MORE new ski terrain : Palmyra Peak Access

OH MY. This should be GREAT. Telski just opened up more crazy steep terrain on the mountain. WOW I cant wait.

The following was copied from Telski website at www.tellurideskiresort.com

Palmyra Peak Access

Telluride Ski Resort Opens Access to Palmyra Peak
Resort continues to expand with addition of hike-to terrain

On the heels of Telluride’s opening of Black Iron Bowl to public access, the resort has gained approval for skiing and riding Palmyra Peak this winter. Located east of Black Iron Bowl and Prospect Bowl, this unbelievable hike-to terrain includes well over 200 acres and almost 2,000 vertical feet on the north face of 13,320 foot Palmyra Peak.

What can be considered some of the most spectacular in-bounds terrain in the country, the runs Tram Shot, Sunrise and Electric Shock drain into Upper Moraine, and Lower Palmyra Ridge which lead into Black Iron Bowl.

This opening has been made possible due to the addition of a new avalauncher this fall to the top of Gold Hill #5.

“With the addition of a new avalauncher and ski patrol resources, we are now able to control Palmyra Peak for access to the area,” said Vice President of Mountain Operations Jeff Proteau.

Prospect Bowl first opened in 2002, adding approximately 700 acres and nearly doubling the size of the resort’s terrain with fantastic beginner and intermediate runs. Guide-only access was offered beginning in 2005 to Black Iron Bowl, with open access coming this year. Palmyra Peak’s expert acreage will open this season as conditions allow.

“Palmyra Peak was the natural next step in expanding the area,” said CEO Dave Riley. “Telluride has always been known for its legendary terrain, and opening Palmyra Peak will further demonstrate that Telluride Ski Resort is Unmatched in North America.”

THINK SNOW!!!

Mountain Lion, Owl Creek Pass, Silver Jack Res., Black Canyon

Oct 27
Let first state that on this trip I saw my first MOUNTAIN LION in the wild!!!
Too Cool...

So here what I did on my overnight camping trip with the boys. Mary Dawn is/was still over in Europe, so I thought I would give Smokie and Schalappi a change of pace. I have never been over Owl Creek Pass (East of Ridgeway) and was looking forward to see a part of Colorado, that I have never seen before. Heading up toward the pass, I was just checking out the scenery, when a long and lanky mountain lion crossed the road right in front of me. This was a first for me.

It also put a different spin on camping out in the woods too. :)

A fair bit of snow over the pass, so I cross over and back down toward toward the Cimarron River. Very, very scenic in here. I found a nice spot to set up my tent along the river, and collected wood (wet) for the chilly night ahead of me. Being with out Mary Dawn, my choice of dinner was a lot "simpler".

The next morning, Smokie and I checked out the Silver Jack Reservoir. Schalappi, wanted to sleep in.

We then drove north toward Highway 50, and I decided I would make a short jaunt to look at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Always impressed when I go here. The canyon is so narrow and deep.

I can't wait to come back here in the fall. The colors must be amazing here.



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I love my new Leopard OSX

Oct 26

Ok, so a few post back, I wrote that thank goodness I backed up my harddrive.

Well, I was planning on re-installing all my applications on the new freshly formated drive. Well, I did NOT have to because the Migration Assiasant allowed me to migrate all my files and application from my "old" computer, or in this case it was my Tiger Backup.

Wow, so very cool.

I have been using pre-released Leopard OS for some time now, but getting it on my home computer is so-surreal and wonderful. Sorry Vista, you have a long road a head of you......

Always a bad sign, when....

Oct 26
It is a bad sign when your girl friend gives you the following as a welcome back home "present" after I was in Denver for a couple of weeks.



Click here if YOU (or some one you love) needs some.

So Mary Dawn is off to Europe now, I wonder what I will give her when, she comes back to Telluride. :)

ps. I have been taking them, but I think I got a bad batch, because I am as nerdy as ever.

Note to the World: BACKUP you computer!!!!

Oct 26:
If there is one piece of advise (however, I am not a lone on this), is to make sure you back up you data on your computer.

So, the next question you ask, "Oh no, did you lose anything?!!!"

Nope, it appears that I did NOT, because I DID backup my hard drive.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you SuperDuper

So here is MY story:

I got the new pre-order of Leopard OSX delivered to my doorstep today!!!!

As any true geek would do, I ripped open the package, and started the install.

