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Gravity Haus adds Aspen, Steamboat to 4,000-member social club

Founder Jim Deters drew thousands of members to his $200-a-month clubhouse. Will it thrive in a downturn?

DATE: Oct 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Body of famed U.S. extreme skier from Telluride recovered in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal – The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's...

DATE: Sep 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Latinx Outdoor Initiative climbs Telluride Via Ferrata

Telluride guide service joins Sheep Mountain Alliance and community partners in taking action toward equity in the outdoors

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Alaska’s Denali is finally open to guided skiing, and you have a Colorado company to thank

Permit rules were written with the expectation that mountaineers would stay roped, walking uphill and down

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

As Durango grows and becomes more expensive, is its culture changing?

Yes, some say, and that carries both good and bad

DATE: Feb 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride man suspected in Jan. 6 insurrection is arrested in Norwood

Avery Carter MacCracken faces handful of charges related to attacks at U.S. Capitol

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Driver rolls SUV off narrow, one-way mountain pass near Telluride

Woman suffered serious injuries in crash Sunday morning

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

How did the Telluride Film Festival get big? Think mines and medals

A demographic shift in the 1970s brought a ski area, festivals and Hollywood Glitter. The mines in the San Juan Mountains were once rich with mineral deposits: gold, silver, zinc, lead, copp...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff warns public about camper near popular trail in Telluride

‘Be aware of surroundings,’ says San Miguel Sheriff Bill Masters

DATE: Sep 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals

Federal agency says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Blues & Brews looking for volunteers

27th annual festival to be held in September in Telluride

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango woman takes first few steps 8 months after Jeep rollover

Crash occurred on Black Bear Pass above Telluride: ‘We were out there living ... you can’t regret doing that’

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members donned costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the secret circus society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving the Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this years costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don'ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since it’s inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Gravity Haus adds Aspen, Steamboat to 4,000-member social club

Body of famed U.S. extreme skier from Telluride recovered in Nepal

Latinx Outdoor Initiative climbs Telluride Via Ferrata

Alaska’s Denali is finally open to guided skiing, and you have a Colorado company to thank

As Durango grows and becomes more expensive, is its culture changing?

Telluride man suspected in Jan. 6 insurrection is arrested in Norwood

Driver rolls SUV off narrow, one-way mountain pass near Telluride

How did the Telluride Film Festival get big? Think mines and medals

Sheriff warns public about camper near popular trail in Telluride

EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals

Blues & Brews looking for volunteers

Durango woman takes first few steps 8 months after Jeep rollover

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