THE LOWDOWN ON SNOWDOWN

Issue: #760 January 3, 2024

SNOWDOWN 101

Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to celebrate the next major holiday: Snowdown. This year’s theme is Peace, Love & Snowdown. Having trouble getting groovy? Animas Trading Company, Earthbound Trading Company and Old Colorado Vintage are great places to start your costume search. Snowdown Follies shows and events start on Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27. After a little break, Snowdown kicks off in full force on Wednesday, January 31 and runs through Sunday, February 4.

SNOWDOWN SCHEDULE & MERCH RELEASES

The printed schedule of Snowdown events will be available all over town by mid-January as well as on the official Snowdown website. Navigate to Snowdown.org and then to the Events page for the full schedule. Snowdown merchandise will also be available by mid-January exclusively at Magpie’s Newsstand (707 Main Avenue).

SNOWDOWN HEADLINE EVENT GUIDE

Getting tickets to your favorite Snowdown events can be its own competitive sport. Here’s the lowdown on the festival’s most popular events.

Tickets for Snowdown Follies and Snowdown Fashion Do’s & Don’ts will go on sale to the public on Saturday, January 13. Click here for information on Follies tickets and here for information on Fashion Show tickets.
The Snowdown Light Parade is on Friday, February 2. Click here for information on how to register to enter.
The Chili Cookoff and Bloody Mary Contest is on Saturday February 3. Click here for information to enter your best chili and/or Bloody Mary recipes.
The Outlaw Josie Pete ‘s Snowdown Golf event is also on Saturday February 3. To apply for a spot for your team, click here.

CITY WEBSITE GLOWS UP

The City of Durango recently launched its new website that promises a sleeker, more modern design as well as greater functionality for the public. With anchored buttons and dedicated sections for current projects, it’s easier than ever to access the information or portals you need. The redesign – the cost of which is included in the City’s existing web services contract – comes as the website continues to grow in popularity. According to Google analytics, durangogov.org logged a record 2M+ page views in 2023, up from 1.6M in 2022. Residents can also look forward to a migration to a “.gov” web domain in the coming months to assure the public that they are navigating to an official website for the City of Durango. To learn more about the new site’s functionality – including how to upload your own favorite Durango photos for possible use in City communications or to sign up for personalized notifications.–click here.

TOMORROW’S MULCH

City residents can drop off their Christmas trees at Santa Rita Park now through January 31. Natural trees free of ornaments, tinsel, bases, and metal screws/nails can be dropped at the lower dirt lot adjacent to the river just below the large playground area at 105 South Camino del Rio. The trees will be recycled into mulch that will be available to the public early this spring.

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