Thursday's Snowdown pictures
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br>Mike Hurst, co-owner of Carver Brewing Co., said there were 25 competitors in this year’s Snowdown Beard Competition. Hurst said beards were judged for length, absorbtion ability, color, and over all appearance. Ben Brittain competes on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br>Mike Hurst, co-owner of Carver Brewing Co., said there were 25 competitors in this year’s Snowdown Beard Competition. Hurst said beards were judged for length, absorbtion ability, color, and over all appearance. From left: Mary Hodge, Meaghan Gouldrup and Katie McGuinn measure Andy Kosmetschke’s beard on Thursday night at Carver’s.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald- <br>“Good thing I’m not driving tonight,” said Jeff Fields after competing in the beer absorbtion contest during the Snowdown Beard Competition on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald <br> Aaron Easley, left, competes in the beer-absorbtion contest during the Snowdown Beard Competition on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 01/29/15 - Tiffany Bergman, right, and nine others attempted the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon sponsored by the Durango Metropolitan Society on Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Participants attempted to go down the slide as many times as possible in four hours. In back is Edie Delin.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald <br>Bille Whitacre, center, said the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon was fun and games at first, but quickly became exhausting as participants climbed the steps and slid down the slide as many times as they could in four hours. Devon Parson, left, Whitacre, center, and Tiffany Bergman, right, descend the slide on Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. The event was sponsored by the Durango Metropolitan Society.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald <br>Nikole Fields, front, and Jake Rhodes of “Blue Balls” try to stay alive while slaying their opponents during Snowdown Dodgeball 2015: Steams vs. Punks on Thursday evening at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Twelve teams showed up for the event, which benefits Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br>Ethan Fisher, left, of “The Cure,” and Nikole Fields, right, of “Blue Balls” rush the center of the court at the beginning of their game against each other during Snowdown Dodgeball 2015: Steams vs. Punks on Thursday evening at the Durango Community Recreation Center. The event was sponsored by Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>About 100 men and women participated in Snowdown Steampunk Speed Dating at the Rochester Hotel on Thursday evening.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Hunter Sweat and Kacey Mallow get 90 seconds to see if there is an interest between them during Snowdown Steampunk Speed Dating at the Rochester Hotel on Thursday evening.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Eliza Brown interviews potential men during the Snowdown Steampunk Speed Dating at the Rochester Hotel on Thursday evening.
Courtesy photo Billy French<br>Pedro Cordova won the Snowdown Phat Phat Phat Burger contest at Derailed Pourhouse Thursday night.<br>
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br>Contestants in this year’s Snowdown Shuckin, Suckin Oyster Slurping Contest devoir as many oysters on the half shell as they can in 60 seconds at the Highway 3 Roadhouse. From the foreground is C.J. Wise, Valeria Skarber, Diane Heleno, Judy Trantino and Diana Wright, Erika Waggaman.
