February 2015

Snow has begun early this morning in the southern San Juans… The trough I’ve been describing being carved out across the desert southwest is deforming back to the west drawing in warm Pacific moisture feeding the snow machine for today. Tropical moisture near Baja is...

Last month Mountain Village Town Council ratified a land conveyance agreement with the Telluride Hospital District (THD) bringing a new regional medical center one step closer to a reality. Mountain Village Town Council sanctioned the transfer of the roughly one acre property from the Town of Mountain...

Every now and then, I see a vegan recipe that inspires and gets me thinking I could live a vegan lifestyle. I love the notion of veganism: no animal welfare issues or red meat health hazards. It’s all about plant-based living that is kind to your...

An energetic NW flow is carving out a low-pressure trough over the intermountain west today through Sunday. This will most likely pinch off into a closed low over the desert southwest on Monday. All this points to a vigorous few days of winter weather with...

It’s a been a strange world this winter living without snow. Most directly, no new snow has limited activities such as skiing and Nordic skiing. As Jesse McTigue cleverly illustrated in last week’s Snow Sunday, there can be a kind of depression that sets in...

“This year, I wanted to create a show that would live up to the expectations of theatrical shows of years past, but also reflect my own voice and vision. First and foremost, this is a fashion show to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS, relying entirely on...

Google the Oscars. The same story pops up everywhere: Best guess it’s Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” versus Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which opened in North America to raves at the 41st Telluride Film Festival.” Does it all really come down to heart verus heady? The New York Times'...

I don’t want to say this too loudly, but indicators are pointing to a pattern change for the next seven to ten days. Tonight and tomorrow we’ll see invading clouds from the north with cooling temperatures, bringing a weekend storm that could last into Monday...

February 19 to 26, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn   Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter Venus and Mars are all right tonight… Here we are, entering the Pisces zodiac month, embarking upon Chinese Lunar New Year 4713 of the Goat (which in Western astrological circles symbolizes the sign...

Very special SPARKfilms presentations Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, February 24 – 26. [caption id="attachment_48664" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Director Francois Truffaut[/caption] Next week SPARKy is hosting three big screen events. The National Theatre of Great Britain’s NT LIVE series presents a new production of the classic, “Treasure Island.” The screening...