March 2012

Oh, how the warm spring days bring with them such difficult decisions—like, should I bike or ski today? Even though the lifts are still running, and the festive vibe that defines spring skiing is at its peak in Telluride, Fruita’s single track and the Colorado National...

Do all roads inevitably lead to and from Telluride? This journey started with Mountainfilm in Telluride, and ended with wedding bells in Santiago, Chile, punctuated by an earthquake that had less to do with the seismic connection between the bride and groom and more to do...

March 29 to April 5, 2012   Visible Planets: Saturn  Evening: Venus, Mars and Jupiter Last week I wrote about retrograde planets and how, this year, spring - although it has definitely sprung - is feeling less wild, reckless and impatient than usual. The primal thrust of...

Editor's Note: This is another installment of  a weekly series by the team of scholars/dynamic enviro-activists Anna Zivian and Billy Mason. Both have deep ties to Telluride, but have gone out into the world to make a difference. They are. Strawberries may just have gotten a...

Spring accessories are floral and futuristic and feature radiant hues. That's what's – literally – hot. I am talking about neon pinks, fiery oranges, and bright corals heating up handbags, jeans, stilettos and wedges. Then there is make-up, where lipstick's most iconic color, a range...

And that's the good news. The bad news is he was recently placed in solitary confinement in the first place. But I am jumping ahead of myself. Tim De Christopher is no stranger to fans and followers of Mountainfilm in Telluride. He is an impassioned member...

TIO contributor Mark Stevens discusses and compares two documentary films, The Hobart Shakespearians and The Wild  Parrot of Telegraph Hill. From: The Department of Nourishment for the Soul To: All Fans of Inspiring Documentaries Re: Rafe Esquith & Mark Bittner Outliers and oddities both, two documentary films, The Hobart...

Spring is a busy time for the Telluride Playwrights Festival. While everyone is getting their last minute snow licks in, we are down to reading the final selections for our sixth annual season at the historic Sheridan Opera House, July 9 – 15. The Festival has...