Snowdown – The Durango Herald

Magical mixtures made at Snowdown’s annual Bartenders Contest

‘Official drink’ is awarded to Polyjuice Potion

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Review: Snowdown Follies is the booster Durango needed this year

The show is funny, topical and a great way to forget about the real world

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown events for 2022

Wednesday Magic: The Gathering Tournament, 11 a.m., Joel’s Bar, 119 W. Eighth St., $20. Scavenger Hunt Sign Up, 8 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon, 39848 U.S. Highway 160, $20 per team of fou...

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ska brews a ‘Love Potion’ for Snowdown

This year’s festival beer features hibiscus, apples and cucumber

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: A magical mystical wristband

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown moves ahead, despite some event cancellations

Organizers say there are plenty activities to entertain festivalgoers

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown is on, at least for now, despite COVID surge ... and there are wristbands

Some venues to require proof of full vaccination or negative test results

DATE: Jan 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown to require COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for some events

Organizers ask attendees to adhere to federal, state and local mandates

DATE: Dec 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Poster for ‘Magical Mystical Snowdown 2022’ is revealed

DATE: Oct 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 pandemic forces Durango’s Snowdown 2021 to cancel

Event organizers say popular winter festival could not be held responsibly with virus

DATE: Aug 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police log more than 240 calls over Snowdown weekend

Annual event’s raucous behavior puts officers on high alert

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown’s Sunday beat slows, brings show to an end

Winter carnival comes to a close with a clean report from DPD

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Magical mixtures made at Snowdown’s annual Bartenders Contest

Review: Snowdown Follies is the booster Durango needed this year

Snowdown events for 2022

Ska brews a ‘Love Potion’ for Snowdown

Photo: A magical mystical wristband

Snowdown moves ahead, despite some event cancellations

Snowdown is on, at least for now, despite COVID surge ... and there are wristbands

Snowdown to require COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for some events

Photos: Poster for ‘Magical Mystical Snowdown 2022’ is revealed

COVID-19 pandemic forces Durango’s Snowdown 2021 to cancel

Durango police log more than 240 calls over Snowdown weekend

Snowdown’s Sunday beat slows, brings show to an end

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