After a few moments, I got a Install failure. Hmmm, that is curious. Ok, i will try again. The second time around, my disk was NOT was not recognized.

OH NO!!!!!

So, I "thought" this would be a good time to see if my disaster recovery works.

Yep, I was able to boot into my recovery disk, just like it was my normal disk. WOW. THANK YOU!

So, I then went to repair my disk, NOPE, not repairable. HMMM, .so I guess my only option this is to install my fresh new copy of Leopard on a fresh NEW formated disk. A pain, but at least I am Fresh. :)

So, again, please, please learn from this. Especially now we (the world) have so much personal "digital" data on our machines.

So go out and get software and hardware to do automatic backups, and then test these systems, BEFORE disaster strikes. You will thank me later.

As my good friend would say on http://don-denver.blogspot.com/

Wherever you are today, I hope you are backing up your computer!

ps. at first I blamed Leopard install for my disaster, but I am not so sure now. Anyway, probably I will never know because the crime scene has been erased.

Second big snow

Oct 22
This snow storm dumped 14 inches on the top Telluride ski area.

Too early to think about skiing, but it is hard not too......


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Station St. Sophia

Oct 19
Mary Dawn and I on the way into town (Telluride) via the gondola got off at the top to take a few photos.

First big snow of 2007 (winter that is)

Oct 16-18
Mary Dawn took these photos ( I was in Denver) of the first big snow at ski ranches. Some great shots here.

October Drive to Denver

Oct 7
On my drive to Denver I went over Grand Mesa. This my first time doing this but it was quite interesting. I highly recommend it if you have a couple hours to spend.

The first photos were the "typical" Dallas Divide photos.

Mary Dawn's photos of Telluride Beaver Pond

Oct 7
While I was driving to Denver, Mary Dawn took these wonderful photos of the Telluride Beaver Pond.

Octoberfest 2007

Oct 6
Mary Dawn and I had wanted to go to Octoberfest, but it had shutdown by the time we got there. Anyway, we had a good chat with one of the band members at the local Mountain Village Tracks.

Camping in Town Park

Oct 5:
Days before my trip to Denver, Mary Dawn and I wanted to go out on the town. So we camped in Town Park so we did not have to drive.

Wilson Mesa, Woods Lake and Alta Lakes

Sept 30:
Mom and Dad came to visit me in Telluride on Sept 30. We took a scenic drive to Wilson Mesa, Woods Lake and Alta Lakes. Several of the photos are from my mom. What a beautiful day!!!!


What a fun drive. Thanks for coming out Mom and Dad!

Chilly September Alta Lakes

Sept 23:
Mary Dawn and the Boys headed up to Alta Lakes in late September. It was a bit chilly, but we had fun.

Evening Hike to Beaver Pond

Below is some photos of my hike to the beaver pond with the boys:



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Enjoy...

Homestead

After the flood at 430 West Dakota we moved up into Ski Ranches into a house that we call "Homestead".

A few photos of the place. Keep in mind we are not totally moved in yet. :)

Alpen Schatz at Denver Gift Mart Show

Aug 25
Alpen Schatz had a booth at the Denver Gift Mart Show. A few photos and descriptions.

Cornet Creek Flood

As many of you know Mary Dawn and I were flooded out of house on July 23, 2007.

Local newspaper coverage can be found here:
http://www.telluridegateway.com/articles/2007/07/24/news/news01.txt
and
http://www.telluridegateway.com/articles/2007/07/25/news/news01.txt

I was sitting in my home-office working, when I went outside to see how big the creek was was going because of all of the rain. I took a few photos and went back inside.

I then decided that it was NOT a good idea to stay here (wise decision). I gathered up the cats, moved the truck and watched the events unfold.

All in all, things got ruined, but everyone is safe, and we adjusted. Thanks to all who helped out!!!!

Here are some photos and descriptions of that day:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Cleanup: The Days After:

Birthday Hike To Silver Lake

Yes, Yes, I know my birthday was in July. But just getting around to actually blogging about this. :)

Telluride is NOT a "Mall with a Mountain" as told by Daryl Hannah

Listen to Daryl Hannah explain why Telluride is NOT a "Mall with a Mountain". It is a little dated. We NOW have the valley floor, but it is interesting none the less.



Also here is her blog: http://dhlovelife.com

Way to go Daryl!!!!

Summer Picts

Yep, still no summer photos yet. They will be hopefully come in batch soon.