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Imagine the Disney Parks experience in a state with legal weed AND shrooms!

BREAKING: Michael Martelon is stepping down as the President & CEO of the @Telluride Tourism Board. In a release, TTB says the board & Martelon have decided "after the pivot of the pandemic, now is an ideal time for a change in leadership." Martelon has led TTB since March 2011.

Who is the artist whose work you’ve seen the most? If you’re a skier or a snowboarder, it might be James Niehues. He’s painted over 300 resort trail maps. Recently, he announced his retirement. I spoke to him about his map making journey for @koto_radio. koto.org/featured-news-…

Jeff Proteau, VP of Mountain Operations and Planning for @telluride resort, is leaving Telski after over 3 decades on the mountain. He plans to stay on through the end of September.

The @Telluride town council approved an emergency ordinance to hold the number of short term rental licenses constant for the next 6 months as town government and residents seek to grapple with a housing shortage and explosion in tourism and demand on local services.

Town Council in @Telluride today directed their staff to draw up language for a moratorium on issuing new short term rental licenses and aim to consider it at their next meeting this Tuesday.

A Deputy with the Telluride Marshal's Department is heading to Tokyo in a few weeks as an Olympic fencing coach. Reporting for @koto_radio. koto.org/featured-news-…

At least one person parking it overnight (in the rain) to grab locals tickets tomorrow morning for @planetbluegrass Telluride 2021.

Honored that a piece I produced for @koto_radio about the African and African American roots of Bluegrass won a regional #Murrow award for Excellence in Sound. Grateful to @RhiannonGiddens and Sean McCollough for sharing their stories and knowledge. koto.org/featured-news-…

Happy 50th birthday, @npr. I was still cutting reel tape and few people had email addresses when I started ⁦@koto_radio⁩ in ‘93. It’s been an interesting journey.

Great to talk on @koto_radio with reporters at @KVNFradio, @KSJDRadio, @kdnkradio, and KZMU about what the last year of COVID-19 has been like in their Colorado communities. soundcloud.com/koto-community…

With declining local case numbers, @SMCPublicHealth Director Grace Franklin, speaking on @koto_radio today, says "This is probably the most hopeful I've been in several months."

Peak. Public. Radio. Over a dozen local musicians partnered with @koto_radio to write songs reflecting on each month of 2020 as musical year in review. We're calling it The 2020 Album. Tune in tonight at 6 pm MT to hear them all. On the radio or online at koto.org.

A holiday story that makes me happy. For @koto_radio. koto.org/featured-news-…

A conversation on @koto_radio with Jeff Proteau, a VP at @Telluride, about how the mountain is planning for the ski season during a pandemic. soundcloud.com/koto-community…

I'll be interviewing Johnny Lambino, founder of @SOLPaddleBoards on my Travel Fun radio show at 6:30pm MST at KOTO.org. #paddlewithsol, #solpaddleboards, #telluridetourism, #paddleboarding, #colorado, #norwoodcolorado, #winagetaway, #mountainlodgetelluride

KOTO News has confirmed that Bill Jensen is no longer with @Telluride Ski Resort. Jensen came on board in the winter of 2015 as partner and CEO. Tune in at 6 p.m. Wednesday for more on this developing story. #telluride #koto koto.org

"The activity has never been greater since—since pre-recession.” Faster sales and higher prices in the Telluride-area real estate market as buyers look away from big cities and toward small town life during the pandemic. Reporting for @koto_radio koto.org/featured-news-…

Local violinist Anneke Dean played at a Telluride demonstration for Elijah McClain—who also played violin— on Sunday night.

A bit late, but such a pleasure to speak to @RhiannonGiddens and Sean McCollough of @UTKnoxville about the African and African American roots of Bluegrass music last week. koto.org/featured-news-…