Change is moving our way as the ridge of high pressure and Colorado blue skies break down with a plume of moisture associated with an upper low moving inland in pieces from the Pacific NW this weekend. Clouds are on the increase today/tonight/Sunday morning with...
[caption id="attachment_26171" align="alignleft" width="150"] Staghorn coral[/caption] Star. Pillar. Elkhorn. Staghorn. Mountainous star. Pocillopora elegans. Pachyseris rugosa. Astreopora cucullata. Barabattoia laddi. Those are just nine of the 66 species of coral proposed for endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On Friday, November 30, after more than three...
“Silver and gold, silver and gold, everyone wishes for silver and gold." Those are the lyrics to the famed Burl Ives Christmas song. The words are also in a song from the movie "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer." And they are a holiday mantra: Every lady...
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
[caption id="attachment_26039" align="alignright" width="112"] Fun with Pinhead Punk Science[/caption] Pinhead completed one more wonderful year inspiring students about the wonders of scientific discovery: In 2012, nearly 5,200 students participated in over 7,500 hours of quality programming. Why is Pinhead so important – and not just as a...
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...
When we leave Telluride, we often encounter those who are transfixed by our existence. You get to live where? How high is that?! Traveling reminds us that our life in the mountains is unique, very unique in fact. This is particularly the case in winter,...
[caption id="attachment_25905" align="alignright" width="240"] Moon-Ocean image[/caption] Sailors, fisherman, surfers, and Inuits are but a few of the communities that have an intimate relationship with the tidal effect in coastal environments. For surfers, the difference between high tide, when the water’s shoreline edge appears to move onshore, and...
