Telluride

Telluride ski area is expected to close tomorrow after failed contract negotiations with ski patrol ended in a call to strike.

Colorado's trails and mountain roads are cherished by both locals and visitors. Many of these routes are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, which is currently surveying visitor traffic in the southwest and central Rockies.

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.

In 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency declared an Emergency Action in Telluride, Colorado, and proceeded to excavate some 15 acres of mine tailings just outside of town. That action is now over, but the town continues to grapple with the remnants of its mining past.

Telluride Skate Camp teaches lessons in confidence, grit, and courage to the town's youngest residents.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

It can be hard to recycle on vacation, but just how bad are tourists at putting their waste in the right bin? The Environmental Protection Agency took this question to Telluride with a study that sorted through a week’s worth of trash from a slope-side short-term rental building.

KDNK's Morgan Neely has Wednesday's news, including Eagle and Pitkin counties coming to an agreement on housing Aspen inmates.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has the post-holiday weekend news (and blues?), including a look at recent actions by county commissioners in Garfield and Pitkin counties. Also, we join in on some Hanukkah fun with a group of "Roving Rabbis" in Telluride.