Tag: Telluride
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The best Colorado campgrounds? We asked guidebook pros
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gil Folsom views Colorado’s outdoor craze from his home near Golden. “I live on the side of a mountain. I see I-70 in the distance,” he says. “When you look at the traffic going up…
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Town manager blasts Telluride ski owner for neglect: ‘Chuck is not here’
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Thursday night was one of brutal critique for Telluride Ski & Golf owner Chuck Horning, who bore the brunt of a rare public rebuke from the town manager of nearby Mountain Village, which was later reinforced by a Telluride City Council member. Mountain Village Town Manager Paul Wisor slammed Horning as an out-of-touch owner whose…
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For Colorado winters, La Niña has become the name of the game
Colorado’s most powder-crazed skiers have gotten to know the term “La Nina.” That’s because the most powder-crazed skiers pay attention to forecasts well in advance of winter, and La Niña has come to the center of those forecasts in recent years. It is again at the center of predictions for this season. La Niña refers…
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Appeals court rules developer may bring ballot initiative to rezone Telluride neighborhood
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court on Wednesday clarified that a developer may bring a ballot initiative in Telluride to rezone part of a planned-unit development for affordable housing despite other lot owners’ objections. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals stressed that the question of whether…
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The story of the house atop Colorado’s tallest waterfall
They are two of the most common questions Kiernan Lannon fields at Telluride Historical Museum. “What’s going on with that house? Whose house is that?” the museum’s executive director said. “Which is a nice point of entry to talk about electricity here.” The history of electricity has a significant place around Telluride. And, indeed, there…
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Queer Ski Weekend coming to Keystone, Colorado in March | Whiteout
Telluride hosting Gat Ski Week in southern Colorado
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A marathon of action and adventure movies filmed in Colorado
Across Colorado’s movie landscape, you’ll find comedy (“Dumb and Dumber,” shot in Aspen, Breckenridge and Estes Park). You’ll find dark drama (“The Prestige,” with scenes from Redstone Castle near Carbondale). You’ll find romance (“Catch and Release,” filmed in Boulder). But this is Colorado, where action and adventure seem most fitting. That’s what we’re thinking for…
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4 classic Colorado ski towns and what to do while you’re there
It’s the natural world that brings us to Colorado’s great ski towns. The steeps, the glades, the bowls, the moguls, the bunnies. And, of course, the views. The state’s skiing pioneers outdid themselves in picking these locales. Folks beneath the slopes finished the job with restaurants, bars, shops and various forms of entertainment. It’s true:…
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Powder primer 2023: A closer look at Colorado’s ski areas
ARAPAHOE BASIN (est. 1946) A-Basin is the oldest of Summit County’s four ski areas, beginning with former ski racers and World War II veterans. The decades ushered in a new cast of characters: a scrappy bunch who called themselves Atomic Janitors, cleaning by night, sleeping in an A-Frame attic and skiing by daybreak. Skiable terrain:…
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8 memorable dive bars across Colorado ski country
After a day on Colorado’s slopes, it’s highly likely you’ll be thirsty. Who says you have to follow the crowds to that bustling, hip, well-lit scene of apres? Look real hard across the glitz of ski country, and you’ll find other places to wet your whistle (and probably save some cash). These are some dives…