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Break out of your typical Colorado ski-trip pattern and explore some of the unique winter activities that southwest Colorado has to offer. Experience unforgettable outdoor excursions, scrumptious food and drink and award-winning lodging on this three-day adventure in Durango.

The Ultimate Winter Weekend in Durango

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The <a href="https://durangoarts.org">group</a> educates the community on visual art, theater and music.

Donate to the Durango Arts Center

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Get out in front of backcountry danger this winter, and keep safety top of mind! Seek education and training before heading out, or utilize a professional guide or a seasoned mentor to explore Colorado's backcountry. <a href="https://www.colorado.com/WinterBackcountrySafety">Find more ways to get informed and stay safe in Colorado</a>

Backcountry Safety:

Start your trip to southwest Colorado off right with an outdoor excursion on foot through Mesa Verde. Rent snowshoes or Nordic skis and trek your way through the park on Cliff Place Loop Road or Morefield Campground Loop Road. After the first snow, both make great destinations with incredible views of the cliff dwellings and winter wildlife.

Mesa Verde Snowshoeing or Cross-Country Skiing

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Rent your snowshoes or skis from <a href="https://skibarndurango.com">Ski Barn Durango</a>. Make sure to bring plenty of water — while it may be cold out, the desert air is dry even during winter.

Rent Equipment

Award-winning 100 percent grass-fed beef burgers and fries. Also serving turkey and vegan burgers and bowls, farm salad, etc. Allergy and gluten-free friendly. Indoor and outdoor patio seating (dogs welcome), kiddie corral for the youngsters.

Grassburger

A locally owned and independent bookstore, Maria's Bookshop has provided an inspiring community hub to locals and visitors of southwest Colorado for more than 30 years.

Maria's Bookshop

Tradition, history, rustic elegance.

Ore House Restaurant

Wind down for the night with a few drinks at Durango’s craft breweries. The city has five to choose from, each with its own unique brews.

Self-Guided Brewery Tour

Stop by <a href="https://www.naturesoasismarket.com">Nature’s Oasis</a> for snacks. Keep them in your cabin and bring some along for your adventures on Day 2 — you’ll need the fuel!

Time for snacks

Southwest Colorado's premier bed-and-breakfast/country inn minutes from Mesa Verde and the Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. 
• Unsurpassed Mountain and Garden Views
• Private Fishing Lake and River Trails 
• Destination Weddings, Retreats, and Reunions
• Cabins, Casitas, and Cottages

Blue Lake Ranch Bed and Breakfast

Whether driving through, hanging out with us in-store, or enjoying our legendary coffee from home, wherever that may be, we want to be the bright spot in your day.

Durango Joes Coffee

This 3.6-mile out-and-back trail offers incredible views and scenery each winter.

La Plata Canyon Trail

Enjoy a picnic lunch from the things you picked up from Nature’s Oasis yesterday.

Lunch:

We offer a summery take on dogsledding with scooters and overland tours from June–October. Once the snow falls, we offer two hour and half day sled dog adventures in the San Juan Mountains. Being whisked along the trail by huskies is a feeling you will not soon forget.

Durango Dog Ranch

The Kennebec offers an atmosphere of casual elegance in warm, comfortable surroundings. We serve Mediterranean inspired cuisine, focusing on local and seasonal ingredients. We also have an extensive wine list, local beers, vegetarian and gluten-free options!  Come enjoy beautiful views of the La Platas from our patios and peruse the work of featured artist, Susan Reed. We feel a memorable meal encompasses excellent cuisine, creative stimulation, good wine, and the company of friends!

Kennebec Cafe

See what's playing at the Animas City Theatre! From concerts and movies to performing arts, the playbook is full year-round.

Animas City Theatre

The Smiley Cafe is about quality local food and coffee and a great place to enjoy time with friends and family.

Smiley Cafe

Duranglers Flies and Supplies is the premier fly shop and fly fishing guide service in the Four Corners region.  Located in Durango, Colorado, we guide on the San Juan River Tailwater,  Animas, Los Pinos, Dolores, Rio Grande, Piedra, and high mountain creeks.

Duranglers Flies & Supplies

What's our deal? Good question... Homeslice, like all the best things, is a homegrown pizza joint, bringing NY and Chicago styles together to create our very own Colorado Style!

Homeslice Pizza

Durango&#039;s galleries are free to explore, but each one has incredible art, intricate jewelry, stunning photography and more available for purchase. Sales support artisans in the area and allow them to keep producing beautiful works that tell southwest Colorado&#039;s story.

Walking Tour of Durango's Art Scene

One of the most unique dining experiences in Durango can be found at Primi Pasta and Wine Bar. The owners of Primi brought the tastes of their travels to Italy back with them to Colorado to serve up authentic, handmade Italian foods and Italian wine in the area.

Primi Pasta & Wine Bar

If you're standing in the Diamond Belle Saloon, located in Durango, Colorado, you just may have stepped back in time. Revered as one of the most famous original ragtime piano bars in the Wild West, the Belle plays host to the world's finest ragtime entertainers.