Mountainfilm in Telluride

With regard to the environment, the news is mostly, well, not so good. In fact, the planet has breached 410 ppm for the first time in history and some scientists are saying we have only 10 years left to save the planet. (EcoWatch, April 13.) But...

Mountainfilm takes place Friday-Monday, May 26- May 29, 2017. Purchases passes here. Also see story on Mountainfilm’s symposium and subject of its new initiative, The New Normal, here. Volunteer for Mountainfilm here. Presenters presented below.   [caption id="attachment_65357" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Erik Weihenmayer, a blind adventurer who has summited Mount...

The 2017 theme of  Mountainfilm's Moving Mountains Symposium goes beyond the symposium topic into realm of community organizing. For more information and specific programs and actions related to the initiative, visit The New Normal pages on Mountainfilm’s website. Scroll down for a preliminary list of presenters.   [caption...

Sierra Quitiquit and Coffin Nachtmahr are in person for Telluride Mountainfilm screenings, March 23, 6 p.m., at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Tickets, $20  for adults; $15 for children, are available online here or at the door. Scroll down to watch a trailer for "Sierra Quitiquit." [caption...

Telluride Mountainfilm’s “Shorts in Winter” features skiing films at the annual holiday event. Program includes two screenings, 5 & 7 p.m., at the Sheridan Opera House. Tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for children in advance; $25 for adults/$20 for children at the door. Buy tickets online on Mountainfilm’s...

Telluride Mountainfilm’s Moving Mountains Symposium will explore climate change adaptations, innovations, and actions. [caption id="attachment_62873" align="aligncenter" width="600"] An image from Chasing Ice, a film about climate photographer James Balog, who will speak at Mountainfilm’s 2017 Moving Mountains Symposium. [Image courtesy of Chasing Ice/Mountainfilm][/caption]Telluride Mountainfilm will focus...

Winter shorts on tap Friday at the Telluride Library, hosted by Telluride Mountainfilm. Two FREE screenings on December 2 at 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Series continues through the winter ski season. And purchase your Early Bird Palmyra Pass now, plus other passes. [caption id="attachment_62794" align="aligncenter" width="600"]...

Thanks to Telluride Mountainfilm, 10 stellar projects nab cash and equipment to help get their stories out, since receiving 2016 Commitment Grants. [caption id="attachment_62066" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Images from Silent Forest, one of Mountainfilm’s 2016 Commitment Grant winners. [Photos courtesy of Mariah Wilson].[/caption]Nepali honey hunters practicing a dwindling and precipitous tradition;...

Tickets for Mountainfilm’s July 5 event are $15 for adults, $10 for children online at mountainfilm.org or $20/$15 at the door.  The staff at Telluride Mountainfilm knows it is impossible to catch every film during the jam-packed Memorial Day weekend. For that reason and more, Mountainfilm presents...

Ed. note: Scroll to the bottom of the story to listen to my conversation with Ace Kvale. "Ace and the Desert Dog" is scheduled for 3 screenings: Fri, 5/27 at High Camp, 7-9:15 pm; Sat, 5/28 at the Nugget Theatre, 9:15-11:30 am; Sun, 5/29 at Base...