When a huge boulder knocked out Telluride’s power a few weeks ago and the entire valley went black for close to 24-hours, a curious thing happened: most of the town was thrilled. People lit candles and settled in for the long night, many of them...
[caption id="attachment_56899" align="alignright" width="225"] Moving day[/caption] My cold arrived the same day that the moving boxes arrived. Of course it did. It made sense in some kind of perverse world order that at the same time that I was that packing up the home that had...
My daughter came home in tears from school. Girl drama, as we call it, apparently strikes earlier than it did when we were young. She’s only in the first grade, but already the social hierarchy and personality conflicts are starting. It’s a long, slow, and...
Each sport has its own rituals, its own culture, its own weekend routine. And for those of us who grew up as athletes, it is these weekend routines, more so than the competitions, that defined our childhood. For me that sport was ski racing, and...
Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone is happening tonight –or rather, Friday through Sunday nights, January 29 – January 31, 2016, at 6 p.m. That’s when the Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’s Theatre presents director Jen Julia’s adaptation – for the second time around –...
[caption id="attachment_56322" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Austin, top of Telluride[/caption] Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a new initiative by the Telluride Ski and Golf Company. While justifiably proud of Telluride's reputation as a haven for those seeking the biggest drops, the gnarliest lines, Telski has...
A memorable hour of songs for kiddos and their families featuring legendary singer Peter Yarrow. Concert at the Nugget Theater on Tuesday, December 29, 4 - 5 p.m. in support of the Telluride Academy's Mudd Butts International. To reserve seats, contact Wendy Brooks at 970-708-1333 or call the Academy, 970-728-5311. Adults...
It was the last thing I needed to be doing. Ski P.E. at the Telluride Mountain School. I had papers to grade, a house to pack up to rent for Christmas, a graduate school class to prepare for, and a trip to Costa Rica in...
What was true two years in 2013 when our regular contributor Jesse James Mctigue originally wrote this story is abundantly true today, as we look out our windows at our winter wonderland: Telluride always for Christmas. A colleague asked me if I was going to stay in...
No matter how darn organized you are, it is likely there is at least one person on your Christmas shopping list who has stopped you dead in your (very tired by now) tracks. Or some stocking that is not stuffed full enough. Google “last minute...
