The Durango Telegraph, Jan. 26, 2023

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Cold comfort

Shortfall at local coal mine leaves residents in lurch

Ready to drop The inside scoop on new album releases for ’23

Getting weird

Whiteout rolls out another year of shenanigans

Out in the cold

Production snag leaves residents who rely on coal for heat in lurch

by Jonathan Romeo

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Scampering home

There’s nothing like an AR to put a damper on winter desert camping

by David Feela

RegularOccurrences

4 La Vida Local

Ear to the ground:

“She’s not really taking the path we expected ... she’s sort of bushwacking.”

– Teenagers – are we right?

4 Thumbin’ It

6 Soap Box

7 State News

8 Top Story

10 Kill Yr Idols

11 Gossip of the Cyclers

10 Anticipation

The inside scoop on new releases to look forward to in 2023

by Jon E. Lynch

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Big fun

Silverton rolls out the white carpet for return of fat bike extravaganza

by Jennaye Derge

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#FPF

Because it looks like no one else is asking, I suppose we will: What the heck is Fanny Pack Friday?

For the past two years, every now and then during the winter, while we’re putting together the Telegraph’s calendar, one particular “Stuff to Do” item has caught our eye – Fanny Pack Friday at the Nugget Mountain Bar, just south of Purgatory.

With another Fanny Pack Friday scheduled for this Friday from 3-5 p.m., we felt it was time to ask the hard questions.

“I don’t think people realize what Fanny Pack Friday is,” Steve Valverde, owner of the Nugget, said. “They think we just give away fanny packs.”

First, I think we could all benefit from a short history lesson about the fanny pack itself. Oh wait, crap. The fanny pack dates back 5,000 years and is considered the oldest fashion trend in the world. One was even found on a caveman discovered in a glacier, who lived around 3,000 BC in the Alps.

Let’s fast-forward a bit and start with who invented the modern day pack we all know and love. That should be easy enough, no? Oh goddamnit; it appears an Australian woman claims to have invented the pack in the 1960s, inspired by kangaroo pouches. But the bag had been on the market for at least several years, and was in Sports Illustrated’s 1954 Christmas issue. Who knew?

What we do know is fanny packs became popular in the mid-20th century with skiers. Eventually, they became fashion must-haves, reaching their peak in the 1980s/’90s, even marketed by Gucci and Chanel.

And then, in the 2000s, they crashed and burned, becoming a relic for moms and dads to keep snacks in during trips to Disney World and eventually an ironic joke for hipsters. But guess what?

“Fanny packs are back,” Kris Oyler, cofounder/CEO of Peak Food & Beverage, which owns Steamworks Brewing (which partners with Nugget to put on FPF).

Everyone who comes into the bar is given a raffle ticket, then, every 15 minutes or so, winners are called out to win prizes, swag and gift cards. The big-ticket item, however, is a drawing for one Osprey fanny pack.

“It’s just something we came up with and a fun way to do an après ski at the Nugget,” Oyler said.

But that’s not all. Most events (but not the one tomorrow) feature live music or a DJ. And, of course, there’s drink specials and Steamworks beer on tap.

“It’s a good party,” Valverde said.

Weather or not

We planned to meet some good friends from California at Death Valley’s Mesquite Springs Campground in early December to reminisce about the good old days. Death Valley was an equidistant point between our homes and in a climate that might be habitable so late in the year.

My brother, who is a Catholic priest, mentioned that any vacation destination starting with the word “Death” might not be such a good idea. I should have listened. His occupation gives him special insight into these matters.

Lucky for me, disasters come in three sizes: small, medium and Holy Shit! In retrospect, ours turned out to be inconvenient, though at the time it loomed as large as a real valley of dread.

In anticipation of the trip, I kept an eye on Death Valley weather and concluded the worst-case-scenario might be cooler-than-usual night temperatures. On the up side, I’d be towing our little 13-foot camping trailer, and our friends would be meeting us with its twin. We’d all be warm enough inside our fiberglass igloos, even without power or water hookups. We’d be, as they say, equipped to survive.

Normally one wouldn’t pack a raincoat when heading to Death Valley, which is infamous as a dry place. Except, this December, a major southern California storm full of mudslides and torrential downpours decided to track its mucky footprints across our itinerary. We might as well have packed swimming suits.

For most of the trip there, we experienced dry roads. The rain started many miles outside of Las Vegas. The drive to the great plunge in the road, which I’ll refer to as the “Death Dip,” stayed shrouded in rain, buckets of rain as Bob Dylan phrased it. In fact, we sang that song for close to 25 miles. By then, with strained voices from out-shouting the sound of water ricocheting off the truck, I remember thinking, “This deluge has to let up soon.” I imagined scorching heat, rocks that crawled, borax trails and mirages of palm trees, but what I got were dark clouds piled up like a California surf pounding the horizon.

The real disaster I hadn’t expected followed close behind in the form of our very own camping trailer. We’d ordered a customized window installation in

Thumbin’It

Finally, snow for Snowdown! (which starts Wednesday). And, it looks like even more storms could be on the horizon next week.

Signs that the ozone is slowly but noticeably healing. Yet researchers say more climate action is needed to put the brakes on climate change.

Approval of the world’s first vaccine for declining honeybees. Put this in the win column for protecting global food supplies.

August but had to wait for the semi-professional fitting till the end of November. More airflow in our igloo was our plan. When finally completed, we were pleased with the excellent view and breeze where there used to be a vent the diameter of a stove pipe.

