NW flow is carrying moisture across the forecast area with occasional snow flurries that favor the northern and central Colorado mountains today/tonight and to a lesser degree the San Juans. A strong jet is pushing ridge top winds today then will die down tonight. ...
[youtube]http://youtu.be/_-QN8F0gnvM[/youtube] The only people in Telluride who were not completely thrilled about the snow falling Friday and Saturday were the snowboarders competing in the World Cup Snowboardcross races. Snow does one thing to a race course—it makes it slower, which is exactly the opposite of what...
Editor's note: Jerry Roberts sent this yesterday afternoon and we missed it. It's still pertinent so we're publishing a little late. Southwest winds and clouds began moving into Colorado early this morning and will increase overnight with decreasing winds on Thursday. With cloudiness, daytime temperatures should...
Thursday's minor weather event was the beginning of the end of our incredibly warm & dry autumn in the San Juan and the start of colder winter weather this weekend. Today a strengthening polar front is pushing into Wyoming carrying dramatically colder air and snow...
Drumroll please: The Telluride Mountain Club is turning 25! And to celebrate we are putting on a party. The event takes place Thursday, December 6, 7 p.m., the Last Dollar Saloon. Local band "The Great Funktiers" will play two sets, one mellow so we can mix...
I had this romantic notion about gathering wood for the winter, our first winter with a wood stove. I envisioned us traipsing through the forest, the kids in wool mittens, picking up freshly cut rounds of aspen and oak and piñon, breathing in the scent...
The first storm of the season has entered the San Juan mountains with 4" overnight on RMP. Western Colorado will see rain in the lower valley's today and snow in the higher elevations, but the real meat of the storm won't kick in until later...
November is the time of year when people leave towns like Telluride for warmer spots such as Mexico, Arizona or California. The mountain weather is unpredictable, restaurants close and those residents without kids in the schools flee. Yet, on any given November Sunday in southwest Colorado,...
I never would have imagined that I would own a gun. Growing up on the east coast, I thought guns were things that people used to rob convenience stores or impress other gang members. Guns were bad, I believed. Why would I ever want to...
[caption id="attachment_23662" align="alignright" width="300"] On top of a bluff where everyone hangs out[/caption] Sunday, September 15, Allen, Clement, Nicolas, Camille and I went to a big paragliding festival. There were at least 10,000 people there. Folks were paragliding for four days and hanging out at the...
