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Yeah, it will stop with one "modest" development... until the next one.... and the next one.... Town of Telluride Elevation ? 8,725 feet (2,661 meters) Mountain Village Elevation ? 9,545 feet (2,909 meters).... lots of multi-million dollar homes here, don't think it stops Oprah from sleeping...

Well Telluride was probably the most remote town in the whole region and it is full of large, very expensive, single family trophy homes. I personally think that higher density development is preferable to the famous 35 acre ranchettes that are slowly taking over southern Colorado. The retiring...

Well, I made my first reservation for silverton this December. I hope the snow cooperates! As far as unguided skiing goes, you do have to wonder what the snow conditions will be like if they can't "farm" the snow the way it seems they do now. I wouldn't be suprised if the unguided options will...

yeah, it's really crazy. A friend told me a realestate agent he knows bought a condo in a development near the plaza here in Santa Fe and sold it for 100K profit before the condos were even close to finished. I just can't believe they are talking about a devolopment this size. There are...

Who has skiied silverton? What were your impressions, favorite routes...? I used to go backcountry boarding up around the red mountain summit when I was in college? There is some pretty incredible terrain up in those areas, also some pretty scary areas. I'm really most excited about the guided...

from the following article... Collusion charged in new Wolf Creek development McCombs wants to build 2,200 housing units, enough for up to 10,500 people, and 222,100 square feet of commercial space on nearly 300 acres of land inside the Rio Grande National Forest. Why not a Circus Circus and...

God, that story just flat out depresses me. :( the dominoes keep falling!

Honts, 65, of Austin, Texas, dismisses much of the fuss about building a massive development next to public forests and wilderness areas. "We have 4 1/2 million acres of trees and no place for people to stay and look at the trees," Honts said. Taken from the following news story.... The...

:D wow! Thanks for digging and getting all this great info. The spruces camp spot sounds pretty ideal. I'm going to have to start planning. I'll try to find info for the San Juans etc.. in SOCO to see what their policy is. Hopefully the same as the district around you. That's very cool that all...

If you know a good winter camping spot for ski/board trips post it here! My favorite for riding telluride is a small national forest campground just north of telluride. I had to look up the name, Illium, cause its been awhile since I've been there. It's a small site right next to a creek so...

yup, snow capped before october. Too bad it will be 80+ probably today! I will consider this a good omen though! Looks beautiful with the yellow aspens. As far as Utah, do any of you guys know any good winter camp spots for skiing around SLC.

Well we got our first dose of "winter like" weather. It's rained in Santa Fe for 1 1/2 days strait. The peeks are still covered with clouds so not sure if any of it turned to snow. My wife said the snow level was supposed to be 10.000 feet last night. Hopefully the rain pushed up to wolf creek...

sweet!!! Oh, if I had the money I would buy a lifetime pass. I keep hinting to my wife that I could sell all my earthly possesions and just live in a tent at the base. I am also happy that their intintion is to keep the resort small. I really think this place is good for silverton as it brings...

lol :) well, that's how youll know! It's actually ruins a lot of good bc routes down lower in colorado because it grows so thick there is no route through. I've tangled with a few. Have you been to Logan since moving to SLC. I spent a few summers there when I was young. They have raspberry...

Anyone have suggestions for good books on avy awareness and snowpack study? Fort Lewis offered avy classes when I was in school for free, now I really wish I had taken advantage of that. Learned most of what I know from freinds. I also saw that silverton is offering an advanced ski clinic for...

ahh, beautiful. Is the red shrub oak? I miss that, not as much shrub oak around Santa Fe. I loved when the hills turned red around Durango, tons of it in southern colorado.

yep, the aspens are changing! Would be nice if they kept their gold leaves all winter.

As far as watching the snowpack, I watch the forecast and ask lots of question of the local patrol and other knowledgable folks. I also try to go with someone who knows the route if its new to me. In general if there are warnings for avalanches I stay away from routes that I am not really...

OMG! can that be real. That's incredible. Summer? :shock:

Nice to see it falling. I really like Alberta. I rode sunshine about 5 years ago. Damn, talk about cold- I don't think I could handle climes that far north. I remember stepping out for a smoke around 11pm in a down jacket and still shivering to the bone! I have been in the region a few other...