telluride: Obamanomics to the rescue? Ski areas say NYET! - 11/21/08 10:02 AM
11-20 obamanomics & ski areas Obamanomics to the rescue? The Associated Press November 20, 2008, 1:08PM ET  3 Colorado ski resorts bracing for layoffs DENVER
Ski resort workers at three Colorado mountains are bracing for layoffs as a Canadian resort operator says the poor economy will force job cuts.
Intrawest Corp. this week did not say exactly how many jobs will go at its three owned or operated Colorado resorts -- Copper Mountain, Steamboat Ski & Resort and Winter Park. But the Vancouver-based resort operator says the drop in business at its resorts is unlike anything it has experienced in … (16 comments)

telluride: Boom & Bust Cycles - A Real Estate Primer - 12/17/07 04:40 AM
If you read my rant at the media in this column a couple months back, you remember one of the things I told you was how the media tends to generalize. If you believe what you read and see in the mainstream media, network TV, syndicated columns, etc., you're laboring under the delusion that the entire housing market from one coast to the next is failing, prices plummeting, foreclosures skyrocketing - and it's just not true.
Areas like ours that grew the fastest during the past 5 year run-up, (Riverside County led the nation with 155% appreciation from 2001 - … (2 comments)

telluride: Bob Dylan in Concert - 08/09/07 12:38 PM
I just spent July at my home in Telluride, Colorado. If you haven't been there, you should make it a point to because it is a drop dead gorgeous place about 9,000 ft. up in the Colorado Rockies. Bob Dylan happened to be there while I was and he put on a great concert in our outdoor ampitheater under the stars. As you might expect from Dylan, it was an experience not to be missed - especially since one never kn ows how long the Dude will keep traveling around sharing his songs.
I know he's on a lengthy tour right now, … (1 comments)