Schmid Ranch

How was everyone's weekend?! We had a great one here... 9+ inches, lifts 5 & 6 opened and Tebow dominated the Vikings! TEBOWING! Town is hopping and it's only going to get better. Lots going on this week... holiday events, live music and preparing for the World Cup. The course is beginning to look great and a couple athletes came in town over the weekend to begin training and ski some powder stashes. @LindsJacobellis reports: "Had a great day at #Telluride, fresh pow and afternoon training". Here's a photo from the course construction under Lift 4. Looking good fellas... keep up the good work. Have a great week!

Wednesday, December 7^th – Noel Night – Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy town-wide specials, holiday treats, tree lighting, caroling and more all day long for the 25^th Anniversary Telluride Noel Night. This is the perfect time to get your discounted Christmas shopping done as many local businesses will have “grab bag” discounts – 10%, 20%, 30%... even up to 50% off certain goods! For an entire list of special events and each local business’ participating, check out: http://www.visittelluride.com/festivals-events/calendar/2011-12-07/noel-night

Wednesday, December 7^th – Bluegrass Festival Tickets on Sale – FESSSTIVAAAL! Your favorite Summer Solstice party will be going down this year on June 21^st -24^th so get your tickets early because it will definitely sell-out! 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Tickets go on sale at 9am MST on Wednesday… just in time to get that special someone the best Christmas present they’ve ever received. Seriously. If you haven’t been to the Bluegrass Fest before… it’s a must-do bucketlist item for anyone! SOOO much fun. For more info and to buy tickets, click here: http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/

Thursday, December 8^th – The Great Funktier @ The Llama – These funky monkeys are back and ready to party. They rocked out the Moon over Thanksgiving… and they’re ready to break it down Thursday night at The Llama. Come dance your butt off and make sure you preview their new EP Hunting Season on iTunes. A teaser video will launch on their Facebook Page this week. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatfunktier

Friday, December 9^th – Jingle Jam & Tree Lighting Ceremony – The Town of Mountain Village will host their own “Noel Night” called Jingle Jam all day Friday. Celebrate in the Village with a tree lighting ceremony, sit with Santa Claus, holiday music, free ice skating, special holiday deals all day and cookies! Ski all day, grab an après drink and then get your Christmas shopping done. Free ice skating and cookies??! We’re there! For an entire list of special events and each local business’ participating, check out: http://www.visittelluride.com/festivals-events/calendar/2011-12-09/jingle-jam-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony

Saturday, December 10^th – Old Fashioned Christmas at Schmid Ranch – The Telluride Historical Museum will host the Old Fashioned Christmas Party at Schmid Ranch this weekend from 1-5pm. Enjoy a bonfire, tree cutting, Santa Claus, horse drawn carriage rides and more holiday fun. For more info or directions to the ranch, go to the Museum’s website: http://telluridemuseum.org/