There are many ?’s concerning the approaching major winter storm system, but several things are certain–high winds and very cold temperatures with potential for Significant Snowfall especially in the central Colorado mountains. Today will be mostly mild with increasingly cloudy skies & cooling temps. The drama...
[caption id="attachment_36296" align="alignright" width="201"] Telluride's Ski Mountain Opens[/caption] There are several reasons to love this time of year in Telluride. The opening of the Telluride Ski Mountain, especially on a year with so much snow, reinvigorates families and friends. It’s as if subconsciously, we’ve all been...
Thickening clouds are beginning to stream into the San Juans today with a moisture source stretching from Hawaii. The first wave of energy in the Great Basin should reach us by mid to late afternoon today bringing the potential of snow, 4-8″ with a bit...
[caption id="attachment_36040" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Ken Neubecker[/caption] Today, under the leadership of Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) in the House Natural Resources Committee, high-profile legislators with anti-environment track records and agendas voted almost strictly along party lines to move a bill forward that...
It seems like everyone on Facebook this week was playing the same game, tagging each other and posting a designated number of little-known facts about themselves. And while it was entertaining enough to read which friends are afraid of clowns or who secretly wants to...
The Telluride Gondola is about to get even groovier. The Colorado Economic Development Commission has just granted the gondola a Contribution Project. The new Gondola Contribution Project is a partner of the Green Gondola Project, which uses donations to fund energy-efficient enhancements to the...
Western Colorado is about to transition from beautiful autumn conditions to winter weather this weekend. Models lacked consensus the past week but now generally agree with differences in the details. There is a deep long wave trough forming over the west with several NW systems...
Here's a post from Lisa, from Retro Housewife Goes Green, and her suggestions for an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving will be here before we know it so I have put together some ideas and links to blog posts to help you prepare for an eco-friendly Thanksgiving. Having a...
The fat lady has sung and the time has come for climate deniers to face the music. Based on 117 years of research, the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2013 Report concluded: "It is extremely likely [95 percent confidence] more than half of the observed...
This fall, “off-season” is a misnomer in Telluride; it’s on. Snow from September did not melt away as it usually does. Instead, it still lingers on the surrounding peaks. October storms piled on top of the early layers and cold temperatures have not only preserved most...
