Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier Lists are inherently wrong no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well…I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing and I ranked […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022 25 Comments
Former Telluride, CO, Ski Patroller With Explosives Experience Allegedly Threatened to ‘Blow Up’ Sheriff’s Office The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office of threats made by former ski patroller Bryan Randolph Cornwell, age 39, of Norwood. Mr. Cornwell was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies under a federal warrant Friday and charged by criminal complaint with making threats by means of explosives. […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 26, 2022 0 Comments
[FOR SALE] An Entire Historic Colorado Town Outside of Telluride for $6.6 Million Ever had the childhood fantasy of being the Mayor of your own town? Well here’s your chance: this small town just outside Telluride, Colorado is for sale for only $6.6 Million. Colona, Colorado, is a small quaint town a mere 55 minutes outside of Telluride that was just put on the market. This quaint town backdropped by Southern Colorado’s peaks […] Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 0 Comments
Solo Backcountry Snowboarder Killed in Avalanche South of Telluride, CO At around 3:00 pm on March 17, 2022, a solo backcountry snowboarder was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche south of Trout Lake, 13 miles south of Telluride, CO, in the North San Juan Mountain Forecast zone. At approximately 3 pm, Helitrax, a local heli-ski outfitter, was flying in the Trout Lake area and spotted what appeared to be […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 18, 2022 1 Comment
[FOR SALE] Ski-In Ski-Out House in Telluride, CO, Could Be Yours for Just $37,000,000 This ski-in ski-out mountain house in Telluride, Colorado, could be yours for just $37 million. Located just off the ski trails at Gold Hill, it allows easy access to the slopes. Forget trying to find a parking spot at the base, your car can stay in the garage. Built in 2015 and sitting on a 1.17-acre lot, the house features […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | December 7, 2021 4 Comments
The 15 Highest Ski Resorts In Colorado Colorado is synonymous with skiing. CO sees more skier visits than any other US state. The Centennial State is home to over 25 ski resorts and tons of elevation. In fact, Colorado owns most of the highest elevation ski areas in North America. Here are the top 15: *** #1 – Silverton Mountain, 13,487 ft #2 – Telluride, 13,150 ft #3 […] Mike Lavery | September 3, 2021 2 Comments
Telluride Ski Resort Now Offering $25,000 Skiing Insurance Plan Included with This Year’s Lift Passes With around 470 total ski resorts in America, companies are striving to offer different proposals within passes. Telluride, located in Colorado, is promoting its new $25,000 insurance plan that is now offered to skiers, differing it from old methods and ways of competing hills. A startup insurance provider known as Spot has partnered up with Telluride to provide a unique […] Industry News Breya Bergom | August 24, 2021 0 Comments
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
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