Après is to skiers what tailgating is to football fans. It’s not optional, but an essential part of the day and there is a certain etiquette and culture that goes with it. The Euros are the obvious professionals of the art of the après ski. In...
Undoubtedly, powder is one of the best things imaginable to both skiers and snowboarders. But, coming in at a very close second is pristine corduroy. Few things exceed the sensation of carving a huge turn, at high speed, down an untracked groomer - especially when...
For ski town folk, powder is not a mere fancy, or even a habit – it’s an addiction. When you first move to a Mountain town you are fulfilled, even thrilled, that you can get out on the Mountain for an hour during your lunch break....
The Mountain Village Winter Games return February 11 to benefit the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program; athletes converge on snow-packed soil for some winter adventure on skies, snowshoes and bikes. (Editor's note: TASP recently completed its 12th annual "Expand Your Horizons" camp. See the video below for...
He won his first competition at Sugarloaf in 1970 at age nine. In 1978, he took the Junior National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado. His strengths: bumps and ballet. When he won the North American Freestyle Championships at Edelweiss Valley, Ontario, Greg Stump became the...
Greg Stump’s long-awaited final cut of “Legend of Aahhh’s,” to premiere in town The Sheridan Arts Foundation, Telluride Historical Museum, Bootdoctors and Travis Julia Presents celebrate the Telluride Ski Resort’s 39th anniversary with back-to-back major film events, two nights of special guests and world premieres, including...
While all of the recent snowfall has been great for on-mountain shredding, it’s made the backcountry pretty damn sketchy. Sure, people are still “getting after it” in Bear Creek and beyond, but considering that natural avalanches are still prevalent, we’ve decided to wait a bit...
When you see someone ripping down the Mountain, jamming to their iPod, do you ever wonder what they’re listening to? I do. So I decided to ask. And who else do you ask such a question to but your Facebook friends -- a group of people who...
We planted and tended an apple orchard in the central New Mexico mountains while I was growing up. It was on the far side of the Manzano Mountains, made famous recently as one of the recurring backdrops in the TV series "Breaking Bad". Not famous...
While Superman, Batman and Spiderman may be the most popular superheroes today, if you ask any Telluride local who their favorite one is, they’ll all give you the same answer: The Tellurider. Standing for environmental protection, historical preservation and, of course, skiing, The Tellurider used his...
