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
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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
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
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
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
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
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 NEWB: TELLURIDE SLANG
It’s taken a little while (well, almost a year and a half), but we’ve finally gotten a good grasp on the Telluride local slang. What at first seemed like enigmatic chitchat bet
SNOW SUNDAY: TELLURIDE APRES SKI CULTURE DEFINED
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 E
TELLURIDE NEWB: CORDUROY DREAM
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 sensatio
SNOW SUNDAY: ADDICTED
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
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE GAMES TO BENEFIT TASP
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, sno
GREG STUMP: BUMPS, BALLET, CAMERA, ACTION
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. Whe
TELLURIDE SKI RESORT: 39 YEARS IN FILM
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 Pres
TELLURIDE NEWB: SHREDDING SAN JOAQUIN
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 Cr
SNOW SUNDAY: WHAT’S ON YOUR PLAYLIST?
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 que
SAN JUAN JON: THE LOST COAST’S SINKYONE WILDERNESS
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 t
TELLURIDE NEWB: THE TELLURIDER
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: Th
SNOW SUNDAY: AFFAIR WITH ANOTHER MOUNTAIN
When you live in Telluride, skiing another Mountain is like having an affair. It’s new and exciting and you are ecstatic at the possibilities. At first, you admire everything it
SAYING GOODBYE TO JANE
Ask anyone at Telluride Adaptive Sports Program, and you will hear that Jane Ekstein was a gutsy woman, wonderful to be around, and one who would work so hard to be able to enjoy s
SNOW SUNDAY: WHY I LOVE SKIING WITH MOMS
In some towns moms get together for pedicures, coffee, yoga or spin. In Telluride, on Friday mornings, I make an effort to get together with fellow moms to ski. For Telluride moms,
SAN JUAN JON: THE LONELIEST ROAD IN AMERICA
The dreams of my youth were of wilderness and searching for its heart. Getting to the edge of wilderness where you could jump off and out of civilization usually involved a vehicl