http://bonjourcolorado.com From Paris to Telluride Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:24:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_3137" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="C.T. in Action"][/caption] Precision Skiing 201. Wow, even that title is intimidating. This is the name of a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) Clinic I took this winter. The numbers 201 indicate that it’s part of the training for Level 2 Certification, a ... http://bonjourcolorado.com/2010/03/ski-instructors-in-training-precision-skiing-201/ [caption id="attachment_3125" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Telluride's Famous Steeps"][/caption] I read somewhere a week ago that we’re beyond the halfway point of the ski season. My heart sunk. Why do all good things have to go by so fast? The good news is that our snow is piling up (even ... http://bonjourcolorado.com/2010/02/playing-tourist-in-t-ride/ [caption id="attachment_3109" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The New Sheridan Forever Backdropped by Our Majestic Peaks"][/caption] Most towns and cities boast at least one landmark hotel that embodies the spirit of that destination.  Think of Claridge's in London, Le Meurice in Paris, The Drake in Chicago and in Colorado, The Brown Palace in Denver, ... http://bonjourcolorado.com/2010/02/new-sheridan-hotel-tellurides-historic-gem/ If you're a woman, you're likely thinking your gift to your hunny will be a fresh bikini wax---for you, not for him! But still, as much as he'll appreciate that, you've got to come up with something more. Why not offer him some chocolates? Or even better, ... http://bonjourcolorado.com/2010/02/great-online-boutique-recommendations-valentines-2010/ It's winter fundraising at KOTO, one of the few entirely community-supported radio stations in the country. It has been six years that I have been doing my Travel Fun talk show on KOTO, a program that has allowed me to deepen my ties with Telluride and to forge travel connections ... http://bonjourcolorado.com/2010/01/great-deals-for-public-radio-winter-2010/