TELLURIDE NEWB: A TELLURIDE POWDER DAY
When powder strikes, life takes on a new order in Telluride. A certain excitement hangs in the air, forcing people to wake up earlier than normal, gear up faster than previously th
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VENUS, JUPITER AND MARS
If you haven’t noticed magical Venus and magnificent Jupiter in the western evening sky over the last few weeks, you haven’t looked. It’s virtually impossible to
SNOW SUNDAY: THROW AMAH FROM MOUNTAIN QUAIL
My mom often complains that I never ski with her. For the record, I ski with her every year on her birthday, when my sister and brother visit and often with my five-year old daught
221 SOUTH OAK ADOPTS GREEN GONDOLA
221 South Oak first on board to Adopt-A-Cabin as part of the Green Gondola Project Mountain Village’ s Green Gondola Project snagged its first Adopt-A-Cabin sponsor when 221 Sout
EARTH MATTERS: BLUE GOLD FOR 21ST CENTURY
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a weekly series by the team of scholars/dynamic enviro-activists Anna Zivian and Billy Mason. Both have deep ties to Telluride, b
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: AVALANCHE AIRBAGS
Gear is no guarantee Historically dangerous avalanche conditions persist in the Mountain West this winter because of a variable snowpack. This degree of instability hasn’t been s
TELLURIDE CO-ED HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS TONIGHT
Tonight. Ice Hockey. Hanley Rink. 7PM. Bring beer, canned and cold. There’s little else that needs to be said. Or is there? To those of you who don’t obsess about getting a tin
TWO SKIRTS FASHION FRIDAY: JEANS IN BLOOM
“The flowers that bloom in the spring, Tra la, Breathe promise of merry sunshine — As we merrily dance and we sing, Tra la, We welcome the hope that they bring, Tra la, Of
THREE FREE DAYS AT TAOS? HELL YEAH!
Telluride is one of the best ski resorts in the nation, but it’s far from cheap. Though many secure their season’s pass via a resort job or teaching skiing, many take the “af
MASTERING SECURITY: BORDER WARS CONTINUED
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a series of stories from the Mexican border posted by our Sheriff, Bill Masters. To read part 1, just type “Mastering Security” i
SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN WEATHER: SPRING, LIGHT SNOW MAYBE MID-WEEK
A surface high will dominate western Colorado today and a broad upper level ridge of high pressure begins to flatten as a trough along the Pacific NW deepens. SW winds and high c
HOME GROWN: WINTER FISHING REPORT
My old fishing buddy Todd Tice (the owner of the Telluride Toggery) likes to say that “people fish for different reasons…” For me, fishing is the reason. So when Thanksgiving
SNOW SUNDAY: SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT SKIS
Finding the perfect pair of skis is like finding the perfect man. You know there are a lot of good ones out there, but only one for you. The problem is, you haven’t found them ye
HUNTING & GATHERING: SIMPLE BROCCOLI SOUP
Editor’s note: Hunting & Gathering is part of an ongoing series by part-time local, regular contributor and foodie extraordinaire, Lisa Barlow. For all you foodies out
EARTH MATTERS: SOMETHING’S FISHY
The fight over genetically modified salmon In this column, I plan to talk about genetically modified salmon: Am I eating it? What is it? Why is it a problem? First – You are not
SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN WEATHER: CLEARING OVER THE WEEKEND
Today, but especially this afternoon northerly orographic flow will increase on the north side of the San Juan mountains. Ouray and the Uncompahgre Gorge could see a significant
FASHION FRIDAY: HI-LOW HEMLINES
“To be short, or to be long?” That is the question we ask this Spring. We in the fashion game are literally “hemming” and hawing over lengths of, well, he
TELLURIDE NEWB: TELLURIDE APRES ACTION
Partaking in après ski is undoubtedly one of the best ways to finish off an epic day on the hill; very few things beat a cold beer and a light appetizer after a day of knee-deep p
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: BLUE MIND
Does the Ocean Impact Our Brains Neurologically? Editor’s note: Inside Mountainfilm in Telluride are blogs posted by Mountainfilm director David Holbrooke and his associate L
SNOW SUNDAY: TSSC AND LOVE OF SNOW SPORTS
I am a product of the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club (TSSC). Of course, back then it wasn’t called that. There was no park and pipe or big mountain teams — those discipli
TELLURIDE ALUM NEEDS OUR VOTES TO WIN WHITE HOUSE PROGRAM
Editor’s note: Telluride High School (super star) alum Charlotte Delpit is now the the Subsidized Coordinator for Brown University initiative, Brown Market Shares Program, no
EARTH MATTERS: NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY
Editor’s note: Environmental activist and scholar Anna Zivian (see Our Writers for her full and very impressive credentials) continues the new, weekly blog she and Billy Maso
TELLURIDE TO CUBA: A COUNTRY STUCK IN THE PAST
Editor’s note: Jane Shivers, former honcho marketing exec, is a part-time Telluride local and full time traveler with hubbie Bill Sharp. Jane plans a blog site of her own, bu
TWO SKIRTS’ FASHION FRIDAY: NEON PINK
It’s shocking. I am talking about the newest color trend: neon pink. We all had it back in the eighties: Neon pink shoe laces. A hugely over-sized sweatshirt, possibly, even