy Durango’s winter…

January 31, 2015

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Weather takes the air out of Snowdown’s balloons

From a frosted field in the Animas Valley, two hot air balloons rose from within a winter fog Saturday morning.…

January 31, 2015

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Pole dancing reels in the crowds

“(My friends) made me do it,” said Bambi Jeter of Lubbock, Texas, and a senior at Texas Tech, and one…

January 30, 2015

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The ups and downs at Chapman Hill

“The hill doesn’t get any less steep,” said Steve Ilg, who has done the Chapman Challenge Uphill/Downhill Race numerous times…

January 30, 2015

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Twisting the night away

After several rounds, it came down to Beth Reynolds and Madi Hogarth. In the end, Hogarth proved to be the…

January 30, 2015

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Wet and wild steampunk

Umbrellas were a popular steampunk accoutrement on one of the wettest Snowdown Fridays in recent memory. But the weather certainly…

January 30, 2015

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Steam from floats, rain from sky

Bryan Dear and the Durango Freestyle Wheelbarrow Team wowed the crowd with their precision stunts Friday evening during the 2015…

January 30, 2015

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Steamy swimsuits heat up Rochester

Friday’s chilly, wet weather wasn’t ideal for a swimsuit contest, but in the end, a lineup of five participants –…

January 30, 2015

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Flour, marshmallows and Spam

help from FLC, Bed Rally returns

January 30, 2015

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Ore House wins top honors at Waiter-Waitress Race

It was the result of a throw from a teammate who just had to hit somewhere on her body. “We…

January 30, 2015

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You’ve got to love the game when it comes with pain

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Nikole Fields, front, and Jake Rhodes of “Blue Balls” try to stay alive while slaying their opponents during…

January 29, 2015

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Eating takes center stage at Snowdown

Festival’s pursuit of deadly sins examines gluttony

January 29, 2015

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Beards battle it out at Carver’s

Aaron Easley, left, competes in the beer-absorption contest during the Snowdown Beard Competition on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.STEVE…

January 29, 2015

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Itâ€™s a marathon, not a sprint

Bille Whitacre, center, said the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon was fun and games at first, but quickly became exhausting as participants climbed…

January 29, 2015

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Looking for love, steampunk style

Hunter Sweat and Kacey Mallow had 90 seconds to see if there was a spark between them Thursday during Snowdown…

January 29, 2015

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Water slide bliss turns into endurance grind

Tiffany Bergman, right, and nine others attempted the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon sponsored by the Durango Metropolitan Society on Thursday at the…

January 29, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Lost steam

Snowdown barely channels Steampunk in this year’s Follies

January 29, 2015