We are apparently moving to Snodgrass Ultralight. After Monday’s meeting between the ski area and the Forest Service, the old wooden …
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And the numbers say…
They are talking hundreds of millions of dollars in Gunnison County, hundreds of thousands of shrinking or expanding “skier days,” lift …
Read More »Building Stronger Community
At my annual campus fall address, I shared lessons learned from my time spent with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, …
Read More »Crazies
In one sense I guess it’s good to know there are crazy people on both sides in this war thing. But …
Read More »Painting a few strokes for the Big Picture….
A couple of gatherings this week, one at each end of the valley, gave a nod to some forward thinking and …
Read More »Lions and snakes and bears, oh my
While picking up a rental car in Dayton, Ohio last week, in typical small-talk conversation with the guy at the counter, …
Read More »Council not exactly showing “gamer” ability
In sports, there is a term to describe those players who relish being in a position to make a difference and …
Read More »Here’s an easy one.
There is a new excitement out there about the potential for Crested Butte, Gunnison and/or Mt. Crested Butte to attract a …
Read More »Underdogs
I got a call from someone making the case for the bears in town. “We live in bear country. We moved …
Read More »Quick mid-summer observations…
It’s a different summer from last year… July is going off in town and it actually feels extremely busy. See the …
Read More »Crested Butte heat wave?
Marketing suggestion: Buy billboards in downtown Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, Atlanta, etc. (Denver, Grand Junction, Pueblo might be …
Read More »Balance. Acceptance. Jackhammers. And stars.
Two sides of a Monday in paradise…1) Slate River bliss. Sitting next to a fire by the river as the stars …
Read More »Bucks for the Bang
The Fourth was a perfect day for a parade and people watching. The crowds were huge and the parade was long… …
Read More »Curry has chance to put the independent back in Independence Day
Being the Fourth of July issue, it seemed only appropriate to write about something political. There’s President Obama’s baffling Afghanistan policy. …
Read More »If you can’t find something to do this weekend… think about moving
There are few finer places to spend a summer’s day than in this valley. Each good day here is worth about …
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