Snowdown is an extraordinary event. Locals and visitors alike seem to get into character exhibiting high fashion, well maybe not high fashion but certainly creative fashion. I took an excerpt from the Snowdown website that explains in a story like way the birth of this unique event.
….A long time ago back in 1979 the Land of Durango was covered in winter’s darkness and the People and Commerce were depressed. A great lament was heard throughout the Land, as the days were short and bore little fruit. And so it came to pass one dark day The Founder John Murrah (the man who originally came up with the idea), heard the cry. He enjoined the Lords of Business (DACRA, as it was then known) and the Lords of Information Dissemination (The Durango Herald) that a winter celebration would bring Enterprise to the land and raise up the people in their time of need. And so it came to pass that the Lords agreed and they seeded the project with a pittance from The Durango Herald. Then the Founder said to the people, “Let there be FUN!” And SNOWDOWN was established as a winter FUN celebration.
This year the theme is Steampunk. In my mind’s eye I had an idea of what Steampunk is but thought maybe Wikipedia should help that along….per their rendition…. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy literature and art that commonly features some aspect of steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century’s British Victorian era or American “Wild West”, and we are in the Wild Wild West. Right? I suppose we aren’t so wild but Snowdown is! Snowdown starts January 28th. See you there.
