Often criticized for being slow to catch up with green innovation, the ski industry is boldly jumping into the 21st century with … wait for it … skis made from algae.
When the going gets tough, the tough go … golfing? According to a recent story in the Denver Post, Coloradans flocked in droves not just to the trails and mountains, but also to the links this summer.
Leave it to Mountain Village to come up with a novel solution to the er, novel coronavirus. The ritzy upstairs neighbor to Telluride has announce plans to refurbish gondola cars for socially-distanced dining in the Mountain Village plaza.
If you haven’t gotten your flu shot, now’s the time to belly up. San Juan Basin Public Health is hosting upcoming walk-up flu clinics open to the general public:
If you think town seemed strangely busy this summer despite a pandemic going on, you’re right. The Durango Business Improvement District recently released La Plata County sales tax numbers for July, indicated a big bump for local retail.
It’s time to hoist those tattered, duct-taped ski pants up the flagpole and run ’em at half mast. In case you haven’t seen the eulogies pouring out across mountainland, Powder is dead. Of course we’re talking about the iconic 48-year-old publication, revered as "the Bible" by ski bums and soul skiers for its exceptional photography, realistic reflection of ski-town life and endless pursuit of fresh tracks.
If you’re worried about returning to the climbing gym or crag for fear of touching the same holds hundreds of others have touched, hold onto your harnesses. Researchers at CU have found that climbing chalk kills the coronavirus.
But don’t go grabbing for any old chalk. The magical virus-killing properties apply only to 80-percent ethanol liquid chalk. For the study, a team at the University of Colorado tested “Secret Stuff Hygienic” liquid chalk, made by Denver-based Friction Labs.
