Ear to the ground:
“I’d rather lick a toilet seat than a dollar bill.”
– Local retail worker taking flu-avoidance tactics to a whole new level
The workshop will feature Tim Smith, a fourth-degree black-belt in Chinese Kenpo. The hands-on class will teach participants how to be more aware of their surroundings, how to listen to their intuition when they sense danger, and how to protect themselves with easy-to-learn defensive or escape moves.
The workshop is open to women and girls ages 10 and older. Registration is limited to 20. Cost is free to Women’s Resource Center members, $5 all others. Call the center at 247-1242 to register.
Stay tuned for the Women’s Resource Center’s February workshop, “No Runs, No Drips, No Errors: Simple Plumbing Repairs You Can Do Yourself” with Davitt Armstrong, date to be announced.
In an effort to conserve energy and man power, the seldom used chair will now only be fired up during the resort’s busiest times, such as President’s Day Weekend and Christmas and spring breaks. According to Telski, Lift 8 uses about 28 kilowatt hours a day and about 800 kilowatt hours a month.
“It’s painful to sit there and watch that thing spin with nobody on it all day long,” Telski Director of Communications Tom Watkinson told the Telluride Daily Planet.
Some locals bemoaned the decision to jettison the quaint two-seater, which provides the most direct access to Chair 9 and is of utmost importance on those conspicuously absent-of-late powder days when precious seconds count.
“I’m devastated,” Telluride season pass holder Pete Dahle told the Planet. “For as long as I can remember, my experience of skiing in Telluride is jumping on Lift 8 and Lift 9. I rarely ski anywhere else but Chair 9. You go all over the country looking for a chairlift that serves as much direct fall line steep vertical in that quality, you won’t find it. It’s one of the greatest things about Telluride.”
Skiers can still access Lift 9 from the downtown base by taking the Gondola or Coonskin Lift. Alas, all the complaining may be a moot point. The aging Lift 8 is not even operational at the moment, while the motor is being repaired in Denver.
“I’d rather lick a toilet seat than a dollar bill.”
– Local retail worker taking flu-avoidance tactics to a whole new level
Fight like a girl
The Women’s Resource Center’s 2013 Empowerment Series kicks off next week with a few good kicks to the chops. “Fight Like a Girl,” a self-safety defense class, takes place from 5:30 - 7 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 22, at the Durango Kenpo Karate Studio, 158 Bodo Drive, Suite C.
The Women’s Resource Center’s 2013 Empowerment Series kicks off next week with a few good kicks to the chops. “Fight Like a Girl,” a self-safety defense class, takes place from 5:30 - 7 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 22, at the Durango Kenpo Karate Studio, 158 Bodo Drive, Suite C.
The workshop will feature Tim Smith, a fourth-degree black-belt in Chinese Kenpo. The hands-on class will teach participants how to be more aware of their surroundings, how to listen to their intuition when they sense danger, and how to protect themselves with easy-to-learn defensive or escape moves.
The workshop is open to women and girls ages 10 and older. Registration is limited to 20. Cost is free to Women’s Resource Center members, $5 all others. Call the center at 247-1242 to register.
Stay tuned for the Women’s Resource Center’s February workshop, “No Runs, No Drips, No Errors: Simple Plumbing Repairs You Can Do Yourself” with Davitt Armstrong, date to be announced.
New powder day strategy
Fans of skiing nostalgia have one more reason to mourn the good old days. The Telluride Ski and golf Co. announced this week that is will no longer be regularly running the locally beloved Chair 8, aka Oak Street Lift.
Fans of skiing nostalgia have one more reason to mourn the good old days. The Telluride Ski and golf Co. announced this week that is will no longer be regularly running the locally beloved Chair 8, aka Oak Street Lift.
In an effort to conserve energy and man power, the seldom used chair will now only be fired up during the resort’s busiest times, such as President’s Day Weekend and Christmas and spring breaks. According to Telski, Lift 8 uses about 28 kilowatt hours a day and about 800 kilowatt hours a month.
“It’s painful to sit there and watch that thing spin with nobody on it all day long,” Telski Director of Communications Tom Watkinson told the Telluride Daily Planet.
Some locals bemoaned the decision to jettison the quaint two-seater, which provides the most direct access to Chair 9 and is of utmost importance on those conspicuously absent-of-late powder days when precious seconds count.
“I’m devastated,” Telluride season pass holder Pete Dahle told the Planet. “For as long as I can remember, my experience of skiing in Telluride is jumping on Lift 8 and Lift 9. I rarely ski anywhere else but Chair 9. You go all over the country looking for a chairlift that serves as much direct fall line steep vertical in that quality, you won’t find it. It’s one of the greatest things about Telluride.”
Skiers can still access Lift 9 from the downtown base by taking the Gondola or Coonskin Lift. Alas, all the complaining may be a moot point. The aging Lift 8 is not even operational at the moment, while the motor is being repaired in Denver.
In this week's issue...
- January 25, 2024
- Bagging it
State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies
- January 26, 2024
- Paper chase
The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.
- January 11, 2024
- High and dry
New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows