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Photo: Setting the course for winter sports at Hillcrest Golf Club

Eric Dunn, with Hillcrest Golf Club, grooms a portion of the 5K Nordic trail on Tuesday at the golf course…

Wolf Creek Ski Area enjoys its independence from major corporations

Photo: Icy road causes crash

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters talk with the driver of an SUV before freeing her on Saturday after crashing into…

Photo: Feeding time

Melody Semler throws hay for cattle as her husband Wayne Semler drives the truck on Friday after a fresh layer…

Photos: New sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center

Durango artist Christopher Warren shows off one of his two sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center on Dec.…

Photos: Pictures of the Year

Some of the 50 head herd of bison belonging to Sarah Gleason, owner of Gleason Bison, walk around the Hesperus…

Photo: Ska Brewing releases 2023 Snowdown beer

Trevor Lovato, brewer with Ska Brewing, holds the 2023 Snowdown beer Hornblower Horchata, brewed in line with this year’s theme…

Photo: Winter solstice: May the shadows start getting shorter

Winter solstice was on Wednesday, making it the shortest day of the year. Now midday shadows should be getting a…

Photos: Time to let mother nature take over snowmaking at Chapman Hill Ski Area

Tim Kuss, left, snowcat operator at Chapman Hill Ski Area, Evan Crawford center, and Diego Lopez, both with Chapman Hill,…

PHOTO: Plenty of snow on area passes for winter fun

Dalton Counts, of Durango, takes off on a snow-covered Molas Pass on Friday for some snowmobiling fun in the recreation…

Photo: Chapman Hill Ski Area opens

Patrick Ely skis down Chapman Hill Ski Area on Tuesday as he gives his son Barrett, 2, his first lesson…

Durango High School girls swimming hosts home meet

Photos: Parade of Gingerbread Homes

David and Amanda Lara along with their children Joshua, 6, and Ethan, 2, look over the Parade of Gingerbread Homes…

Photos: City of Durango removes unsafe trees on downtown grid

Tom Palmer, with Wood Chuck Tree Service, and Tina Sebestyen, founder of the Four Corners Bee Keepers Club, strap down…

Photos: Chapman Hill Ski Area needs more snow

Tim Kuss pushes snow Saturday on Chapman Hill with the city’s snowcat machine. The in-town ski hill has been making…

Photo: Storm leaves San Juan Mountains with a fresh coat of snow

Snow from a storm late Monday and early Tuesday left the San Juan Mountains with a fresh coat of snow…

Durango High School football takes on Lutheran High School in the Class 3A semifinals

Record number of runners take part in the Durango Turkey Trot

Fun times at the singlespeed cyclocross world championships

Photos: Students and families enjoy a Thanksgiving meal

Sallie Kautter, a school councilor at Needham Elementary School, walks around dressed as a turkey engaging families and students on…

Photo: New skates for Chapman Hill Ice Rink

Iggy Gilbert, with Chapman Hill Ice Rink, holds a pair of worn-out rental ice skates on Tuesday that will be…

Photos: Durango Veterans Day Parade

Photos: Pools reopen at Durango rec center with new water features

Soren Johnson, 4, plays in the new water features Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. The leisure and lap…

Photos: Stringing of the lights

Dylan Carlson, with Eagle Crane, strings a thousand lights around the 105-foot-tall community Christmas tree in Buckley Park. Dylan Carlson…