It's May - Still Skiing!

It may not have been the best of conditions, but thre is still plenty of snow back country. The Red Mountain Pass Snotel site still reports over 70 inches of snow. I spent this morning just off of that same pass making some ski turns on my old alpine skis. I had some help getting uphill from my Alpine Trekker attachments and climbing skins. The trekkers weigh a good bit, so it was quite a work out. As they say, I earned these turns. Yes, you'll notice that I do have my avalanche beacon on and a shovel in my pack. My brother was nearby with the same stuff.

Season Finale- Movie Club

It was an incredible Movie Club season. So much so that I'm tempted to work on a little festival in the near future. Some of our showings drew over 70 people to the Wright Opera House! We are wrapping up this Winter season on a light note with the odd independent comedy, I Want someone to Eat Cheese With. That shows this Friday night. Visit ourayfilm.com for details. We are planning to be back next winter season.

Snowiest Season on Record

Ouray Plaindealer
253" Snowiest winter in 60 years of records

April 18, 2008
Ouray's residents have endured a very snowy winter, and on April 10 it became the snowiest in the 60 years of the National Weather Service record-keeping — a total of more than 21 feet and getting close to twice as much as normal.

The current 2007-08 snow total of 253.1" is now more than three standard deviations (99") above the historic mean of 137.52" a year.

Chilling in Ouray

In addition to being a techie radio frequency design engineer, another one of my related loves is radio broadcasting. In addition to helping our local community radio station with tech and programming, I've also made a forray into the next generation of radio broadcasting.

My brother and I have been developing an Internet based station devoted to the up-and-coming niche "chillout" music format.

We've recently adopted the hobby station as a part of our business and have been making a concerted effort to up the technical, programming, and promotional standards.

One thing that we've always felt was missing from Internet radio was the feeling of localism. Last week we launched an on-air marketing effort to promote Ouray as a destination to worldwide travelers. We are working together with the Ouray Chamber Resort Association (OCRA) to help in this effort.

You'll now find our "launch button" prominently displayed on the OurayColorado.com web page. Thanks OCRA.

And if you haven't yet visted our site, mountainchill.com, please do so.
While you are there you'll find some cool legal promotional chillout mp3s for you to download to you ipod or what not.

Thanks also to Marti O'Donnell for the mention in the Ouray Plaindealer's "Ouray Nuggets" column a few weeks ago:

An email from friend Jane Bennett reminded me to comment on what has become one of my favorite online radio stations, Mountain Chill, originating in Ouray. Visit mountainchill.com where you can listen online through their site or through iTunes. Soft and sweet with a beat — "the planet's destination for chillout music," says the site banner.

[3/18/08-Complete article].