Snowdown sampler
David Richardson, dressed as Minnie Mouse, dances on the cat walk during the 2012 Snowdown “Drag Race and Fashion Show” at the El Rancho Bar. Richardson won first place in the fashion show. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Suzan Lane, hosts the 2012 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts in the exhibit hall at the La Plata County Fairgrounds as Susan Hannon performs as the Cheshire Cougar with Victoria Halphren, as Alice in Snowdown and Ginger Jenks as the white rabbit. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Amanda Fresh, front, Andre Pierre-Louis, left, Eric Sirois, center, and Ry Bolton, right, in “Single Ladies,” during the 2012 Snowdown Follies at the Henry Strater Theatre. Durango Herald file photo
Hill Stompers Band of Los Alamos leads the 2012 Snowdown Light Parade down Main Avenue. The annual parade is a highlight of Snowdown. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Erika Wilson Golightly of Asa Fire Tribe performs at the 2014 Snowdown Light Parade on Main Avenue. Durango Herald file photo
Dan Brown puckers up before the 2011 Snowdown Follies rehersal. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Snowdown Fashion Do’s & Don’ts is as popular now as it was in 2003. Attendance has grown so much over the years that organizers moved the event to the La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building. Durango Herald file photo
At a snow-less Snowdown 2004, a group participates in the bed races behind Steamworks Brewing Co. Durango Herald file photo
The 2006 Polar Beer Plunge at Carver Brewing Company involved contestants plunging into a tub of ice cold beer to find prizes at the bottom. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Unicyclists make it down the slope at Purgatory Resort during the 2005 Snowdown Dual Slalom Bike Races. Durango Herald file photo
Travis Leonard competes in the 2012 Magic Shuckin’ Shack Oyster eating contest at the Highway 3 Roadhouse. Leonard put down 39 oysters. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo
Three brave souls head down a ski slope in a canoe at Purgatory Resort in 2006 during the Snowdown Kayak Races. Durango Herald file photo
Snowdown 2016 begins next week and the excitement around the annual winter celebration is building around Durango.
See some of The Durango Herald’s photos from popular events over the years, and stay with us next week for full coverage this year’s events – on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, at durangoherald.com and in the daily paper.