In Beatty, Nev., the rain still tap-danced its chorus line on our vacation plans. I’ve never been impervious to stupidity, but in this case, I suggested it might be a bit brainless to keep driving into Death Valley at dusk, in the rain, dragging a trailer, to hunt for the spot where our friends would be camping. Since we were outfitted to go camping, we checked in at a little RV place on the outskirts of town. We could boil some water and make a pot of tea. Maybe read about our misfortunes in the leaves at the bottom of our cups.

But we never got to the tea. After opening the trailer door, I could see how much water had flowed past the casement of the new window. It pooled onto a counter where it amassing enough courage to become a small creek, moving along the counter in both directions, turning into a miniature waterfall, which poured over each end of the counter to fill the soft hills of our beds. Memory foam is excellent for comfort, but at that moment I learned how ambitiously it also absorbs and retains moisture.

The local news reported the road into Death Valley from our side had been temporarily closed, washed out by the rain. We could not contact our friends, who’d presumably landed in Mesquite Springs, or maybe not. Our enthusiasm to reach them cooled. I mopped up water as best I could with a bunch of towels and used an entire tube of silicone to unsuccessfully seal the window frame. At least my fingers were completely waterproof.

We abandoned any plans to camp and drove to a nearby casino hotel for the night. We left messages for our friends and slept. A hard rain lasted all night and through the morning as we headed home, dragging our soggy igloo. I’d like to say our spirits were uplifted, but as we approached the elevated landscape of Flagstaff, Dan Fogelberg’s song “Old Lang Syne” started playing on the radio. Naturally, the weather altered the closing lyrics and the rain turned into snow

– David Feela

SignoftheDownfall:

A new report finding millions of Americans take medication to help themselves sleep. Whatever happened to just putting on a 12-hour Ken Burns doc? And it’s organic.

Boebert introducing a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. Ugh, do we really have two more years of this?

A new Gallup poll finding employee engagement in the U.S. fell in 2022 to 32%. We’d tell a joke here, but what’s the point?

A-boot Face

In 2019, 26-year-old Canadian Daniella Leis got drunk at a Marilyn Manson concert and tried to drive home. But instead, she drove through someone else’s house, ruptured a gas line and caused an explosion that destroyed four homes, hospitalized two firefighters and amassed $15M in damage. Daniella was released last month after completing her sentence, and now, she’s decided it’s all Budweiser Garden’s fault because that’s where she got drunk, so she’s suing. The case would be dismissed in America, but in Canada, Daniella has a chance because her allegations might be Tru-deau.

SoapBox

Snooze on first chair

Parking at Purgatory Resort is only bad during peak times. Those tend to be holidays, weekend mornings, powder days and the trifecta – when all three happen on the same day. This might be more of an issue of everyone showing up at the same time than singles in one car.

My guess is that most singles are season pass holders who tend to avoid Purg during peak hours (but are inevitably the culprits on powder days).

It makes me wonder how much of an impact the lack of a half-day ski pass has on parking. If you spend $140 on a day pass, you’re showing up at 9 a.m. even if you only end up skiing for a few hours.

Maybe the answer to the problem is figuring out how to incentivize showing up later.

– Alicia Hill, Hesperus

Stay sane

A recent article by Stacy Schiff in Smithsonian (October 2022) focused on one of our founding fathers, Samuel Adams. Schiff described him as “Deeply idealistic – a moral people, Adams held,

would elect moral leaders – he believed virtue the soul of democracy. To have a villainous ruler imposed on you was a misfortune. To elect him yourself was a disgrace.”

As we open the new year and a new Congress begins, I can’t help but wonder what Adams would think of the current state of one of the major political parties in the U.S. and its control of the House of Representatives.

The 118th House of Representatives recently convened with the Republican Party holding a slim majority, which enables them to set the legislative agenda and make committee assignments, as well as determine the chair and makeup of each committee.

Included in this majority are some of the most outrageous members imaginable. QAnon supporters, climate change skeptics, election deniers, believers in space lasers and Italian satellites “rigging” our elections, school shooting-victim harassers, pathological liars and gun- toting bombasts.

We can be thankful that the Senate and the presidency are in the proven, capable hands of Democrats, and they will serve as the necessary check on the

outrageous use of power by the House. As the disgrace foretold by Adams, the “villainous rulers” elected to lead our House of Representatives goes

about its business, we can be thankful for a sane and moral Senate and presidency.

– Gene Orr, Hesperus

Bouncing back

With post-pandemic tourism rebound spotty, state offers aid to event organizers

by Sarah Mulholland Colorado Public Radio

More than 300 people gathered outside Naturita in southwestern Colorado last summer at the Planet V festival for a weekend of music, dancing, art and community.

“It actually began as an event during COVID … it was called Burning Van,” Natalie Binder, who runs Camp V on the site of the abandoned mining town, said.

“When Burning Man was canceled, friends approached us and said ‘Why don’t we just do a mini get-together so we can still see each other?’” she recalled.

Last year’s event was more organized –and a lot bigger – than the semi-spontaneous iteration that popped up during the early days of the pandemic. And this year, Binder is hoping to attract even more, about 500 people.

A rebate from the state helped make all this possible. Binder was able to recoup about $5,000 of the total $55,000 cost to

run the festival last year and hopes to tap into funding again this year. The aid is particularly beneficial for events happening at more remote locales like Naturita, she said.

“There's a lot of challenges to holding an event in a rural community, especially one that's really unknown," Binder said.

While pandemic aid is mostly a thing of the past, tourism is one industry in Colorado that’s still getting a boost. To lure event planners to spend their money here, Colorado is offering a cash rebate that covers up to 10% of eligible hard costs for events that attract large groups. As of Nov. 30, 2022, more than $4 million in rebates had been approved.

