In the spring, when the weather in southwestern Colorado flips between winter and summer, often in the same hour, it can be hard to stay focused. Should we bike or ski? Spring clean or hunker down with that classic we’ve wanted to read for years?...
In Telluride, there is no single piece of ski gear more coveted than the perfect, vintage, ‘70s inspired one piece. Actually, there is -- a padded Obermeyer sweater, a neon Descente pullover jacket or a pair of Roffe slalom pants. They’re equally respected. The point is:...
Oh, the “local’s favorite” – a tried and true label garnered to one specific item at almost every restaurant in town, offering visitors a glimpse into the unique, “elite” status of a Telluride local. Or, in other words, a way for merchants to promote their...
Oh, how the warm spring days bring with them such difficult decisions—like, should I bike or ski today? Even though the lifts are still running, and the festive vibe that defines spring skiing is at its peak in Telluride, Fruita’s single track and the Colorado National...
For most in Telluride, getting on the mountain is the priority throughout the winter. Yet, everyone has a few obstacles—work schedules, kids, or work schedules and kids. So, sometimes just getting to the lift is the result of a perfectly executed strategy. In my house, we...
As you're driving around the Colorado mountains this spring, you may have to slow down as the road becomes over powered by cattle. Each spring, cattleman prod their livestock from the low valleys to higher mountain pasture. And, even in the age of electric cars...
Whether it's an epic powder day or bluebird, sunny, slush fest on Telluride Mountain, nothing should get in the way of another run. Hunger and thirst may beg for attention, but they’re trivial sensations compared to the bottomless turns on Kant-Mak-M or the slushy bump...
If you have a child who is learning to ski, chances are you’ve been posed with the question, “When can I get poles?” To the kids, who gets poles seems rather arbitrary; it’s like losing a tooth. It eventually happens to all of them, but when...
Green beer. Green hats. The greening of the Chicago River. Dying stuff green is how we usually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this country. But for me, St. Patrick’s Day is important because it means spring is here. Longer days. More light. And the real greening...
Another very warm, sunny day (Friday) with variable high clouds and light backing SW winds. We'll see a warm night with increasing SSW winds (30-40 MPH gusts) Saturday in advance of a large low pressure trough moving down the coast from the Pacific NW. The...
