You can feel the growing angst in the early season. It is probably the same at every western ski town right …
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On finding turns, apps, the realities and hope of a ski town
The recent cold nights provided hope that the manmade snow would guarantee an on-time opening for the 60th year of Crested …
Read More »Quick questions and sometimes quicker answers…
Lord knows change is constant, but I sort of like the autumns where things don’t change until the last minute and …
Read More »School board drama and animal totems
Walking out to the car in the dark before the five-hour school board meeting was officially over, a bushy-tailed fox ran …
Read More »Cyber Ninjas and farewell to a public servant
Was it voter fatigue or just public participation fatigue? This was certainly no Trumpian election that triggered emotions that then led …
Read More »The hostel, October snow and a crossroads…
It is too bad that the Crested Butte Hostel workforce housing deal fell through. The idea was to purchase the building …
Read More »Election thoughts on candidates and local issues
Hey everyone—now that break is over and the season is changing, go cast your ballots. The county needs them soon so …
Read More »Lawsuit against the school district is…disappointing
While covering a town meeting many years ago I heard the then town attorney for Mt. Crested Butte respond to a …
Read More »More chocolate and more housing…
Who would argue that chocolate doesn’t taste really good? There is a bit of a mood bump and there are all …
Read More »Guiding the winds of change
The winds of change began blowing this week so that means the fall color is in thinning mode. But it’s been …
Read More »Rehashing
Maybe it’s time to rehash a few things I’ve touched on before…that way I can spend more time getting out in …
Read More »Agreeing with Dave…but context matters
Well, that was quite the school board meeting this week. The Gunnison Watershed School District board meeting packed the Crested Butte …
Read More »Autumn grumps
There’s a lot going on these days, and I see according to Mountain Mischief that the cops up there have received …
Read More »End of summer thoughts…
Getting out of the car in Paonia Saturday afternoon it was obvious why Crested Butte might be an attractive place for …
Read More »Expand the breath of fresh air when talking housing
Walking the dogs in the early evening helped bring back some calm. Before the big moon came over the ridge one …
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