“We've expended about half of the funds allocated to the cash rebate at this point,” Elizabeth O’Rear, the director of grants and funding for Colorado’s economic development office, said. “We're 18 months through the program, and we have another 18 months left.”

That means eligible events have until the middle of next year to get some of the

money, which can pay for things like food, event space, A/V equipment and entertainment. The money was carved out of the state’s general fund. Whatever isn’t used, presumably, will go back into it, unless state legislators decide to do something else with the money, O’Rear said.

The program includes money for conferences, business meetings and trade shows, as well as festivals, concerts and sporting events. Even weddings are eligible. “(It’s) events that demonstrate an economic impact,” she said. “You have to have a certain amount of minimum eligible hard costs. You have to have a certain number of eligible (hotel) room nights.”

Officials launched the state program after Colorado’s travel industry took a hit during COVID-19 shut downs. Things have since picked back up, especially in the state’s resort areas, which have been bursting at the seams with visitors.

But the recovery has been uneven. In particular, group travel is taking longer to come back. That’s because those types of

events have to be planned – and paid for – well in advance and are at risk of being canceled if COVID cases start to climb.

On top of that, a lot of group travel revolves around business travel, which has been much slower to bounce back.

Judging by the volume of recent applications, people are feeling more confident about booking events, even though the pandemic is still here. That could be a sign that businesses and event planners are learning to live with uncertainty. Just this month, a rebate was approved for the Curling National Championships, which will take place next month in Denver.

The influx of applications could mean that businesses won’t need inducements for much longer. But, Binder from Planet V stresses every little bit helps.

“When you can bring even just 300-500 people into an area that only has a population of 500 … it's a huge economic impact to a small community,” she said.

For more from Colorado Public Radio, go to www.cpr.org

Cold comfort

Local coal shortage strikes hard at area residents, Navajo Nation

by Jonathan Romeo

Acoal shortage at a mine in Southwest Colorado has left some people who rely on the fuel to heat their homes scrambling this winter.

“It’s just a bad situation for everyone involved,” Dan Huntington, owner and operator of Hay Gulch Coal Sales, said. “And we just don’t know when we’ll open next.”

For decades, people have traveled to rural western La Plata County, about 20 miles southwest of Durango, to buy coal from the King I & II mine on County Road 120, also known as Hay Gulch Road.

About 15 years ago, the company that owns the mine – GCC Energy – contracted with Hay Gulch Coal to sell coal for domestic use at a location just down the road to eliminate conflicts with mine operations.

Ever since, Hay Gulch Coal has remained one of the most reliable providers of domestic coal in the region as other operations shut down. It’s estimated that the outfit serves thousands of customers from all over the Four Corners.

This fall, however, GCC Energy started to dig into a new area of the mine and ran into a seam with bad coal. As a result, the mine operator has been unable to provide Hay Gulch Coal with its regular allotment for domestic sales.

For people who still rely on coal to heat their homes, especially in rural areas with no infrastructure or utilities, it’s turned into a bad situation as winter turns frigid. Nowhere is this felt more acutely than the Navajo Nation.

“We live in a geographically disadvantaged area,” Nicole Horseherder, executive director of the Black Mesa-based nonprofit Tó Nizhóní Ání, said. “So we have to rely on what we have, and what we have is coal.”

A waning legacy

Despite the mines surrounding Silverton getting all the historical attention, Durango was a bustling hub for many active coal mines in the early days of the town’s founding.

“We were a coal-mining town,” local historian and Fort Lewis College professor emeritus Duane Smith told me in 2018. “That’s what people don’t realize.”

While a number of small coal mine operations sprouted up in and around Durango, by the mid-1900s, the largest operation was the King I mine, which at the time was owned by a local family and remained active into the 2000s.

In 2007, however, GCC Energy, a Mexico-based cement producer, purchased King I and expanded into an adjacent area now known as King II. As a result, operations nearly quadrupled to nearly 1 million tons of coal extracted a year.

But in recent years, production has waned, prompting GCC Energy to ask for an expansion into 2,462 acres underground. After much controversy, the request was approved in 2019, opening up 12 million tons of coal that’s expected to keep the mine in operation for another 20 years.

It’s in that area, however, where GCC Energy has run into its current dilemma.

Third in line

In September, GCC Energy first started digging into the new reserves. Chris Dorenkamp, mine manager, told The Durango Telegraph that operations ran into an intrusion within a coal seam that has impacted the production of quality coal.

For us non-miners: coal was formed 300 million years ago when the Earth was covered in huge swampy forests. Over time, geological forces submerged and pressurized the organic matter into a carbon-dense black sediment – coal.

Geological processes are not always so cut and dry, however. In the current case of King II, it appears that an ancient river washed through the coal deposit, leaving rock and muddy sediment in the seam, which is complicating mining activities.

“Geology is an inexact science,” Dorenkamp said. “We knew this was going to be an issue going into the new reserve.

Now we’re working our way through it.”

As a result, production has been impacted. According to state data, GCC Energy extracted an estimated 472,000 tons of coal in 2022, with a noticeable decline starting in September. (In recent years, GCC Energy has averaged 600,000700,000 tons a year.)

GCC Energy’s first obligation is to provide coal to heat its cement production plants. Next in line is the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. And then, with leftover lump coal, is Hay Gulch Coal for domestic use.

“They all probably need more than we can deliver,” Dorenkamp said. “I’m sure of that.”

The shortage has all but shut down Hay Gulch Coal in recent weeks, Huntington said.

