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This article details the ways in which Telluride Ski Resort proposed to expand resort boundaries, potentially into Prospect Basin. It also discusses wetlands filling and construction by Telski in Mountain Village that was, according to Sheep Mountain Alliance, illegal.
Thumbnail for 'KOTO Radio: New Telluride Council Members: Brian Peters & Randy Brown'
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that aired April 13, 1987. Virginia Egger, assistant town manager, interviews Brian Peters and Randy Brown about what they plan on doing to help improve Telluride, while on town council. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.
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A KOTO Straight Talk show on the topic of out of bounds skiing. The first recording (on the same topic of out of bounds skiing) occurred in March of 1987 and this recording took place December 3, 1987. Sheriff Bill Masters, Johnnie Stevens, and Forest Service Representative, Jim Hackett, discuss the hazards, policies, and consequences of out of bounds skiing. Recording starts abruptly and is about 30 minutes long. Interviewer's name is unknown--possibly...
Thumbnail for 'Group is Stirred by Foreman's Impassioned Plea'
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This is a newspaper article that is most likely from the Telluride Times - Journal published in June 1988. The article discusses Dave Foreman's visit to the newly formed Sheep Mountain Alliance in order to encourage grassroots organizing against logging and road development. Foreman, founder of Earth First!, was a prominent figure in the environmental movement during the 1970s-1990s.
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Picture is of Clint Wolfe, Jim Drew, Bob St Onge, John Dunham, and Craig Muhonen hang gliding down a rainbow in Telluride, Colorado in 1972. Here is an email from Craig Muhonen regarding the history of hang gliding in Telluride: "Here are the names of the original TAF Pilots Original TAF (Telluride Air Force): members: Joe Kray, Dennis Stenslien, Gary Gross, Clint Wolf, Robert St.Once, Greg Henzie, Don Dusatko, Jim Lincoln, Jim Guest, Jeff...
Thumbnail for 'KOTO Radio: Straight Talk: Hank Smith reviews his career'
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A KOTO Radio program, in Telluride, Colorado, called Straight Talk. Terry Tice interviews Hank Smith after Smith announced his resignation. Hank Smith was the Telluride marshal for 10 years. Date is May 26, 1988, length is about 35 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration....
Thumbnail for 'John Lifton-Zoline on the Ski Area Access & Plans'
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In 1978, John Lifton-Zoline describes access to the ski area, the lifts, and plans for the ski area, in Telluride, Colorado. A new groomer and levels of difficulties have been added. The interviewer's name is unknown. Recording is about 9 minutes long.
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This front-page news story announces the first major victory of the environmental group Sheep Mountain Alliance: the prevention of logging on Sheep Mountain for at least ten years. The article discusses the importance of elk habitat in the area and earmarks 3,600 acres for semi-primitive roadless management, 700 acres for wildlife habitat emphasis, and 500 acres for motorized recreation along the highway corridor.