January 2012

"Fascinating Forensics with Peculiar Powders", Monday, January 23, 2012, 3:30 pm at Wilkinson Public Library. FREE! Join Pinhead for some super sleuthing and some crime scene investigating. We will determine "who done it" by testing mysterious powders and looking at fingerprint samples. This lab intensive program...

January 19 to 26, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars and Saturn  Evening: Venus and Jupiter Obviously, the best team was the Patriots… Hey, now! Here we are. The Denver Broncos are done for the season; I’m happy it’s over. Last week’s loss made the previous week’s victory even...

The strong mountains winds recently forecasted didn't materialize except at very high elevations above 15,000' because of a warm/stable air mass the past few days. The next disturbance moving into our mountains began moving into Washington/Oregon today.  It looks to weaken in it's approach so we...

The dreams of my youth were of wilderness and searching for its heart. Getting to the edge of wilderness where you could jump off and out of civilization usually involved a vehicle of some kind. The irony was that the wilderness was more accessible because of that...

Spring collections are arriving to stores, but spring break is months away.  While the grey skies deliver the much anticipated snow to the mountains, the chilly weather is nearly omnipotent, from DC to Boston, San Francisco to Denver.   With the thermostat at 30 degrees and...

“Sunday at the Palm” presents "Make Believe" Documentary (2010) with Live Magician The first Telluride Film Festival Sunday at the Palm SHOW of 2012 has a little something special for filmgoers who love all things magic. Before this month’s screening of "Make Believe" (2010, 88 min.),...

If you haven't visited Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, near Cortez, CO, your view of the history of our region is a bit limited. On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Dr.  Mark Varien of Crow Canyon will be speaking at the Telluride Historical Museum in a joint...

Trying a new restaurant can be as intimidating as trying a new pair of skis: you hope for greatness, yet you fear disappointment. But make no more excuses—head straight on over to Telluride’s latest restaurant, Flavor, and sink into the good stuff. Flavor lives up...

Tuesday January 17, 2012–11:30 Our latest storm played out as expected with up to 14″ in various locations.  Clear skies and high winds (polar jet) will dominate for the next few days redistributing the new snow, setting on a weak snowpack into fresh slabs waiting for...