Telluride

In a statement, the resort said it will be working on a plan to reopen “as soon as possible." Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire article at the link below.

Officials at Colorado's Telluride Ski Resort say it will close Saturday due to a labor dispute. The Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association voted this week to strike after contract negotiations since June failed to yield an agreement on pay.

In 2022, the Telluride Town Council passed an ordinance banning single-use plastics, effective July 1, 2024. The ban includes Styrofoam containers, plastic straws, cutlery, and water bottles under one gallon.

The 49-year-old from Telluride, who was killed after falling from one of the world’s tallest mountains last week, was given a traditional funeral on Sunday at a Sherpa cremation ground as Buddhist monks officiated over a ceremony attended by family, friends and government officials.

The body of famed U.S. extreme skier Hilaree Nelson, who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal’s capital.

Rescuers in a helicopter are searching for famed ski climber Hilaree Nelson a day after she fell off near the peak of the world's eighth-highest mountain.

Friday marks the opening of the 49th Telluride Film Festival, a four-day celebration of the movie which began in 1974 in what was then a run-down old mining town and today is an international destination resort. But for KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, who teaches film at CU-Denver, what counts is that the festival still champions some of the finest films of the present and the past.

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