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[click "Play" to hear David Holbrooke talk with Susan about the fundraiser and movie]

IMGP0403 Ten years ago, in 1999, Mountainfilm in Telluride regular, world-class climber/author Conrad Anker found the frozen body of mountaineer George Mallory on Mount Everest. In the years that followed the discovery, Anker obsessed about Mallory much in the way Mallory had obsessed about becoming the first person ever to conquer Everest's summit. Mallory and his partner, Andrew Irvine, were last seen in 1924 only 800 feet from the top. Had the duo successfully tackled the Second Step and reached their goal? Just how much was Mallory torn between ambition and his love for his wife Ruth? What was it like to climb a mountain as forbidding as Everest using the scant gear available in the 1920s? "The Wildest Dream" endeavors to answer these questions with archival video footage of Mallory and Irvine on the mountain, love letters between Mallory and Ruth, and a bold attempt to reenact the summit bid by  Anker and Leo Houlding. Liam Neeson narrates. Also with Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson.

24 December, 2009 /

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Winter at Indian Ridge

We at Telluride Inside... and Out hope to sweeten your Christmas with a recipe from master chef/baker Barclay Daranyi  of Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery in Norwood, active members of the Telluride Farmers' Market in summer. In winter, not so much.

Christmas Stollen is loaf-shaped fruitcake, with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts, and spices on the inside, powdered with icing sugar on the outside. Barclay's family has made this traditional German holiday treat every year for decades. "I can't  imagine Christmas morning without it," she exclaimed.

23 December, 2009 /
PC210053 Erik Dalton of Telluride's Jagged Edge is as busy as one of Santa's elves these days. Tonight, December 23, Jagged Edge is sponsoring a screening of Warren Miller's "Dynasty," the 60th action adventure film in the series and a look at the past, present and future of the twin sports of skiing and snowboarding. The event takes place at the Sheridan Opera House, 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. At the same time, Erik is channeling his inner Ho Ho Ho to bring you last minute ideas from Jagged Edge to round out your Christmas stocking. The following are his eleventh-hour picks.

Nikwax cleaning and waterproofing products are great for prolonging the life of your favorite jacket or pair of ski pants. Normal detergents tend to strip many outdoor fabrics of their waterproof treatments, clogging pores and hindering breathability. Nikwax washes effectively clean fabrics without leaving residue behind. Washes can be enhanced by using a waterproofing treatment specific to the make of the garment. Whether we are talking about your favorite wool ski sweater, your best pair of ski bibs, or even that old tent fly, Nikwax has a product for under $15 to make old favorites new again.
23 December, 2009 /
[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Mick Dierdorff]


The World Cup in Telluride could be a life-changing event for snowboardcross racer Mick Dierdorff.  Only 18, Mick is racing for the opportunity to become the first homegrown snowboarder from the town of Steamboat, Colorado, to make an Olympic team. Whatever happens today on the snow, Friday, December 18, however, Mick is already a winner.

18 December, 2009 /
[click "Play" to hear Senior Mahoney's conversation withSusan]

"We Skied It" premier at Sheridan Opera House, December 17, 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Poster final In the 1970s, Telluride was just finding its ski legs, a baby ski resort beginning to pulse thanks very much to a chap from Beverly Hills called Joe Zoline. At the time, half of Main Street was still boarded up and lots of folks were beating a path out of town muttering darkly because Idarado had just closed for business. The historic Sheridan Opera House, now nearly restored to its full Victorian splendor, was a wreck, a camping ground for derelicts with broken glass and upturned mattresses everywhere. But what of life before Zoline, See Forever, Spiral Stairs, and Milk Run helped put Telluride on the map?


About a year and a half ago, longtime local Larry Hopkins re-discovered gold in Telluride – celluloid gold – in the form of Senior Mahoney's 16MM home movies. Hopkins did not pass Go. He headed straight for the Telluride Historical Museum with his new-found treasure, where museum director Lauren Bloemsma and her team picked up the gauntlet.
14 December, 2009 /

The Telluride Nordic Association is putting on a 2 kilometer sprint on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The start/finish is at Adams Ranch Road and Mountain Village Blvd in the Mountain Village. Registration begins at 11:30 am, and all abilities and ages are welcome to...

11 December, 2009 /

Earlier this week we published a video of a coyote hunting mice on Telluride's San Miguel valley floor. Our friend Don Mitchell sends us these photos of moose near his home in San Bernardo, at the foot of Lizard Head Pass. I don't...

11 December, 2009 /