Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Telluride, CO On Tuesday, January 7, an avalanche caught, buried, and killed a backcountry skier on Red Mountain Number 3, east of Red Mountain Pass, Colorado. The area is known locally as Bollywood and is about six miles east of Telluride. Related: SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 73 | Dr. Ethan Greene – Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center The avalanche occurred on […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 7, 2025 3 Comments
Is Telluride Ski Resort, CO, Eliminating Free Passes for People who are 80+ Years Old? According to the Pew Research Center, pre-boomers, or Silent Generation, are between 78 and 96 years old and defined as people born between 1928 and 1945. According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), that generation has the highest number of ski days. These pre-boomers have been able to keep participating thanks to medical advances, such as artificial hips and […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 3, 2024 0 Comments
Long-Term Plan Revealed for New Telluride, CO, Town Gondola Connecting the neighboring towns of Telluride and Mountain Village in southwest Colorado is a free public gondola that shuttles roughly three million skiers, hikers, residents, and commuters each year. Originally built in 1996, the town of Mountain Village owns and operates the gondola built to improve air quality by reducing car traffic. In June 2022, the Gondola Long-Term Planning Leadership Committee, […] Industry News Luke Guilford | August 22, 2024 0 Comments
Luxury Four Seasons $1 Billion Development Set to Transform Telluride, CO, Mountain Village Telluride, Colorado, is set to welcome its first new luxury residential development in 15 years as Florida-based real estate firms Fort Partners and Merrimac Ventures launch sales for the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Telluride. Related: First Residential Project at Deer Valley’s New East Village Sells Out The nearly $1 billion project in the prime Mountain Village ski area […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 2, 2024 0 Comments
21-Year-Old Climber Falls 800 Feet to Death Near Telluride, CO Search and rescue teams recovered the body of a 21-year-old hiker from Arizona after he fell 800 feet to his death while navigating a technical traverse near Telluride, Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday. This incident marks the second fatality in Colorado’s high-altitude wilderness this week. Related: Eyewitness Account of Terrifying Moment Woman Slipped to Her Death […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2024 0 Comments
17,000-Square-Foot Mansion Sells for $20 Million in Telluride, CO A 17,000-square-foot mansion just sold near Telluride, Colorado. The log-cabin-style house not only offers multiple luxurious amenities but is also located next to a ski slope. According to Mansion Global, its amenities include 11 fireplaces, a bowling alley, as well as a home cinema and multiple wellness and spa features. In addition to the main mansion the property also includes […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Backcountry Snowboarder Killed in Avalanche Near Telluride, CO A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche near Telluride, CO, yesterday, the first fatality in Colorado this winter. Dr. Peter Harrelson, a 67-year-old local from Ophir, Colorado, was found dead after an avalanche in the Waterfall Creek area. “A backcountry snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche on January 22, 2024, in Waterfall Creek, south of Ophir. The avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Telluride Ski Resort, CO, Will Open Saturday, December 2 Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado, just announced their opening day for the 2023/2024 season through an announcement on their Facebook page: “With Mother Nature providing cold temps, some natural snowfall, and our snowmaking team taking advantage of every opportunity to make snow…. we will be opening this Saturday, December 2nd! Lift 4 and the Chondola will be spinning on opening day, […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 29, 2023 0 Comments