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Top 5 Best Things to do in Telluride this Week, 3/22-3/25

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Hart

Another great week of skiing here in the San Juan Mountains! 17" and bluebird skies are a great way to welcome Spring here in Telluride. Less than 20 days left in the ski season!! Come get your Spring skiing fix... the conditions are amazing. Call us right now at: 877-507-9695 and we'll give you the best lodging deals in town. Here's your Top 5 Best Things to do this weekend:

Thursday, March 22^nd – Monophonics in concert – Over the past 7 years, Monophonics have staked their claim as one of Cali’s premier psychedelic, “black Rock” and soul bands in the bay area. They’ve proudly carried on the tradition of music native to their hometown which flourished during the birth of psychedelia. They sound really good. Come check them out at The Steaming Bean at 9:00pm Thursday night. To hear a taste, visit the band’s website at: www.monophonics.com

Thursday, March 22^nd – Extreme Stunt Dogs – Have you ever been to an EXTREME stunt dog experience? Me neither. Come witness some of the most incredible stunts, Frisbee-catching tricks, big air, comedy routines and much more put on by these incredible pups. Show starts at 6:00pm at the Palm Theatre (Telluride’s High School) on Thursday evening. Tickets are $16 for children, $22 for adults. For more info, visit: www.telluridepalm.com

Friday, March 23^rd – Oak Creek Band in concert – The Steaming Bean invites back the extremely talented, Denver-based, six-piece roots rock group, Oak Creek Band. Described as an eclectic mix of soul and folk influenced indie-rock, the band travels the country putting on high-energy live performances. Their last show at The Bean was rockin! Show starts at 9:30pm with drink specials all night long. For more info, “Like” Oak Creek Band on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theoakcreekband

Saturday, March 24^th – Red Bull Cold Rush airing on TV – The world’s best freeskiers competed a few weeks ago in one of my favorite ski towns in the country… our San Juan sister, Silverton, CO. The 2012 Red Bull Cold Rush hosts some of the gnarliest professional skiers in the industry… performing in some of the gnarliest backcountry terrain in the country - Silverton Mountain. Don’t forget to set the DVR… this is a keeper. The competition will air this Saturday, March 24^th on NBC at 1:00pm ET. Watch a quick teaser at the bottom of this blog. Enjoy! For more info, visit: www.redbullsignatureseries.com

Sunday, March 25^th – Donavon Frankenreiter in concert – The Sheridan Opera House presents one of its last concerts of the winter season… Donavon Frankenreiter LIVE at the historic, intimate and very awesome Opera House venue. His songs carry a very light hearted “surf rock” & soft rock feel to them… guaranteed to be enjoyable to all music lovers. Join us Sunday the 25^th at 8:00pm for a fabulous show to close out a wonderful winter ski season. Tickets are $25 General Admission, $30 Reserved Balcony. For more info and tickets, visit: www.sheridanoperahouse.com

tags: Cold Rush, colorado, concert, Donavon Frankenreiter, Extreme Stunt Dogs, freestyle skiing, live music, Monophonics, Oak Creek Band, Palm Theatre, Red Bull, resort, sheridan opera house, Silverton, Silverton Mountain, ski, Spring, telluride, The Steaming Bean

Steep and Surreal: Silverton, CO

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Hart

Each week this month, we’ll be featuring some of our favorite neighboring towns you need to check-off your bucketlist. Southwest Colorado has so much to offer… and some of the most amazing activities, towns, day trips and people in the country! This week we’re featuring Silverton, Colorado.

Silverton is one of our favorite neighboring towns. Our San Juan sister. Just a short 2 hour drive... you can easily make Telluride your home base and cruise over for a fabulous day on the mountain. Lots of people we speak to will come ski Telluride for a couple days... and then head to Silverton, or vice versa. Good idea. Some of the best skiing, views and snow in all of Colorado. The skiing is out. of. this. world.

If you've never been or even heard of it for that matter, it's tough to grasp its awesomeness in words. It's one of those places that you just have to visit to truly understand its magical appeal. An anomaly in the ski industry... there's not another town or ski "resort" like it. Located in the middle of nowhere Colorado, sandwiched in between Durango, Ouray & Telluride, it acts as the Bermuda Triangle of the west - freakish weather patterns that give it more white, fluffy stuff than most other Colorado resorts.

This little town perched at 9,318 feet above sea level is home to 250 year-round residences who can probably ski a lot better than you can. If they can't, then they can definitely drink you under the table. Needless to say... there's not much else going on in the winters. A town frozen in the late 80's with more watering-holes than restaurants, intricate multi-colored Victorian homes, steep & deep terrain and a skiing addiction like no other.

THIS WEEKEND ONLY (Thurs-Sun), Silverton Mountain is doing $50 heli drops! That's right... take a ride in the red limousine and get some of the best turns in Colorado. For more info or to book your trip, visit: http://silvertonmountain.com/page/home

Where to Stay? If you end of spending the night... stay at The Triangle Motel. Nothing fancy... but the perfect spot to get some much needed z's before your epic day of skiing. http://www.trianglemotel.com/

Where to Eat? We ate at Mother Kluckers... and it was delicious. The perfect place to load up on carbs and ice cold beer.

Silverton is a must-do in the winter or summer if you're visiting Southwest Colorado!!!

tags: colorado, heli skiing, Mother Kluckers, San Jaun Mountains, Silverton, Silverton Mountain, ski, skiing, southwest, Triangle Motel