Normally, Hay Gulch Coal opens in September and sells around 4,500 tons of

Hay Gulch Coal sales, seen here in better times, is experiencing coal shortages that’s affecting people throughout the Four Corners who still rely on the fuel to heat their homes./ Courtesy photo

coal a winter. This year, however, the small outfit has only been open a few select days whenever GCC Energy has coal to spare. This season, just 2,000 tons have been sold.

In an attempt to serve the most customers possible, Hay Gulch Coal has limited sales to just 1 ton per vehicle. The last day the lot was open – Jan. 15 –nearly 150 vehicles lined the road, with most people waiting a few hours for a truckload.

“We just haven’t been able to get very much coal,” Huntington said. “It took about four weeks for us to get 200 tons, and we sell that much in one day.”

A coal resurgence

Burning coal to heat homes used to be the norm but has since dropped off in favor of other forms of energy. In 1950, for instance, 114.58 million tons of coal were used for domestic purposes. In 2021, however, just 0.81 million tons were burned, according to federal data, with just 130,000 households in the United States still reliant on coal.

But using coal to heat homes seems to be making a bit of a comeback, Huntington said. As the price of natural gas, propane and even wood pellets continues to rise, he’s seeing new customers every time he’s open.

Environmental concerns aside, coal is extremely efficient for heating homes –only a few lumps can heat a home for an entire night. On top of that, it’s extremely affordable compared to other fuel sources.

Longtime Durango local Linda Mannix and her husband, Jeff (full disclosure, a Telegraph contributor), have used coal to heat their ranch south of Durango for 30 years. Mannix said it costs about $300 in coal to heat her home for the entire winter. For some people using propane or natural gas, that’s a monthly bill.

“I just turn the propane off now because it’s gotten so expensive,” she said.

Indeed, there are many reasons why people still use coal, whether it’s the cost, or the fact they just don’t have any other options. And with Hay Gulch Coal one of the only coal sale operators left, people travel from all over – Paige, Flagstaff and Phoenix. But the majority, by far, are from the Navajo Nation.

No other option

At 27,000 square miles, the Navajo Nation is the country’s largest reservation, home to about 177,000 tribal members. Yet poverty and a lack of infrastructure have caused a reliance on coal, as well as wood, to heat homes.

According to federal data, 38% of

homes on the Navajo Nation are without electricity, compared to the nationwide average of 1.4% (and, it should be noted, the Navajo Nation accounts for 75% of the homes in the national average).

For many on the Navajo Nation, there’s just no other option than to burn coal or wood.

“There are no gas lines that run here,” Horseherder said. “Every winter we have to figure out how to get our fuel source, but it’s challenging, so we have to rely on what we have. And what we have is coal and wood.”

With Hay Gulch’s shortages, it’s unclear where else people can get coal. Peabody Energy’s Black Mesa coal mines have closed. The Navajo Mine in San Juan County distributes a limited amount each year but it’s considered low quality.

Horseherder said Native people have had a long and tumultuous history with mining corporations coming onto the reservation, extracting resources and leaving communities in the lurch. She said some on the Navajo Nation are pushing to reopen a portion of Peabody’s mines to allow for limited domestic use.

“Our people have been using coal for heat for generations,” Horseherder said. “And it’s two very different things – we’re not talking about shoveling tons and tons

of coal in a huge incinerator and burning it 24/7, 365 days a year. We’re talking about serving a basic need – heating your home to survive freezing temperatures.”

Hope on the horizon

Fortunately, for those who rely on coal, the situation may soon improve. Dorenkamp said GCC Energy is slowly but surely working its way out of the trouble area. He said it’s possible production could ramp back up as early as the spring.

“It’s not a long-term issue,” he said. “It’s just taking a little while to get into the new reserves.”

But that’s of little relief to people who need coal now, especially with temperatures in recent weeks taking a dive.

Chris Wilson, a member of the Navajo Nation who lives in northern Arizona, said he drives several hours to Hay Gulch Coal. While he has back-up energy sources, he’s aware many family and friends don’t.

“Even I’m about to go out and will be looking for some,” Wilson said. “It’s just an all-around great source of providing heat in the home.”

Huntington hopes Hay Gulch Coal will be able to help.

“I think we’re getting closer every day,” he said. ■

Ready to drop

Albums to look forward to in the upcoming year

by Jon E. Lynch

I’m a man of fairly simple tastes. That is to say, I like what I like. I’m not going to persuade or sway you to like what I like, but I am happy to share what I like – if proffered. One of the things I’m often asked –quite literally a time or two a week – is “what are you listening to?” or “what are you digging?” with respect to new music and new albums. Call it years of occupational fortuity.

I’ve mentioned here, on these pages, how I believe that I am indeed rather fortunate – in many ways – to do what I do. As the program director at KDUR, a small portion of my job these days entails getting to know through various channels what albums are coming out and when. This is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the gig, and getting to hear advance listens is indeed a perk. So, allow me to share with you here, in short form, a mere handful of the records I’m hoping to hear in the coming months, throw out a release date or two, and speculate/wish on others

Yo La Tengo – “This Stupid World”

Yo La Tengo was formed in Hoboken, N.J., in the mid-’80s. The trio of Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew will release its 17th album on Feb. 10 via the independent stalwart Matador Record label. In my opinion, YLT is a foundational part of the canon of college radio – what was once called “indie rock” and that status has been solidified with each subsequent release. The magnificently titled “This Stupid World”(and their first studio record in five years) is the proper follow-up album to the 2020 am-

bient/drone/instrumental release called “We Have Amnesia Sometimes,” which was recorded around a single microphone in the band’s practice space during the throes of the pandemic. The latest record returns to the hushed-vocals-over-noisy-art-rock approach that pre-existing fans of the band have come to expect, and feels like fresh take on what has worked for years. It isn’t uncommon to find YLT records on many critics’ year-end retrospectives, and I imagine the same for “This Stupid World.”

