Ahhhh, the never surprising and always constant spring question is arising a bit earlier than usual this year — Is Kebler …
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A couple of clouds in a sunny off-season
It is off-season and an opportunity to relax and ponder life. Aside from a quick blast of winter that confirmed we …
Read More »Embrace the blessing of off-season…
This is a blessed time in the North Valley. It’s not for everyone, but for me and a few others who …
Read More »Ending the season in positive partnerships…from Red Lady to the steeps to (of course) parking…
Achieving significant things for a broad community is rarely done alone…it takes a team, a partnership. Partnerships can sometimes be trying …
Read More »More parking thoughts…
No Barbieland sequel from me this week although some of the discussion at Monday’s Crested Butte town council meeting made me …
Read More »CB’s latest parking direction — Barbieland or Kendom?
Travel is good for so many reasons. It broadens the mind, changes perspective, exposes one to different cultures and can make …
Read More »Gone too soon
(Note: Mark is gone this week, but he will return soon and be back to his usual editorials.) When a friend …
Read More »Really? Election stuff already?
It feels a bit early to even touch on any election up here at 9,000 feet in the mountains. Since there …
Read More »State court could impact who can ski at Colorado resorts
I would never describe skiing, even at a resort, as a 100% safe sport. I have friends who have seriously injured …
Read More »Living in a place that comes with risk
Solid. That seemed to be the most common description of Eric Freson who lost his life last weekend in an avalanche …
Read More »Whetstone has a big but…
I had to tease some of my county friends during a break at Monday’s town council meeting that they were sounding …
Read More »81225 action… zip code dominance, recall overkill and Telly!
Spotlight on Mt. Crested Butte! Telly’s back, Roman might have to leave and new signs will be popping up all over …
Read More »Missing…
Is it Telly or Tele? Whichever it is, he’s missing. The image of Kojak that has long been a fixture at …
Read More »Things change with four feet of fresh…
Well okay, then. Ask and you shall receive. Four feet of fresh—some of the freshest and lightest I’ve ever seen here—covered …
Read More »Cold, colds and a cranky contrarian
We’re a ski town dang it. Cold comes with the territory but so does snow. And the latter has been lacking. …
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