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Talking About Telluride Ski & Snowboard School
A Red Coat and Company Carving It Up in Telluride's Revelation Bowl
“Our mission is to pass on the passion,” says Noah Sheedy, Director of the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School in a recent Travel Fun interview. Listen to all you ever wanted to know about the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School and ski and snowboard instruction in general by clicking on the play button below. Noah—along with Doug Morrisson, Manager of Adult Programs, and Frank Martinez, Manager of Children’s Programs at Telluride Ski & Snowboard School—provided me with terrific interviews about their highly-acclaimed products and instructors.
Whether it’s your first experience or your one thousandth on the hill, Noah explains why skiers and riders of all levels should take a lesson. “There’s always room to improve,” Noah says. “Especially with the new equipment and terrain,” he adds, referring to the opening of a lot of additional expert runs in Telluride in recent years.
In response to my question regarding the difference between self-taught and professionally taught skiers, Noah explains the many reasons why you shouldn’t pick up your latest techniques from chairlift gawking. (I know there are many of you out there that do this!) “It’s about really becoming efficient and proficient,” Noah explains. “It takes a professional to lead you through it, so that people can conserve energy and have a better time” he continues. Any pro knows that big aches and pains endured throughout a ski vacation are no badge of honor. There is an easier way and it’s called technique.
Noah Sheedy: Leader of the Pack
Doug (on the left) Dishing Out Assignments to the Troupes
Doug talks about Telluride Ski & Snowboard School’s most popular product: private lessons. “It’s a very customized kind of product,” he explains. He also tells how lessons are booked and discusses the uniqueness of the instructors, an eclectic staff of over three hundred that distinguish themselves by eleven years of experience on average per person. (That’s high for the industry.) Doug also discusses Adult Group lessons and how most lessons are organized.
Frank Inside at the Children's Ski School Center
If you’ve been thinking about teaching your child how to ski or ride, please listen to what Frank has to say about the importance of children’s ski and snowboard lessons. There’s so much to know and not surprisingly, it is not recommended that you do the teaching yourself, no matter how skilled you are at snowsports. Frank explains how the aspirations and desires of parents don’t necessarily gel with what’s best for the child. There’s much to consider on every level, especially depending on the age of the child. It’s best to let professional instructors take care of your little ones. And as Frank adds, “it’s a learning experience beyond skiing.”
So have I convinced you yet? Yes or no, click on the play button to hear more. In our interview, I also share one of the big reasons I enjoy taking a lesson. Yes, I’m a ski instructor, too, and in addition to training, I love to join in on a lesson, time permitting. You know why? Aside from all the tips and technique I know I’ll learn, it’s because I like to be taken care of. And there’s no doubt in my mind that that’s much of what our beautiful band of Telluride Ski & Snowboard instructors do best.
Happy sliding! Hope to see you on the hill soon!
Click on the play button below to listen to my half-hour Telluride Ski & Snowboard School interview.
For more about why you should choose Telluride, check out my story and podcast with Telluride Ski & Golf CEO Dave Riley at Why Telluride.
Ski School Line Up During the Busy Holidaytime
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Telluride, Colorado: A Real Winter Wonderland
Main Street, Telluride
It’s that time of year again, the frosty season when you stand on main street in Telluride, Colorado and feel like you can reach out and touch the massive, snowy peaks in front of you. Sure, this view is nothing short of spectacular all year long yet in winter, the light and the snow render these looming monoliths even more awe-inspiring. Add to that old Western and Victorian buildings blanketed in snow, folks trudging through the streets with ski gear in tow, puppies and people practically skipping down the street—and suddently you realize it’s a Norman Rockwell scene like none you’ve ever taken in before.
Elk on the Valley Floor at the Entrance of Town
Yep, that’s Telluride and it’s no wonder once people come here, they return time after time again. I sat down recently with Michael Martelon, head of the Telluride Tourism Board, during a Travel Fun radio show program, to talk about the magical season of wintertime in this world-renowned mountain destination in southwestern Colorado. In our interview, Michael talks about the typical Telluride visitor, who they are and the Tourism Board’s approach to marketing T-ride.
“We’re the antithesis of Disney,” Michael says. And I agree, citing that the authenticity of Telluride is what I think people most appreciate here. I even go so far as to compare Telluride to Paris, two places I know and love well. Beauty, sophistication, genuineness and a funky, hip side characterize these two singular destinations in my opinion. (There’s also the City of Light connection, but that’s a whole other blog post that I hope to write soon.)
Tune in to our interview to hear about all there is to do in Telluride during the winter season in addition to skiing and riding on the mountain. “It’s just amazing the kaleidoscope of things you can do when you’re not skiing,” Michael says. This is exactly why I encourage people to come to Telluride even if they’re not big skiers or boarders. Between the charming shopping scene, our excellent spas and world-class dining, there’s more than enough to keep you busy when you’re off the slopes.
Plus, who can beat this drop-dead gorgeous scenery? You can just sit in a lodge and gaze at it from a cozy corner for hours. So much for reading a good book.
Numerous events mark the winter season in Telluride, including Noél Night and the Snowboard World Cup, a huge international gathering that also takes place in December.
Michael and I conclude our chat with a brief discussion about the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a terrific bike race, that will be coming to Telluride in August 2012 for the finish of the first stage. Wow, that’s just one more reason for me to tout Telluride.
Hope to see you around this winter!
Click on the play button below to listen to my interview with Michael Martelon, head of the Telluride Tourism Board.
Go to VisitTelluride.com for lots of travel information, a complete calendar of events and more.
