Talent

I received a press release alerting me to a prominent furniture designer based in Carbondale, Colorado who had lost his studio in a fire. Visiting his website I stayed there for quite a while looking at the photographs of his beautiful furniture and his breathtaking treehouse designs. I knew then that I...

Interviewing PlumTV Aspen’s Ramona Bruland

Aspen has a few local celebrities who personify the true reason why many of us move to one of America’s most expensive resort towns, to live and play in the great outdoors. Ramona Bruland is one of those celebrities. She’s beautiful, she’s vivacious and she’s not afraid to try...

Saving a Friend from Avalanche Rubble

After my interview with telemark skier Nick DeVore, I felt the need to further explore the allure of skiing in the back country in lieu of the dangers. Julie Kennedy, Founder of the Five Point Film Festival, sent me in the direction of Jake Sakson who was with Nick when he was swept into the...

Aspen’s Local Color: Nick DeVore Progressive Telemark Skier

Every year at this time the mountains are closed, and yet the snow still comes providing for pristine, untracked acres of powder. For many, this is the season they wait for, a time where they can enjoy skiing in the quiet of their beloved mountains without vying for their line. But with the spring comes...

The Ken/Cole Show Returns

A few weeks ago, I needed comic relief, and so I went back to surprise my friends Cole and Ken. Remember them from The Aspen Snowmass Kind of Celebrity post? I was worried that it was a one time thing, their humor I mean, but I was happy to see that they were ready to deliver…again. Natural Born...

A Taste of the 2011 Aspen Shortsfest

Wade, Tucker and I went up for the Aspen Shortsfest family program this past Saturday and the films were as moving and inspiring as ever. The first film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce, brought tears to my eyes for the beautiful celebration of books and the...