Quasi – “Breaking the Balls of History”

Janet Weiss is, without a moment’s hesitation, one of my favorite drummers to be mesmerized by while watching play live. Perhaps many know her as the former drummer/longtime member of the Olympia, Wash., trio Sleater-Kinney – but Weiss formed Quasi with her thenhusband Sam Coomes in 1993. She has played on albums by and toured with many other acts including Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Wild Flag, Bright Eyes, and The Shins. Coomes is also a revered session studio/live player, appearing on albums from Built to Spill, the Go-Betweens and Heatmiser/Elliott Smith, among many others. From their label, Seattle-based Sub Pop, “Breaking the Balls of History” is Quasi’s 10th record, landing 10 years after their last record, on Feb. 10. Three 10s, which aligns with the 30 years they’ve played together. While I’m less interested in the numerological coincidences, I am very much looking forward to hearing this album.

Shana Cleveland – “Mannzanita”

Shana Cleveland is the lead guitar player and co-vo-

calist for the California surf/garage outfit La Luz. She has released two absolutely brilliant solo albums –2015’s “Oh Man, Cover the Ground” and 2019’s “Night of the Worm Moon.” Her third will be released on March 10. I have this habit of purposefully ignoring advanced singles from albums I’m excited for, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to do this with “Mannzanita.” I know one (or two?) tracks are out in the world, but I am attempting to show a modicum of patience and, well, restraint. Restraint is something I very much need to employ as of late, and without devolving this article into something that has little to do with music, I’ll simply say that I’m very much looking forward to this record. She has yet to make one I haven’t obsessively spun.

There are many other albums to look forward to this spring, including, but not limited to: Fucked Up, King Tuff, Black Belt Eagle Scout, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Avey Tare, Posh Swat, Screaming Females, Algiers, shame, U.S. Girls, Liturgy, Everything but the Girl, Kid Koala, Esben and the Witch, and Deerhoof. I’ve heard wildly exaggerated rumors about a new My Bloody Valentine record – but this is nothing new –and I’m hoping to hear that TV on the Radio have dusted off guitars and revisited pummeling, sonic squalls, but I’m not holding my breath. Which albums are you looking forward to in the next year? Any psychedelic folk or hip hop you want to clue me in to? Send recommendations my way along with questions, comments or gripes. Especially the gripes.

Jon E. Lynch is the program director at KDUR. He can be reached at KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

Get weird for a good cause

Silverton Whiteout gears up for ninth year of on-snow shenanigans

by Jennaye Derge

Sure, skiing is fun, but have you ever ridden your bike in the snow for 9 miles while chugging beer, shooting a BB gun, taking shots of whiskey, eating bacon and dancing to live music? No? Well, you should. Plus, you can ski the next day or the day after, but you can only participate in the Silverton Whiteout once a year.

This year’s event takes place Feb. 4, and while the event has been around for 10 years, this will be its ninth run ning after a Covid-19 pause in 2021. The shenanigans this year will remain similar to years past as Silverton opens its doors to not just fat bikers, but cross country skiers, runners, snowshoers, dog walkers and basically anything nonmotorized.

Participants will meander in a racelike fashion around 8-9 miles of groomed trail interspersed with bacon, whiskey, beer, a BB gun shooting range and live music – all things you might want but don’t realize you actually need until you’re propelling yourself through snow at 9,300 feet.

The only few subtle differences at this year’s event were brought on by its new organizer, Joe Hanrahan, of The Durango Cyclery. Accepting the torch from the original organizer, Sarah Tescher, of Durango Devo, Hanrahan’s plan-rahan for this 10-hour race is to bring more live music onto the course and, as he says, “bring a little more action” to the event.

“There will probably be some jumps on Shrine Hill,” he said, alluding to the aforementioned action.

But what he also meant by “action” is bringing more social energy and community flavor to the weekend. The goal is to bring together our fair-weather cycling buddies whom we usually only see during the warmer months.

“It’s not about the race. It’s about the event and the community, and seeing all our bike friends,” Hanrahan said. White Outers come not just from Durango, but Telluride, the Roaring Fork Valley and “from all over,” he added.

This brings a smile to his face, as does the general scene of a swarm of fat bikers (and assorted other winter revelers) taking over the generally sleepy town for the day.

The day’s mostly out-and-back course, Hanrahan predicts, will be about the same as years previous – approximately 9 miles (give or take a couple miles) – with about 700 feet of climbing. There will be two aid stations. The Outpost, midway through the course near Howardsville, will provide beer, live music from Six Dollar String Band, a fire pit, snacks and the BB gun shooting range. The second aid station will be toward the end of the course atop Shrine Hill and home to whiskey and bacon (and possibly jumps).

Riding the course is the easy part (theoretically). The hard parts are flexing those winter bike muscles in singledigit temperatures and learning how to be cold but also really hot at the same time. Then there’s the difficult feat (again, theoretically) of trying to digest bacon after climbing Shrine Hill and flying back down into town, still chewing and licking whiskey from your lips.

When the day is done, there will be an awards ceremony for those who are actually trying to win the notorious locally hand-made trophy. There will be more music and an after party with DJ Bad Goat and DJ Tricerahops for participants. It’s all fun and games, and as I know of, no one has ever gotten seriously hurt, perhaps other than a little liver damage.

