Read ‘The Animal Dialogues’ with CMC “The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild” by Colorado writer, naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs, is Colorado Mountain College’s selection for 2022’s Common Reader. The book, which chronicles over 30 experiences and observations […]
Lake County to Benefit From Infrastructure Law Statistically speaking, Leadville got a pretty good deal last Friday. Of the 45,023 bridges identified to be in poor condition in the recently passed Infrastructure Law, 481 are in Colorado. And a bit […]
Walking as One Reflecting on History and Seeking Wisdom in a New Year By Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, President, Colorado Mountain College For many, one of the great outcomes of the pandemic is the reawakening of gratitude in our daily […]
Lake County Slide Reported Same Day The tragedy of this weekend’s news that two more backcountry users – and their dog – were killed in an avalanche near Hoosier Pass on Friday, Jan. 7 sent out the second, and third […]
Broken Promises: From Dedication to Demolition By Kathy Bedell, © Leadville Today From a field of dreams to a stadium of broken promises. That was the scene at Lake County High School’s Federico Field in Leadville on December 20, 2021. […]
It’s “Harrison or Bust” for the Granddaddy of ‘Em All In true cowboy-up fashion, Leadville Ski Joring (LSJ) organizer Duffy Counsell has confirmed to Leadville Today that one of Leadville’s premier winter events will return to historic Harrison Avenue for […]
Welcome to Mount Massive Asylum! When it comes to America’s highest city, Leadville has been featured on a variety of creative platforms. There was the 1960 Broadway hit musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. There is a solid set-list of tunes […]
Wolves at the Back Door in Lake County At first sight, it looked to be a bear, down on all fours, passing through the snowy backyard in search of a morsel before the Christmas storms came in. But as Charlie […]
Celebrating NYE in Leadville Today Leave it to one of Leadville’s favorite homegrown bands to describe how many in Leadville Today and around the world feel about 2021: a “buttstank of a year!” From COVID to the Great Resignation to […]
The Coppers Impact on Leadville Skiing By Kathy Bedell, © Leadville Today At one point, it was one of only three ski shops in Colorado. And while that seems almost inconceivable in today’s flooded recreational retail market, the fact that […]
UPDATE: Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 7:48 AM by Dylan Craaybeek, CAIC The storm that Santa brought us as an early Christmas present was not typical of a December storm. Snowfall with unseasonably high Snow Water Equivalence (SWE) created widespread-dense slabs […]
O Come All Ye Faithful in Leadville Today! Merry Christmas from Leadville Today! The snow has arrived and it’s definitely going to be a White Christmas at 10,200 feet. Welcome, if you’re visiting and good tidings to all neighbors and […]