Check out these other stories about Telluride and its many attributes:
New Sheridan Hotel: Telluride’s Historic Gem; in this story I also include a brief summary of what makes Telluride so unique.
Camel’s Garden: A Telluride Favorite.
Why Telluride; a story and podcast about choosing Telluride as a ski and snowboard destination.
Snowboardcross World Cup: Telluride Goes International
Bobbi Brown’s Beauty: As Natural as the Mountains of Telluride.
Goodnight Sweet Telluride
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Elevating the Everyday with Ross Sveback
Ross and His Dinnerware Collection
I have two words for the holidays: puffed pastry. Or maybe three: frozen puffed pastry. Lifestyle expert Ross Sveback reveals it as his secret weapon. I also just featured it as a holiday tip in my recent interview with Angela from Seasonal and Savory. In the below Travel Fun program, I share with Ross how I use it every year to make my Galette des Rois, a traditional French, almond paste-filled pastry that commemorates the Feast of Kings Day. Now I think I’ll whip it up into some other petits merveils throughout the season. And if I follow more of Ross’s advice, I’ll buy canned chicken stock and do more planning ahead so that I won’t be so stressed when preparing holiday meals.
Faux Boix Etruscan Pitcher
Ross is full of inspiration. In fact he started his blog, Ross Sveback: Elevating the Everyday, three years ago to inspire people. “I always kept gravitating toward things that my grandmother taught me,” Ross says in our interview. Indeed, he finds value in the simple, everyday things of life from baking to gardening. Best of all though Ross enjoys sharing these things—what he does on a daily basis—with his numerous fans and followers.
In our chat, we talk about his many recipes including Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies, the perfect snack after a day on the slopes, to the day-to-day living philosophies of this homespun guy from the Midwest. Ross also discusses the Shopping section of his site, particularly his Faux Bois dinnerware, a handsome table service perfect for the mountains or just about any other casual chic setting. (No wonder Bergdorf’s picked up his tabletop collection. They’ve always had an eye for beautiful, finely-crafted table arts.)
If you’re looking for more modest gift ideas to elevate your everyday, check out Ross’s handmade soap and dishcloth collections. As to be expected, everything Ross showcases is both utilitarian and a pleasure to behold. It’s the little things in life that make a difference and those are just the kinds of things Ross embraces.
Faux Bois Cookies
Click on the play button below to hear Ross and I chitchat about the holidays, entertaining, taking up our daily lives a notch or two and armchair cooking, something I enjoy a lot.
Year of Luxury Soaps
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Seasonal and Savory: A Delightful Blog Chockfull of Recipes for All Seasons
Saffron and Honey Rolls
I began following Angela Cooks on Facebook a couple of months ago and found myself constantly clicking through her FB links to posts on her Seasonal and Savory blog. I haven’t made a single recipe but I have enjoyed many heartwarming culinary moments through her sharing.
I came to discover that Angela Cooks is actually Angela Buchanan, a professor at CU Boulder where she teaches rhetoric. I didn’t even know that was a course. “It’s a Communications Class,” Angela explains to me in the below Travel Fun interview. And yes, there is a connection with food, this enthusiastic cook’s passion both in and out of the classroom. In the first part of our chat, she talks about a Food & Culture class that she teaches in which students must do a food memoir. Tune in to hear what she says. Aren’t some of our best memories, especially travel-related ones, associated with the memory of certain foods?
As the name of her year-old blog suggests, Angela focuses on developing seasonal recipes as much as possible, many vegetarian- or vegan-based. Right now you can delight in all kinds of pumpkin and winter squash posts including Chestnut and Pumpkin Soup, Beef and Pumpkin Chili and Pumpkin Crêpe Cake with White Chocolate Ganache. Yum.
Pasta with Cajun-Spiced Sweet Potatoes and Creamy Greens
In terms of tips for the holidays and always, here’s some of what Angela suggests:
-Invest in a good spice cabinet.
-Do as much in advance as possible.
-Use puffed pastry for ease, presentation and taste.
Click on the play button below to hear my fifteen-minute interview with Angela.
Angela (on the rt.) at a NYC Good Housekeeping Cooking Event with Her Husband, Harrison, and Sara Moulton
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Benito’s Wine Reviews: A Great Resource for Food, Wine and Fun
Benito's Thanksgiving Feast
Aside from dining with the late, great Julia Child, I can think of one other person’s table I’d like to be at this Thanksgiving if I wasn’t here in Telluride. I’d have to travel all the way across the country to Memphis where I’d happily find myself in the company of Ben Carter AKA Benito. This guy sounds like so much fun! And even better, he knows how to impart his enthusiasm and vast knowledge of food, wine, spirits and much more in his highly successful blog, Benito’s Wine Reviews. He’s passionate and from what I know about him, I’d describe Ben as a good ‘ole American bon vivant.
Ben Carter AKA Benito
Listen to our Travel Funinterview to hear what he has to say about his blog and so much more. In it, Ben discusses bitters, a random subject that I later discovered he covers in eight posts. I also noticed he has eight on Thanksgiving, thirteen on Beaujolais (one of my favorite November traditions here and in France) and forty-five on France. He’s my kind of guy. From pairing a Yuengling with a turkey sandwich to Christmas dinner suggestions, there’s always something you can glean from Ben’s blog, especially this time of year.
Benito’s Wine Review boasts over 1,000 posts since it was launched in 2005. That’s a lot of food, wine and fun. Thanks for all the sharing, Ben.
Click on the button below to listen to my interview with Ben from Benito’s Wine Reviews.
Please note that I’m working on some technical issues with this podcast and hope to have the interview up in its entirety soon. Thanks!
Ben's Lineup of Beaujolais