The event coincides with Silverton’s Snowscape Weekend and should be both family- and spectator-friendly. In addition, proceeds go to Durango Devo and there will be fundraising opportunities for Silverton Singletrack Society, so even if things get a little weird, it’s weird for a good cause.

There is a plethora of options for participating in the White Out, including solo, duo, relay teams of three to four, family teams (with a shorter course length), xc ski, running, walking, duos, the list goes on. Bikes can be shared amongst team members, and if someone doesn’t want to share, there will be a fleet for rent. So, pretty much all you need for the White Out is a warm (or cold) beverage, a love for winter recreation, probably something fun to wear and a convincing YOLO attitude to get your powder-hound ski friends to come ride – or at least cheer you on and hand you a beer at the end.

Sign up and more info at silvertonwhiteout.com

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Bingo Night, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Family Science Night, 5:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Karaoke Night, 6 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.

Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.

Homegrown Soul featuring The Mighty Pines, 7:30 p.m., FLC’s Community Concert Hall.

Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Fanny Pack Friday, 3-5 p.m., Nugget Mountain Bar, 48721 Highway 550.

Snowdown Bartenders Contest, 5 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Ru Paul’s Drag Race Watch Party, 6 p.m., Fathers Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave.

Nu Bass Theory plays, 6 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

“Revel in Play: Seize the Moment” abstract paintings by Heather Freeman, opening reception 5-8 p.m., Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave. Exhibit runs thru March 31.

Ecstatic Dance, every Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., American Legion, 878 E. 2nd Ave.

Big Richard, La La Bones & Rainey play, 7 p.m., Animas City Theatre.

Snowdown Follies, 7 & 10 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Drag Show, 8:30 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave.

Swerve plays, 9 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.

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Venture Snowboard Demo Day, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., beach at Purgatory.

Red Hot Relay, 9:30 a.m., Durango Nordic Center. Sign up at durangonordic.org

Snowdown Shakespeare Escape Room, 10 a.m., Durango Library.

Colorado Native Beer Party & Giveaway, 3-4 p.m., Purgy’s Patio at Purgatory.

Snowdown Shakespeare Quote Contest, 5 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Talent Show, 5-8 p.m., Turtle Lake Refuge, 848 E. 3rd Ave.

Ben Gibson plays, 5:30 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

Snowdown Crokinole Tournament, 6:30 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Balkan Bump w/ah Ze Tar plays, 7 p.m., Animas City Theatre.

Tim Sullivan plays, 7-11 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.

Snowdown Follies, 7 & 10 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Karaoke Night, 8 p.m., 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave.

Silent Disco, 9 -11:30 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Snowdown Dance Party, 11:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Snowdown Kick-off Party & 2024 Theme Announcement, 1-2 p.m., Purgy’s Patio.

Open Mic, 4 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle & The Office, 699 Main Ave.

Feed the People! free mutual aid meal & winter gear drive for homeless community members, every Sunday, 2-4 p.m., Buckley Park.

Sunday Funday, featuring games and prizes, 6 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Comedy Showcase, weekly, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Great Decisions: Energy Geopolitics, presentation by Guinn Unger, 11:45 a.m., Durango Public Library.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Bluegrass Jam, 5:30 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Snowdown Follies Gala Premier Performance, 8 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. More info at snowdownfollies.org

Wednesday01

A Shakespearean Snowdown, Feb. 1-5, Durango. www.snowdown.org

As You Like It MC/DJ Battle, 10:30 a.m., Starlight Lounge,937 Main Ave.

Snowdown Fashion Shall And Shall Nots, 11 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Snowdown Scavenger Hunt, 12 noon, Billy Goat Saloon, Bayfield.

Keg Cap Frisbee Golf, 2 p.m., Balcony Car & Grill, 600 Main Ave.

Snowdown Art Thou a Local? 2 p.m., Animas Chocolate Company, 920 Main Ave.

AskRachel

Glove love, seeing red and dark arts

Interesting fact: International law dictates that all go signals must be green, but due to some linguistic stubbornness, you get traffic lights in Japan that are the bluest possible shade of green.

Dear Rachel,

I like to refresh my work gloves every year. They all get holes in the fingers, and I ain’t interested in getting stuff inside my gloves. My wife thinks I live exorbitantly. She’s used the same gardening gloves since approx. 1972, before she was even born. Apparently gloves to her are customary but not functioning. Tell me, am I right to want fresh mitts before tackling the untamed outdoors each spring?

– Glovin’ It

Dear 10-Finger Moneybags, I dream of such luxuries as a new pair of gloves each year. Heck, I dream of such luxuries as a new pair of socks every three or four years. If I ever receive a pair, say for my birthday, I cherish them and think of them as “my new socks” until my foot slides straight through and they become “my new ankle warmers.” If you can swing the new gloves, my man, you do you.

– Yours in Glove Envy, Rachel

Dear Rachel,

I’m curious why green means go and red means stop. These seem totally arbitrary. Who decided? When? Was it because of traffic lights, or was there some other use of colors

Snowdown Challenge Ye to a Duel, 4 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Dauntless Lego Walk, 4 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Snowdown Family Fued, 4 p.m., Anarchy Brewing, 225 E. 8th Ave.

Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest, 4 p.m., Animas City Theatre.

Snowdown Bicycle Roller Races, 5 p.m., Zia Taqueria, 2977 Main Ave.

Spellebration, 5:30 p.m., Gaslight Twin Cinema.

Frisbee Olympics, 5:30 p.m., Carver Brewing.

New

to tell people when to stay put and when to move?

