Photo Galleries

Photos: Nature’s icy art show

These icicles with the sun in the background were taken in Dolores.Courtesy Brandon Thompson The Durango Herald asked readers on…

Photos: Tackling snow in the bike lanes

Melton invite

schools take on each other in the Butch Melton Invitational wrestling bouts.

Photo: Clearing roofs in the high country

Nearby, Coal Bank and Molas passes received more snow this month than they have since at least 1993. The National…

Photo: Behind a cold curtain of fog

Cold temperatures Wednesday morning created fog along the Animas River north of Durango. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny…

Photo: Their day in court

Photo: Student Council members showcase efforts

Ian Mattox, 16, a Durango High School Student Council member, talks to Kim Martin, a Durango School District 9-R board…

Clearing snow

Durango digs out from the recent storms.

Eagle Scout project

501 Boy Scout Trevor Snodgrass created giant chess and checkers boards as his Eagle Scout project that he made for…

Love March

Standing on the side of Love March in Durango.

Winter storms

storms slam into La Plata County and Durango.

Durango Rocks!

Durango Chamber of Commerce annual award ceremony.

Photo: Geese today, ski run tomorrow?

The geese had Hillcrest Golf Course all to themselves Thursday evening, but expected storms in Southwest Colorado through Saturday may…

Photo: Space to grow

People gather in front of Mountain Middle School’s new 5,000-square-foot building for a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The new building…

Photo: Riding the rails

Logan Shreck glides along a rail Tuesday afternoon at Chapman Hill ski area during a brief moment of sunshine, which…

Photo: A wet ride at the Durango Skate Park

Damp weather Monday did not deter schoolchildren from testing their skills at the Durango Skate Park. Students had the day…

FLC men’s and women’s basketball

Lewis College men's and women's basketball take on South Dakota Mines.

FLC women’s basketball

Lewis College women's basketball takes on Black Hills State.

Photo: Dancer in motion

A dancer’s image is multiplied Friday in the mirrors and window of Durango Dance on Main Avenue. The National Weather…

Photo: Keeping ahead of the snow

Kern Rucker stops traffic as Chris Tucson pours salt along the train tracks on Wednesday to prepare the Durango &…

Photo: Putting out the bear

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store manager Kelsey Smith opens her shop on Main Avenue Tuesday by putting out the iconic…

Photo: There’s a new judge in town

Chief Judge Jeffery Wilson, right, shakes hands with District Judge Todd Norvell after swearing him in Monday. Norvell is filling…

Weather around Colorado

Colorado was hit Monday with freezing rain, snow and high winds. Havoc reigned everywhere.

DHS Basketball

Durango High School takes on Bayfield High School in the Four Corners Boys Basketball Tournament.

Photo: Hair comes the groom

Photo: Signs of Intergalactic Snowdown in Durango

A Princess Leia mannequin at Durango Antique Market attracts the attention of passers-by Friday. Snowdown, the city’s annual winter celebration,…

Photo: It’s breeding season for Coyotes

A coyote hunts a field along U.S. Highway 160 west of Mancos. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department warns that…

Photo: Snowdown stout

Photo: Hanukkah celebration at Congregation Har Shalom

Congregation Har Shalom celebrated the seventh day of Hanukkah on Friday with menorah lightings. From left, Lisa Smith; her husband,…

Ski Hesperus

the two weeks since Ski Hesperus opened for winter under new management, the slopes have seen a steady flow of…