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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 trees on the south side of U.S. Highway 160 west…

Photo: Feeding time

Melody Semler throws hay for cattle as her husband Wayne Semler drives the truck on Friday after a fresh layer of snow fell overnight near Bayfield. Skies are expected to…

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. 21. The art was created using a laser cutter on…

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 ranch on January 27. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A single…

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 A Shakespearian Snowdown, on Wednesday at the brewery. The beer…

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 little shorter each day. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

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, put away one of the snowmaking machines on Tuesday after…

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 area. (Jerry McBride/Durango HeraldJerry McBride

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 on the snow. The big tow is now open 4…

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 display on Friday at Animas Chocolate & Coffee Co. in…

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 a portion of a cottonwood tree trunk filled with thousands…

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 snow when possible, but temperatures must get colder in order…

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 but not much moisture for the rest of La Plata…

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 Thursday during the school’s Thanksgiving lunch. Durango School District 9-R…

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 replaced along with about 100 other pairs of skates using…

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 pools were closed in October to empty 500,000 gallons of…

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 donates a large portion of the time it takes putting…

Honeypot ant photo exhibit comes to Durango Public Library

Former biology professor shares knowledge of the species

Photos: Helping himself to Halloween leftover treats

A deer munches on a jack-o'-lantern Wednesday in north Durango. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents that leftover Halloween pumpkins can attract all kinds of wildlife, including bears. The La…

Photos: Snow moves through Durango area

Devlin Berger walks down East Second Avenue on Thursday as snow flurries move through Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Purgatory Resort received about 8 inches of snow Thursday morning. Workers cleared…

Photos: Rescue helicopter gives health careers a lift

Becky Sproul, a flight paramedic with Flight for Life, talks about her job with Durango High School students on Wednesday after the helicopter landed behind the school on the baseball…

Photos: Trick-or-Treaters stop by The Durango Herald

People dressed in their Halloween costumes stop by The Durango Herald office on Monday during the Main Avenue Trick-or-Treat. (Photo by Megan Milstead/Ballantine Communications)cca

Photos: Costumed creatures crave candy in downtown Durango

Right to left, Deb gives out candy to Ordell, Amber, Zoey on Monday during the Trick or Treat on Main Avenue event in downtown Durango. (Renee Cornue Studio/Special to the…

Photos: Looking for the right fright

Brandon Charley tries on a mask Thursday at Spirit Halloween at the Durango Mall. The temporary Halloween store has thousands of items and is open through the holiday and into…