– Stoppen Gogh

Dear Otis Redding Reen,

You forgot about yellow lights, which are definitely a modern invention indicating one should accelerate with all urgency. But clearly the origin of green = go and red = stop is the classic kids’ game Red Light Green Light, where you yell “GREEN LIGHT!” to make all your friends run at you and “RED LIGHT!” to try freezing them in ridiculous poses they can’t hold so that you can send them back to the starting line and laugh at them. How this game became so boring in modern traffic etiquette is beyond me.

– Not Easy Being Red, Rachel

Dear Rachel,

I have a photograph framed on my wall. Not one I took, but one you could actually call “art.” I know it’s art because it’s dark and moody and wasn’t shot on an iPhone. It’s a photo of a person, and you can’t see the person below the waist. Until the sun slanted through my window the other evening, hit the photo and showed me that the legs were there in the dark all along! It felt like having secret art, like I was in “The Da Vinci Code” or some crap like that. Now I wonder if you think there’s a market out there for other secret art so I can sell this piece and get rich.

–

Dear Art Mogul,

Of course there’s a market for secret art, but you have to learn the handshakes and the passcodes, and that’s just too much to ask. Plus, real snobs wear those white kid gloves, and after years of appraising art by swiping dust off the frames and rubbing it between thumb and forefinger, you wear holes in the kid gloves (which are not cheap!) and that negates any profits you might see.

An Idea With Legs

Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest, 4 p.m., Animas City Theatre.

Scotch Doubles Billiards, 6 p.m., The Garage, 121 W. 8th St.

Ping Pong Tournament, 6 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Double Darts, 6 p.m., Union Social House,3062 Main Ave.

Euchre Tournament, 6 p.m., VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave.

The Taming of the Pinball, 6:30 p.m., Jbos Pizza & Ribs, 1301 Florida Rd.

– Appraisingly, Rachel

Butt Darts, 7 p.m., 11th St. Station

Cribbage Tournament, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 901 E. 2nd Ave.

Sports Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

Lip Sync Contest, 8 p.m., El Rancho, 975 Main Ave.

Joke Down, 8 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main.

Klackers Tournament, 9 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Ongoing

“Life in Small Moments” art exhibit, thru March 1, FLC Center for Innovation, Main Mall, 835 Main Ave.

11th Street Station is excited to have a full family of food trucks!

Uncle's Fixins, Love n' Juice, The Box, Mare Nostrum, Avalanche Bowls, Backcountry Gourmet &

FreeWillAstrology

by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Noah Webster (1758–1843) worked for years to create the first definitive American dictionary. It became a cornucopia of revelation for poet Emily Dickinson (1830-86). She said that for many years it was her “only companion.” One biographer wrote, “The dictionary was no mere reference book to her; she read it as a priest his breviary – over and over, page by page, with utter absorption.” I would love to see you find or identify a resource that will continually inspire you for the rest of 2023.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The circle can and will be complete, if you’re willing to let it find its own way of completing itself. But I’m a bit worried that an outdated part of you may cling to the hope of a perfection that’s neither desirable nor possible. To that outdated part of you, I say this: Trust that the Future You will thrive on the seeming imperfections that arise. Trust that the imperfections will be like the lead that the Future You will alchemically transmute into gold. The completed circle can’t be and shouldn’t be immaculate and flawless.

lation and gaze at the art of Indigenous Australians. I will leave it to your imagination as you absorb a host of fascinating influences that amaze and delight and educate you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity,” said Taurus philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Luckily for you Tauruses, you have a natural knack for making sure that important things don’t get buried or neglected, no matter how simple and familiar they are. And you’ll be exceptionally skilled at this superpower during the next four weeks. I hope you will be gracious as you wield it to enhance the lives of everyone you care about.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poet Carolyn Kizer said the main subject of her work was this: “You cannot meet someone for a moment, or even cast eyes on someone in the street, without changing.” I agree with her. The people we encounter and the influences they exert make it hard to stay fixed in our attitudes and behavior. I encourage you to celebrate this truth in the coming weeks. Thrive on it. Be extra hungry for and appreciative of all the prods you get to transcend who you used to be and become who you need to be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you have any interest in temporarily impersonating a Scorpio, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to play around. Encounters with good, spooky magic will be available. More easily than usual, you could enjoy altered states that tickle your soul with provocative insights. Are you curious about the mysteries of intense, almost obsessive passion? Have you wondered if there might be ways to deal creatively and constructively with your personal darkness? All these perks could be yours – and more.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Shakespeare’s work has been translated from his native English into many languages. But the books of Virgo detective novelist Agatha Christie have been translated far more than the Bard’s. Let’s make Christie your inspirational role model for the next four weeks. You will have an extraordinary capacity to communicate with a wide variety of people. Your ability to serve as a mediator and go-between and translator will be at a peak. Use your superpower wisely and with glee!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran musician Franz Liszt (1811–86) was a prolific and influential genius who created and played music with deep feeling. He was also physically attractive and charismatic. When he performed, some people in the audience swooned and sighed loudly as they threw their clothes and jewelry on stage. But there was another side of Liszt. He was a generous and attentive teacher for hundreds of piano students and always offered his lessons free of charge. He also served as a mentor and benefactor for many renowned composers, including Wagner, Chopin and Berlioz. Make Liszt your inspirational role model for the next 11 months. May he rouse you to express yourself with flair and excellence, even as you shower your blessings on worthy recipients.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This may risk being controversial, but in the coming weeks, I’m giving you cosmic authorization to engage in what might appear to be cultural appropriation. Blame it on the planets! They are telling me that to expand your mind and heart in just the right ways, you should seek inspiration and teaching from an array of cultures and traditions. So I encourage you to listen to West African music and read Chinese poetry in trans-

