First things first... by now, most of Colorado has heard about the tragedy our community faced earlier this week. Nate Soules was an amazing person, unbelievable snowboarder and dedicated husband and father. He passed away in an accident this week back in the Bear Creek backcountry. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and he'll always be missed! The snowpack is really strange this year... so if you decided to go out in the backcountry, please be extremely, extremely safe. For the entire story, visit: http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2012/02/15/news/doc4f39c14d3c674208602122.txt
Here's your Top 5 Best Things to do in Telluride this week:
Thursday, February 16th – Sunday, February 19th
– Telluride Comedy Festival – the Sheridan
Arts Foundation and festival director Jeb Berrier bring back some of the country’s
funniest comedians for four nights of hilarious comedy at the historic Sheridan
Opera House this weekend. The 13 Annual Telluride Comedy Festival includes Rob
Corddry, Seth Morris, Jason Mantzoukas, Scot Armstrong, Jon Daly, Owen Burke,
Nick Thune and more. If you’ve never been, you’ve got to check it out… it’s
freakin’ hilarious. Corddry says: “I
keep coming back to Telluride because the crowds are drunk, the theater is Wild
West and the slopes are gnarls-gnarls. Or whatever it is the kids are saying to
describe prime skiing conditions these days: Tasty-balls? Rope-a-dope?
Two-thousand-and-Rad? Regardless it really is a fantastic mountain with some
thrilling vistas.” Tickets are still available! For more info and
nightly schedule, visit: www.sheridanoperahouse.com/comedy-festival
Friday, February 17th – DJ Gurken – Fat Friday with DJ Gurken at the Steaming Bean this
Friday night from 10:00pm – 3:00am. Lush Progressive. Driving Trance. Belting
Techno. This poster is amazing. We’re in.
Saturday, February 18th – Butch Cassidy Nordic Race – the 5K and 15K Butch Cassidy Ski Race
is back this weekend at the beautiful Priest Lake. This annual fundraiser for
the Telluride Nordic Center is a fun challenge with barbeque, awards and raffle.
Freestyle is open to all racers… entry fee: $20, kids 14 & under: $10. For
more information and to pre-register, please call the Telluride Nordic Center
at 970-728-1144. Good luck! www.telluridenordic.com
Saturday, February 18
th –
Chain Station Mountain Music - Chain
Station is a 4-piece, high-energy, get 'em out on the dance floor stringband
from Denver. Originally from the Midwest, they've quickly amassed a rabid
fan-base in the Colorado Mountains and Front Range, hungry for the catchy and
lyrically-poignant original material pouring forth from this prolific group of
capable musicians. Show starts at 9:30pm – 2:00am at the Steaming Bean
on Main Street. For more info, visit them on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/ChainStation 
Sunday, February 19th – Charlie Milo Trio - Led by its namesake Charlie Milo, on bass, with
Chris Combs on drums and Eric Blackmore on guitar, CM3 relies heavily on a classical
jazz approach, overlaid with a dose of pure George Clinton-esque funk,
broken/odd rhythm prog and rounded out by threads of traditional rock and
folk/Americana. In 2008, the three veteran Colorado Springs music talents
collided. The result is The Charlie Milo Trio. Sunday night at the Bean from
9:00pm – 1:00am… and the show is FREE! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlie-Milo-Trio/36494437730
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