Telluride posts
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Mar 1st, 2013 at 2:00PM: Still mulling over where to spend spring break, be it solo, or with friends or family? Colorado Ski Country USA resorts make it easy, with a handy online guide promoting special deals and events statewide throughout March and part of April.
In addition to loads of concerts and fun and endurance ski races at most resorts, there's also the famed Elk Mountain Grand Traverse backcountry race from ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 13th, 2013 at 9:00AM:
Bay Area- and Arizona-based snow lovers, rejoice! Allegiant Air, in collaboration with the Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization, Telluride Ski Resort and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, is offering non-stop, two-for-one airline tickets. Travelers can fly to Montrose Regional Airport (70 miles from Telluride; Colorado Mountain Express is the local shuttle), via either Oakland International ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Dec 25th, 2012 at 12:00PM: With very few exceptions, I've spent the last 17-plus Christmases going out for dim sum. No matter where I'm living at the time, once December rolls around, I start researching the best places to indulge my har gow habit. Why? Because I've worked in the service industry for over two decades.
I've either waited tables or worked retail (usually in the food industry) since I was in my 20s. In ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Oct 25th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Like most of us, I didn't fully realize the extent of the daily hassles and challenges faced by those who use a wheelchair, prosthetic, or other mobility aid until it became somewhat personal. I'm fortunate to have two people in my life who've been an enormous source of both education and inspiration, and I'm writing this piece because of them. A little bit of background is in order:
When I ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Sep 18th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Cemeteries get a bad rap in the United States. The only time of year we really pay attention to them is Halloween, and then, it's to equate them with fear or evil. I suppose Memorial Day and Veteran's Day give cemeteries a little love, but those holidays are more about who's in the actual graves, and not about the places themselves.
Unlike many of the world's cultures, which celebrate or ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Jun 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Long ago, a friend of mine referred to Colorado as my "spiritual homeland." I frequently jest that I'm spiritually bankrupt except when it comes to the outdoors, and she was referring to my long-held love affair with the Centennial State.
My friend was right. There are parts of Colorado that are my "happy place," where I immediately feel I can breathe more deeply, shelve my neuroses and just ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Dec 10th, 2011 at 11:00AM: I don't know about you, but all I want for Christmas is a ski holiday in Telluride, Colorado. Call me biased, but as an on-and-off resident for five years, I consider it the most beautiful, authentically Western ski town in the Rockies, and the top resort in the U.S..
When it comes to actual skiing, there's 2,000-plus acres, never a lift line, and if you love steeps, off-piste, moguls, and ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Sep 7th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Telluride. The name alone conjures a variety of associations, from the debaucherous (Glenn Frey's "Smuggler's Blues") to the elite (Tom Cruise is the other inevitable mention). But this isolated little town in Southwestern Colorado's craggy San Juan range has a truly wild past and a lot to offer. It's not the only mining-town-turned-ski-resort in the Rockies, but I think it's the most ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Aug 8th, 2011 at 4:30PM: Telluride, Colorado, is nothing if not an outdoor playground. Paragliding, in particular, is a summer recreational activity for locals and visitors alike. Check out this clip from the Telluride Air Force Hangliding and Paragliding Club featuring an epic ride over snow-covered peaks and through the clouds. Things culminate with several swoops over town, before a graceful landing in the high school ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Jul 8th, 2011 at 10:00AM: To borrow a phrase, Telluride (and I mean this in the best possible way) is a little drinking town with a big ski problem. I've lived there off and on since 2005, and recently returned for a visit for the first time in two years.
Telluride--a former mining town--has never had a shortage of places to imbibe, but getting a well-made cocktail for under ten bucks is another story. Fortunately, ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
May 20th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Aah, summer. A time for the beach, pool parties, lazy days...and sheep cheese? While many foods are undeniably the essence of summer--watermelon, peaches, and anything grilled come to mind--there are plenty of edibles not identified as seasonal foods.
Most of my favorite things to eat just happen to peak in summer, so I decided to compile a list of both the obvious and not-so. Even the most ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
May 18th, 2011 at 8:00AM: The 2011 edition of the Mountainfilm Festival is now just a week and a half away, and to celebrate the big event, organizers have launched a newly designed website. Perhaps more importantly however, they've also shared the complete line-up of films that will be shown, as well as the guests that will be on hand.
Held annually in Telluride, Colorado, Mountainfilm is now in its 32nd year. The ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Organizers of the Mountainfilm Festival, held annually in Telluride, Colorado, have announced the list of this year's special guests which will be on hand for the event. That list includes an impressive array of activists, artists, and adventurers who will share their stories and experiences, while also discussing some of the pressing topics of the day.
This year's fest will take place from ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Dec 7th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
We travel a lot, to destinations both well-known and unfamiliar. In our defense, it is our job to travel like mad, to explore the world and then write about our discoveries.
Though most travel writers find something or other of interest in most places we visit, there are always those personal favorites that rise above the rest. This year, we decided to scribble our favorites down for you. ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 4:00PM: It may just be the first week in November, but the first flakes have already started to fall in Telluride, one of the country's best ski towns. Poised at 10,000 feet above sea level, Capella Telluride, the area's newest and most luxurious resort property, offers guests ski-out access, a full-service spa and award-winning on-site dining. With their new Skier's Escape Package, skiing (or ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Oct 18th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Mountainfilm in Telluride-part film festival, part think tank-comes to Lincoln Center this weekend with an eclectic mix of films focusing on adventure, exploration and the environment.
The festival hosts screenings, receptions, and conversations throughout the weekend with filmmakers and subjects, including top experts and activists from the front lines of the climate movement.
Films being ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Aug 11th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
There are few things I enjoy more than scrabbling around in forest litter, searching for fungi. Cooking and eating them is just a bonus. I know I'm not alone in my geeky proclivity, given the number of mycological societies and mushroom festivals all over the country. Mid-August is peak wild mushroom season in the Colorado Rockies, which hosts two well-known mushroom extravaganzas of its own, ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Jul 6th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Even in a town famous for its festivals, Telluride's Blues & Brews is one hell of a party. The 17th annual, beery, bluesy weekend takes place September 17-19th in Town Park, but if you're short of cash or time, single-day tickets from $55 to $65 are now available.
Headliners include George Thorogood & the Destroyers, B.B. King, and a TBA performer whose identity will be released Augusts ...
by Jason Heflin (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Jun 14th, 2010 at 7:00PM: The annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival will be filling the mountains of Colorado with music this weekend. Unlike last week's Bonnaroo, in Manchester Tennessee, the festival in Telluride draws a much more mellow collection of acts. This years line-up includes - Lyle Lovett, Allison Krauss, Béla Fleck, Yonder Mountain String Band, Del McCoury Band, and more.
Coinciding with the summer ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
May 6th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Organizers for this year's Mountainfilm Festival, scheduled to take place from May 28th through the 31st in Telluride, Colorado, have announced the line-up of films scheduled to be screened during the event. The list of films deal with some very diverse, and often provocative, subject matter, with topics ranging from the war in Afghanistan to the impact of plastic on our lives and the environment ...
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