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🌱 Why Silverton Mountain ranks among the world’s most extreme ski areas
You won't want to miss All Levels Flow Yoga on the Silverton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Why Silverton Mountain ranks among the world's most extreme ski areas
Also on today's calendar: All Levels Flow Yoga.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 50 and low of 36 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 47, low: 34.
- Thursday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 64 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 5 of the Most Dangerous Lift-Accessed Ski Areas in the World (snowbrains.com) — Silverton gets a global spotlight as Silverton Mountain is ranked among the world's most dangerous lift-accessed ski areas, praised for its wild, backcountry-style terrain and strict safety gear requirements. The piece explains why its ungroomed chutes, avalanche risk, and high-consequence cliffs demand only highly skilled, well-prepared skiers.
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📸 Around Silverton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silverton
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★ Featured events ★
- All Levels Flow Yoga →
MOVE | yoga and fitness, 124 E 13th St, Silverton
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- 4SAW - The Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop →
Silverton Middle/High School, 1160 Snowden St, Silverton
8:00 am - All Levels Flow Yoga →
MOVE | yoga and fitness, 124 E 13th St, Silverton
5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of County Commissioners Special Work Session →
Ouray County, CO Calendar, BOCC Room, Ouray County Courthouse 541 4th Street, Ouray
9:00 am - Tennis Clinic 3.0-4.0 →
Telluride Racquet Club, 136 Country Club Dr., Mountain Village
9:30 am - Tennis Clinic 4.0+ →
Telluride Racquet Club, 136 Country Club Dr., Mountain Village
11:00 am - Cyanotype in the Garden w/ Aubrey and Jules →
Wilkinson Public Library, 100 West Pacific Ave, Telluride
12:00 pm - Colorado Poet Laureate: Crisosto Apache Reading →
Ouray CO
1:30 pm - Zumba with Marlen →
Wilkinson Public Library, 100 West Pacific Ave, Telluride
5:30 pm - Progressive Women's Caucus Local Candidates Forum →
Rebekah Hall, 113 W. Columbia Ave, Telluride
6:00 pm - Board of County Commissioners Meeting →
County Offices, 333 W Colorado Ave, Telluride
9:30 am - Dustin Burley at Gold Belt Bar and Grill →
Gold Belt Bar and Grill, Ouray
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Town of Mountain Village Colorado posted a job opening for Assistant Director Childcare in Telluride. Apply here.
- Auberge Collection posted a job opening for Houseperson in Telluride. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silverton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Telluride
- Designing a House That Defers to the Beauty of Telluride, Colo. (nytimes.com)
- After Winning Over TIFF And Telluride Audiences, Can 'La Bola Negra' Beat 'The Odyssey?' (nextbestpicture.com)
- Julianne Moore to Receive Icon Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival With 'The Debut' Set as Centerpiece Selection (variety.com)
Ouray
- Rain on the way to start our new week (kkco11news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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