SierraDescents | Tag | telluride
March 22, 2015
Telluride Blues
As is my annual custom, last week I traded Southern California for Colorado's San Juans, spending six days in the town of Telluride. And, as is also now a yearly tradition, (more)
June 2, 2014
Revelation Bowl
Well I'm still thinking about skiing... Here's something from 2012: Revelation Bowl, in Telluride, Colorado. What's interesting is it looks like the video was shot in black and (more)
March 5, 2013
A Telluride Storm
Telluride, Colorado. It wasn't supposed to snow Wednesday night, but it did—nine inches of perfectly light snow on top of nearly three feet of fresh snow that fell earlier (more)
February 15, 2012
Chasing My Brother
Really there's no better motivator than having a little brother who's faster than you in the gates. I spent damn near my entire young adulthood chasing him, and, well...it looks (more)
January 25, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Culture
It's hard to overstate the importance of culture when it comes to raising children, and skiing is no exception. Where you live, and how important skiing is in your community, (more)
January 16, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Introduction
I am trying to get my 2 1/2 year old daughter to the snow. That's all I want right now: just get her to the snow. We've successfully crossed the parking lot, bought lift (more)
February 15, 2011
Palmyra Peak
You really can't understand how extraordinary Telluride's hike-to 13,320' Palmyra Peak is unless you actually go up the bastard. This is wild country, fully deserving of its EX (more)
March 1, 2010
Telluride: Top To Bottom
I'd been thinking about getting this shot ever since I first bought my Contour helmet cam: a continuous clip skiing Telluride from the top of the Revelation chairlift, elevation (more)
April 3, 2009
Chair 9, Dust, Winter Storm Watch
What a funny trip this has been. I really agonized over whether or not to go, and finally decided at the last minute, thinking I'd enjoy some late-spring skiing. And then this (more)
February 27, 2009
Gold Hill No. 9
9:44 am atop Telluride, elevation 12,570'. A cold wind blasts across the ridge as my brother and I hop off the Revelation Lift and check the signs near the patrol hut. The (more)
February 22, 2009
Revelations
It feels like Europe says my brother. We are traversing into Telluride's newest terrain addition: Revelation Bowl. And yes, I think to myself, that's exactly what this is (more)
March 15, 2008
Skiing Palmyra Peak
I am standing on Palmyra Peak's summit ridge with two Telluride ski patrollers, and they seem every bit as amazed as I am to be here. From our perch at 13,150 feet, we can see (more)
February 24, 2008
Telluride Dining Guide
Okay, you've made it to Telluride in more or less one piece, you've settled into your condo, and if you're lucky, your luggage will arrive sometime tomorrow. Wondering where the (more)
February 6, 2006
Telluride Powder
We'd been waiting a long time for a day like this: a foot of fresh snow overnight and it just kept on dumping. The air was alive with snow all day. Here, my brother Yuri Lewicky (more)
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