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Ore House wins top honors at Waiter-Waitress Race

A beer-balloon to the face. India Downing took one for the team Thursday at the soggy Snowdown Waiter-Waitress Race in the alley behind Steamworks. It was the result of a throw fr...

You’ve got to love the game when it comes with pain

Teenagers called the shots at the Steams Vs. Punks dodgeball tournament while adults chucked balls at each other Thursday. The din was deafening at the Durango Community Recreati...

Eating takes center stage at Snowdown

Festival’s pursuit of deadly sins examines gluttony

Beards battle it out at Carver’s

Nathan Hammond was impressed by the level of competition at Snowdown’s Beard Competition. “I do have a decent beard, and I was really cocky coming into this,” he said. “I am humbl...

It’s a marathon, not a sprint

Looking for love, steampunk style

People of all ages looking for love gathered in the Rochester Hotel Thursday night for two rounds of speed dating. The 40 slots offered at the event filled up fast, and the onlook...

Water slide bliss turns into endurance grind

Ten people started the Water-Slide-Athon but only three people were still running up the stairs to the slide four hours later. Tiffany Bergman, climbed 39 stairs 222 times to win ...

Lost steam

Snowdown barely channels Steampunk in this year’s Follies

That’s a phat, phat, phat burger!

No one managed to shove 6 pounds of burger down their throat Thursday night at the Phat Phat Phat Burger Eat Off, but one man got terribly close. Pedro Cordova said he felt like h...

Snow (or rain) may make appearance at parade

Snowdown Light Parade in the eye of S.W. Colorado storm

Hot chocolate + parade = bliss

Alternative Horizons raising funds during Snowdown

Oyster slurping showdown

The oysters were smaller this year at the Shuckin’ Suckin’ Oyster Slurping Contest, and Chris Feely and C.J. Wise were champions under Thursday’s performance-enhancing conditions. ...