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Author: Clint Viebrock

Editor's note. Telluride Theatre's "Twelfth Night" left no doubt that even 450 years (almost) after his death, Shakespeare is able to lure audiences with his uncanny ability to draw out the quirks of human nature. And because human nature is complex, sometimes cruel, often the...

22 July, 2013 /

[caption id="attachment_32893" align="alignleft" width="224"] Ballard Summit[/caption] Ever noticed? The too-familiar tends to be ignored. I've lived in Telluride since 1985, and for the past eight years Ballard Mountain is the most prominent point just out my office window. I hike nearly every day in the Summer,...

14 July, 2013 /

[caption id="attachment_31874" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mountain Village's Sunset Plaza Firstgrass crowd, 6/19/2013[/caption] There was a good crowd at Mountain Village's Sunset Plaza Wednesday evening for Firstgrass, the opening shot of the 2013 Telluride Bluegrass Festival. An appreciative audience enjoyed the late day sun, entertained by Rosco Bandana,...

19 June, 2013 /

Take a look at the Telluride Summer schedule: from Mountainfilm in Telluride over Memorial Weekend, now gearing up for Telluride Bluegrass, music and yoga weekends, on through Telluride Film Festival and Blues and Brews at the end of the Summer, one could be forgiven for...

14 June, 2013 /

Mountainfilm in Telluride is now in our rear-view mirror as we get ready for another busy Summer schedule. We have put together a 3-minute video to help you remember this informative, stimulating and just plain beautiful weekend (or if you weren't here for the 2013...

27 May, 2013 /

[caption id="attachment_30521" align="alignleft" width="300"] HomeStove photo courtesy of BioLite[/caption] So, you're an outdoors enthusiast, do multi-day climbs, spend a week on the river, or maybe you're a through-hiker. You love your old MSR camp stove, but don't like burning a petroleum product, or just don't like...

19 May, 2013 /

[caption id="attachment_30032" align="alignright" width="300"] Keb' Mo' with The Time Jumpers[/caption] I grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry on a big old battery powered radio; I've spent a lot of my life pickin' and singin' country music; I've traveled all over this country and the...

25 April, 2013 /

The Telluride Ski Resort formally closes this afternoon. It's been a strange year on the mountain. Personally, it was a short but great year for me. On March 19 & 20 I had two of my best days of skiing this season. TASP had several sessions...

07 April, 2013 /

For me it was a short ski season: we were away from Telluride from last September until mid-February, and we had to leave again with over a week remaining in the season. But, it was a good short season. Susan and I returned to Telluride to...

05 April, 2013 /