Revelers who leave their cars downtown on New Year’s Eve risk being towed.
The city of Durango has a no-parking rule at signed spots from 2 to 5 a.m.
“That’s not just during snow times,” Lt. Ray Shupe of the Durango Police Department said. “We tow cars in the summer as well as the winter.”
Extra officers will be on duty Wednesday night, Shupe said.
“We always staff up extra for New Year’s Eve,” he said. “It’s a high-impact holiday for us.”
Shupe recommended holiday celebrants have a plan for how to get home without leaving a car downtown.
“The big thing that we like to push is the designated drivers,” Shupe said. “Really, just pre-plan your night.”
The Buzz Bus will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. for a safe ride home. Cabs also will be available.
Drivers should expect to deal with snow, which is forecast to begin falling in Durango around 9 p.m.
“Your best snowfall will fall after midnight and into Thursday,” said Joe Ramey, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Junction. “It’ll snow all day Thursday and into the evening hours.”
Durango can expect 4 to 8 inches from this storm, with 8 to 16 inches forecast to fall in the San Juan Mountains, Ramey said.
Snow is on the way from the west, with snowfall reported Wednesday in Page, Arizona, and Bryce, Utah, he said.
Sub-zero temperatures will follow, with a forecast low of minus 8 on Thursday night.
Numerous events are scheduled for New Year’s Eve in Durango:
Brothers Keeper with John Popper and opening act Jono Manson at 10 p.m. at Animas City Theatre. The show is sold out.
Hello Dollface will play the Henry Strater Theatre in a show honoring ’90s rock music. The show is sold out.
Black Velvet and Lacey Black are playing at Durango Mountain Resort. The resort also will ring in the New Year with fireworks and a torchlight parade.
Diabolical Sound Platoon with The Chava People, 10 p.m., Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave.
The High Rollers will be at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave.. The 8:30 p.m. show has a $10 cover charge.
Carbon Red is playing at 9 p.m. at the Billy Goat Saloon, 39848 U.S. Highway 160 in Gem Village.
Pongas, 121 W. 8th St., will ring in the New Year with DJ Steele, beginning at 10 p.m.
cslothower@durangoherald.com. Arts and Entertainment Editor Katie Klingsporn contributed to this report.
