Women Who Fell 200-Feet to Her Death From Telluride, CO, Via Ferrata Had Unclipped Herself Deputies investigating the death of a 53-year-old woman from Arizona who fell approximately 200 feet while attempting a via ferrata route near Telluride, CO, have concluded there were NO hardware failures in the route’s infrastructure and no malfunctions in equipment used by the victim. The fall resulted from an apparent, unwitnessed misstep while the victim was unclipped from the system […] SnowBrains | August 11, 2021 0 Comments
Woman Killed by 200-Foot Fall On Via Ferrata Route Near Telluride, Colorado A 53-year-old woman from Arizona fell approximately 200 feet to her death while attempting a via ferrata route near Telluride, Colorado just before noon on Wednesday. According to the San Miguel County Sherrif’s Office, the 53-year-old victim from Tuscon was climbing Telluride’s Via Ferrata with her friend when she slipped and fell. She ended up plummeting 200 feet to the […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2021 0 Comments
Lone Hiker Fell 1,000-Feet to His Death From 14er Near Telluride, CO An experienced climber who had summited more than half of Colorado’s 58 14ers fell 1,000-feet to his death on Friday, reports The Ouray County Plain Dealer. The man, who was alone, had summited 14,158-foot Mount Sneffels early Friday afternoon, and was descending the southwest ridge. Related: Quandary Peak Becomes Most Popular 14er In Colorado HIs family reported him overdue around […] Climbing CragBrains | July 7, 2021 3 Comments
Lone Hiker Killed in Apparent Fall While Hiking 14er Near Telluride, CO Patrick Eells, 29, of Telluride was found deceased Monday afternoon from traumatic injuries suffered from an apparent fall while hiking alone on the Dallas-Gilpin ridge about 3.5 miles north of Telluride, CO. Related: Hiker Killed After Falling 500-Feet From Summit of 14er in Sequoia National Park, CA An experienced mountaineer, Mr. Eells told his girlfriend Sunday he was going to […] CragBrains | June 2, 2021 1 Comment
For Sale: Jerry Seinfeld is Selling His Telluride, CO Ski House for $15-Million The celebrity exodus out of Telluride, CO continues! At the same time that Tom Cruise is trying to offload his mountain home, another A-lister is too. If you have $15-million burning a hole in your pocket, this 27-acre Colorado compound belonging to comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld could be yours. Related: Tom Cruise Selling His $40-Million Telluride, CO Mansion Featuring a 12,300-square-foot, […] SnowBrains | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
Tom Cruise Selling His $40-Million Telluride, CO Mansion Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise has listed his Telluride, CO mansion for public sale for the first time. Cruise bought the plot in 1994 and had the house custom-built to his exact specifications. Related: $35,000,000 Ski-In-Ski-Out Chalet for Sale in Aspen, CO With seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, the property is just minutes away from downtown Telluride, home to some of […] SnowBrains | March 19, 2021 1 Comment
Gondola Dining Coming to Telluride, CO for Winter 20/21 At first guess, you may think gondola dining at Telluride Ski Resort would take place while riding through the sky on the free Mountain Town Gondola. Quite the opposite will be happening, though, as Telluride will be unveiling new outdoor dining options for the winter 20/21 season. Telluride will debut 20 refurbished 8 passenger gondola cabins for guests to dine […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | October 22, 2020 0 Comments
Telluride, CO Ski Bum Gets Immortalized with Namesake Beer “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die” – Babe Ruth Randall Jacobs of Phoenix, AZ, better known as “Uncle Bucky,” passed away on May 4, 2020, at the age of 65. He was a prolific “liver of life” and well-known ski bum around Telluride, CO. Related: How to Become a Ski Bum in 5 Easy Steps: He was best known […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 24, 2020 0 Comments