Teams battle it out during the Snowdown Quaffing Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at 11th Street Station. Two teams of four compete against each other sliding mugs of beer down the table and chugging the beer in rotation for one minute. Teams are scored on how they catch the mug with one hand. Highest score advances on. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Tracy McLachlan, left, Ian Stewart, center, and Paul Slye, of team Auto Works, stir up their pork green chili and green vegan chili on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, while competing in the Snowdown Chili Cook-off at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. At noon, the event was open to the public to sample all the teams’ chili along with salsas and bloody Marys. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)