NEDERLAND - On Saturday, January 11, 2025, as the sun began to set, cars parked in any available spot around Salto. The high ceilings of the coffeehouse were soon echoing with the voices of over fifty people, all friends of the establishment in...

NEDERLAND – Knotted Root Brewing was the site of a real rager on January 11, 2025, as snow, stoke, and celebration collided at the second annual Pretty Chill Rail Jam. What started last year as a birthday party for Summit Lynch has...

Gilpin County – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month to highlight the danger of Radon gas and the ways to mitigate the buildup of this gas in homes. The EPA motto for the month is “Test, Fix, Save a life.”

PEAK TO PEAK - As one who has lived at two weather extremes in North America – in the Canadian Arctic for five years and north Texas for the same amount of time – I am, of course, the perfect person to give Peak to Peak residents (20+ years)...

NEDERLAND - The Nederland Fire Protection District’s (NFPD) professional firefighters and medical personnel will be hosting a Community CPR Course on Saturday, January 18, 2025; but the course isn’t just for those who require certification for a...

Evergreen New Year’s Day Lake Plunge DAVE GIBSON EVERGREEN – New Year’s resolutions come in many forms. Some folks promise themselves that they’ll lose weight, quit smoking, spend more quality time with family, or live in the moment, pursuing...

NEDERLAND - In 2023, the Town of Nederland’s Board of Trustees (BOT), after collaborative work sessions with representatives from the Department of Local Affairs and with the Town’s Department Heads, developed a Strategic Plan to guide them...

CENTRAL CITY – On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Central City Council convened its first meeting of the year, marking the start of a new chapter with the swearing-in of two recently elected members, Chuck Spencer and Zane Plsek.  Both took...

Outdoor ice skating in Nederland, CO, a sure cure for cabin fever. The Open Skate was as popular as ever with skaters of all ability levels in attendance for a pleasurable afternoon outdoors...

NEDERLAND - The potential of the Town of Nederland acquiring the Eldora ski area dominated the Board of Trustees’ (BOT) first meeting of the new year, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.  An Executive Session was held before the meeting regarding...

BOULDER COUNTY - The Fire Management Program will conduct a slash pile burn on Mud Lake (Sherwood Gulch), north of Nederland, on Monday, January 6. The project will only occur if there is sufficient snow cover to ensure safe fire operations and...

FAQs 2.0: Eldora Mountain Acquisition  Since our first FAQs, Town administrators have been collecting more information on making the Eldora Mountain Resort acquisition a reality. Below are a new set of questions from the community as well as...

NEDERLAND - I follow nearly every one of the Town of Nederland’s advisory boards and commissions for my work with The Mountain-Ear, including the Board of Trustees (BOT) and Downtown Development Authority. And though I truly love reporting on all...

GILPIN COUNTY – Have you ever felt like your soul needs a cleanse? A rain stick’s soothing sounds seemed to do just that, at a recent sound bathing experience held at the Gilpin County Community Center. Think of it like a shampoo for the...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY - MALT (Mountain Area Land Trust) has been working to secure the property’s protection since Albert Frei & Sons gifted the land to the organization in June 2023. Following the acquisition, more than one hundred generous...

NEDERLAND - It was a transformative year for the Nederland Downtown Development Authority (NDDA). 2024 presented challenges, as well great successes for the Authority, while also offering the organization the unique opportunity to better define...

On my way to Nederland, I spotted three coyotes. One of them was digging through the snow. I thought it might be hunting voles so I raced back home to grab my camera. When I returned, they were still there. Luckily for me, what the coyote had been...

NEDERLAND - Since the news broke of the Town of Nederland’s idea to acquire the Eldora ski area, affiliates across the state have taken notice. Certain parties have expressed their interest in the prospect of investing, or even partnering, and...

GILPIN COUNTY – The murder of 56-year-old James Bitner allegedly occurred in Gilpin County on November 12, 2023. An autopsy report found that James Eugene Bitner died of a single gunshot wound to the back of the head.  His adopted son, Jaymz...