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NEDERLAND – Months after POWDR announced the sale of Eldora Mountain Ski Resort, the Town of Nederland has expressed interest in purchasing the Boulder County ski area. While the town sees the acquisition as an opportunity to enhance local...
NEDERLAND - On Tuesday, November 19, 2025, the Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) began exploring the next steps in the process of pursuing the acquisition of the Eldora ski area. The prospect has been in the works for several weeks and was made...
What is the purpose of the Eldora Mountain acquisition? The Town of Nederland is considering the acquisition of Eldora Ski Mountain to foster new community-centric benefits, including improved local recreational opportunities, economic...
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waiting for a light to change I watch the snow melt into long drops of water on the windshield of my truck it’s so cold today that I can feel my nostrils freezing as I step outside but the sun still shines and turns ice to water turns snow to...
we are working on a house where a fire came through less than five years ago I remember right after the thing was contained driving through these woods it looked like a bomb went off a metal garage had melted into a puddle which shone dully in the...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK - Winter in the mountains is no joke, at least for us humans. As I write this article, the snow is falling along with the temperatures, and we are about to take our first dip into the negatives for 2025. This...
The Sun in Aquarius is the visionary who assists us in designing our future. This sign is the new power in the stars, because Pluto has entered Aquarius for a 20 year stay. In order to understand the bearer of electrical energy better, let us...
Regardless of how I feel about someone, I would never intentionally hurt them. It’s not my nature. I’m an empath filled with compassion and patience. I accept everyone as they are, without judgment, even if I’m not given the same...
NEDERLAND - The bedrock that underlies Nederland contains evidence of ancient submarine hot springs, known as black smokers, 1.7-2.2 billion years ago. During the earliest beginnings of the earth, the first strains of bacteria flourished around...
I go to the grocery store and Los Angeles is on fire and so is the Middle East but in a different way and somebody behind me in line says it’s the driest January in one hundred years and I buy some apple sauce and some cough syrup and some sliced...
WATERTON CANYON - The natural world is the epitome of efficiency, and the study thereof is the basis for all advances in technology throughout the entire span of human history. Every “leap forward,” from the use of prehistoric tools all...
everything feels different on the last day of the year it’s a small sort of death the last sandwich for lunch the last gallon of gas the last long drive home in after work traffic the last credit...
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On a day fittingly alternating between snow and sunshine, Eldora Resort held a grand opening ceremony for their new Caribou Lodge on October 30, 2024, in front of a cheering crowd. The new building located at the beginner area will house the Ignite Adaptive Sports program (Ignite), the children’s ski school, a cafeteria, a family warming room, a retail store and modern restrooms with glove boxes behind every toilet.
The air was stinging cold, as temperatures that mid-January morning dipped below zero degrees. But up in the mountains, nature not just survives, it thrives in this weather. Just off of Magnolia Road, the open fields that stretch before a...
Last week, as Nederland experienced high winds and icy temperatures, the severe mountain weather stressed the upstairs plumbing of Blue Owl Books and Boutique. “A massive flood originating from the upstairs space of the building...
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GOLD HILL - The Gold Hill School had an amazing annual Fall Fiesta Fundraiser at the Gold Hill Inn. This is not only a school event it is an a Gold Hill community event. The community tuns out to support the school year at year. There is a silent...
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Black Hawk approves comprehensive plan John Scarffe Black Hawk The Black Hawk City Council approved a comprehensive plan and a three-mile plan during a regular meeting on January 8, 2025, at 211 Church Street in Black Hawk. The Council...
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The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary...
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Gilpin County Senior Program February 2025 February 3 - *Pickleball 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., Free Senior Fit class 11 a.m. February 5 - *Pickleball 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., Free Senior Fit class 11 a.m., Lunch 12:15 p.m. February 6 - Grocery shopping...
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It's the beginning of the end of the journey to open a new building for New Vista High School, so it's time to celebrate!
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Colorado Mountain Living is a brand that emerged as Amy and Bryan Hager documented their journey of moving to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and building their dream rural homestead. …
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CENTRAL CITY – The Central City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at City Hall with Mayor Jeremy Fey presiding. Council members Todd Williams, Chuck Spencer, Marcia Enloe, and Zane Plsek were in attendance, with Enloe...
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Santa visits with pets John Scarffe Coal Creek Canyon Santa Claus came to the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association Hall at 31528 Highway 72 for the annual Santa Paws event on Saturday December 21, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa...
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Making wreaths at the Grange John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon About 20 members, friends and relatives of the Golden Gate Canyon Grange made Holiday wreaths on December 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grange, 25231 Golden Gate Canyon Rd,...
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Artwork by Colorado artists decorates the rustic walls of Washington Hall, home of the Gilpin Arts Association. There is every kind of medium here …