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote, “and all the men and women merely players.” That’s always true, but it will be even more intensely accurate for you in the coming weeks. High-level pretending and performing will be happening. The plot twists may revolve around clandestine machinations and secret agendas. It will be vital for you to listen for what people are NOT saying as well as the hidden and symbolic meanings behind what they are saying.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In this horoscope, I offer you wisdom from Capricorn storyteller Michael Meade. It’s a rousing meditation for you in the coming months. Here’s Meade: “The genius inside a person wants activity. It’s connected to the stars; it wants to burn and it wants to create and it has gifts to give. That is the nature of inner genius.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) was nominated nine times for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature but never won. He almost broke through in the last year of his life, but French author Albert Camus beat him by one vote. Camus said Kazantzakis was “a hundred times” more deserving of the award than himself. If there has been anything about your destiny that resembles Kazantzakis’, chances are good that it will finally shift. Are you ready to embrace the gratification and responsibility of prime appreciation?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean educator Parker Palmer has a crucial message for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. He said, “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face to face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other.”

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Announcements

Applications for Advanced Standing MSW Program

Students with a bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) are eligible for a oneyear Masters of Social Work program through the University of Denver. The program starts summer 2023, and classes are taught in Durango. Stipends for child welfare, integrated behavioral health care are available.  Native American tuition support to eligible students is also available.  For more info, contact Janelle.Doughty@du.edu or www.du .edu/socialwork

Classes/Workshops

A Course to Deepen Mindfulness

Join us at the Durango Dharma Center for a five-week online class with Erin Treat on deepening your understanding and practice of mindfulness for experienced meditators. We will use the book “Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening,” by Joseph Goldstein, as a means of exploring the living practices that open us to ever-deepening wisdom and compassion. Durangodharma center.org

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Cash for Vehicles, Copper, Alum, Etc. at RJ Metal Recycle. Also free appliance and other metal drop off. 970-2593494.

ISO Room to Rent

I’m looking for a room to rent. I’m new to the area and currently homeless. The max amount I can pay for rent

is $400, additional $100 for utilities. I’m very cleanly, respectful and quiet. Call/text me if you have anything available! Thank you! 970-312-1501

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1100-sf Office/Retail Space in Bodo Park

Ground floor with open-front floor plan & back-of-house space + 1/2 bath & kitchenette. Wheelchair access ramp & on-site parking. Short- or long-term lease avail. $1600 a month. 970-7993732

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Studio Apartment in Town for rent through Feb. $900/mo. incl. utils. Specula1@gmail.com.

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tables, rugs. Looking to consign smaller furniture pieces … 572 E. 6th Ave. Open Mon.-Sat. 385-7336.

Services

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Life Challenges?

Affordable counseling/sliding scale fee/confidential - no agency reporting. Adults/young adults. Free consultation. Durango. Call/Text Nancy Raffaele, MA, LPCC, NCC (Psychology Today Directory) (970) 799-2202

Marketing Small/Local Businesses

Media, website building and content editing, copywriting and editing, newsletters, blogs, etc. for small, local, independent or startup businesses. www.the saltymedia.com or email jnderge @gmail.com

Harmony Cleaning and Organizing

Residential, offices, commercial and vacation rentals, 970-403-6192.

Lowest Prices on Storage!

Inside/outside storage near Durango and Bayfield. 10-x-20, $130. Outside spots: $65, with discounts available. RJ Mini Storage. 970-259-3494.

BodyWork

Massage, Facials, Body/Foot Detox

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Volunteer Advocates Needed

Do you want to make a difference in your community and the lives of others? Alternative Horizons is always in need of volunteers to staff our hotline. AH supports and empowers survivors of domestic violence. Training and ongoing support provided. For more information call the office at 970-2474374 or visit alternativehorizons.org

MOLAS Scholarship

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Crusher Fat Bike - Now $425 2015 Sun Bicycle, 7 speed, in excellent cond. Barely ridden. Basket & kick stand. MSRP $530, now $425. 970-9030005.

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FibreFlex Longboard

A classic – sweet, smooth ride for cushy cruising. Been around the block but still in great shape. 42” long. $50 Text: 970-749-2595.

Reruns Home Furnishings

Brighten up your space with quality pre-owned furniture and décor. Lamps,

Special rates/pkg discounts. Durango. Call/text Nancy (970) 799-2202

In-Home Fitness Training

Free Consultation. Diane Brady NSCA-CPT. 970-903-2421.

Lotus Path Healing Arts

Offering a unique, intuitive fusion of Esalen massage, deep tissue & Acutonics, 24 years of experience. To schedule call Kathryn, 970-201-3373.

Massage by Meg Bush

LMT, 30, 60 & 90 min., 970-7590199.

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado is offering a new scholarship opportunity for low-income La Plata County students, the Meaningful Opportunity through Learning and Advancement, or “MOLAS.” Applicants must be first-generation college students. Winner will receive up to 85% of tuition and room and board at a Colorado or Four Corners college, university, tradeschool or vocational school. Scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Deadline to apply is March 1 and decisions will be announced in early April. Access the online application at: swcommunityfoundation.org/scholarships.

Home to Home™

Helps pet owners who can no longer keep their pets find new, loving homes without surrendering them to the shelter. Pets can go from one home to another, which means less stress for animals and humans. Home to Home™ also helps pet owners who are seeking temporary housing for their pet. For info., go to home-home.org/shelter/ fmtnanimalshelter or call 505-599-1098.

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