SPRING SUNDAY: THE GROUSE AT MY HOUSE
Spring is the busiest time of year at my job, so when everyone else in Telluride flies off to the beach in Mexico or Hawaii, I get to stay here and wallow in self-pity. This year s
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SPRING SUNDAY: CHASING CULTURE
One of the most common criticisms I hear about raising kids in Telluride is the lack of culture. This always puzzles me because I’m fairly certain that if I lived in a city, I wo
TELLURIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM: SKIING WITH VETS
The Telluride Ski Resort formally closes this afternoon. It’s been a strange year on the mountain. Personally, it was a short but great year for me. On March 19 & 20 I ha
LOVE MY NEW WAGNER CUSTOM SKIS
For me it was a short ski season: we were away from Telluride from last September until mid-February, and we had to leave again with over a week remaining in the season. But, it wa
SNOW SUNDAY: FORCING YOUR KIDS TO SKI
Parenting is a pretty selfless endeavor. Most of the time. But there are days, when it’s sunny and warm, and I just need to get out and put my skis on, that I actually force my k
SPRING SUNDAY: POWDER DAYS ARE LIKE BOY FRIENDS
Sometimes if feels as if powder days are like the string of Telluride boyfriends you had in your twenties. Which means for some of you, the boyfriends you have right now. And just
LOCAL FILMMAKER FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES ON EXTREME ATHLETES
Is it lower levels of dopamine, the neurotransmitter that creates the so-called “adrenaline rush?” That’s one theory about what drives extreme athletes to risk th
SNOW SUNDAY: LOCAL MOUNTAIN LINGO
There seems to be two names for many things in Telluride—the actual name and then what everyone calls it. Sometimes I find myself in hilarious situations as I recommend restauran
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER FORECAST: SOME SNOW LIKELY, 3/3/13
There are currently partly cloudy skies with increasing cloudiness throughout the day. Western Colorado will see the southern portion of a split trough arriving on WNW flow bring
SNOW SUNDAY: FIGHTING THE POWDER FRENZY
If you ski or snowboard, you have probably witnessed the powder frenzy that ensues anytime the snow gods dump a foot or more of snow from the sky. Elbow to elbow, people lin
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: SNOW THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND?
A temporary ridge of high pressure formed over the forecast area last night and will soon break down with a strong Pacific storm moving through the area Wednesday into early Thursd
SNOW SUNDAY: ALL IS RIGHT AGAIN IN TELLURIDE
When it doesn’t snow in Telluride, the town is simply not all right. There is a lot the resilient folks in this town can shrug off, but multiple dry weeks in the middle of the wi
COMING HOME TO TELLURIDE
Susan and I arrived home last Monday evening. Despite dire weather forecasts, the trip from Denver was relatively uneventful: mostly dry roads, compact snow and low visibility acro
SNOW SUNDAY: 5 TIPS FOR RIDING WTH YOUR SWEETIE
My friend is spending the winter in Telluride, trying to improve her skiing, she says. To this end she has prevailed upon all of her friends and even her brother-in-law to ski slow
SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN WEATHER: 2/8/13 UPDATE
Very temporary high pressure is bringing sunny, dry conditions to our forecast area today (Thursday) as the Gulf of Alaska storm currently along the Pacific NW coast swirls inland.
NEW SNOW IN TELLURIDE
Editors update, 1/29/13: The bulk of the storm that just went through Telluride is past, with smaller accumulations over the next few days. The result of this recent bounty is more
ANTI HEROES, HEROES: LESSONS FROM LANCE
I was a Lance Armstrong fan. I respected him for being a great athlete, cancer survivor and philanthropist. I read his book, “It’s Not About the Bike,” (good book, bad title)
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: 1-23-12 FORECAST
Today, the end of our January Thaw as high pressure breaks down allowing a change of weather. Several low pressure systems will be blowing into Colorado from Thursday through ear
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: MAYBE A LITTLE NEW SNOW?
The next low pressure system is moving down the coast from the Pacific northwest today as the flow aloft turns southwest. Mostly sunny skies bring warming temperatures as the sto
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: COLD AND SNOW, 12/29/12
Weak surface high pressure is over Colorado this morning keeping cold air over the region with zero or below temps in the mountains and lower valleys. Air temperatures will incre
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER FORECAST: 12/25/12
The Christmas storm brought snow to the mountains & valleys in SW Colorado yesterday and early this morning. With trough passage the flow shifted to the north side of the ran
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER FORECAST: 12/22/12
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 Pac
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER FORECAST, MONDAY, 12/17/12
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
Telluride World Cup Races A Success
[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 compet