Category: CMC In The News
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Graduation – a ‘risky’ business
By Abbie Kroesen (This CMC Corner column was published in the May 2 edition of the Post Independent) May is a month of celebrations and new beginnings for both high school and college graduates. You will no doubt be hearing from many people that a world of amazing new experiences, opportunities and adventures await…
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Learning to Climb in Buena Vista
A beginner’s experience in sport climbing class, as experienced by Anna Sophia Wolner and written by CMC Leadville Social Media Coordinator Lauren Swanson. Leadville community members and Colorado Mountain College students of all ages spent a weekend climbing in Buena Vista enjoying spring sunshine and improving their rock climbing skills. The Sport Climbing class was…
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Colorado Mountain College unveils sustainability action plan
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Colorado Mountain College continues to take steps forward in sustainability efforts, with a goal of neutralizing its carbon footprint entirely by 2050. The latest development is the launch of a Sustainability Action Plan, unveiled during CMC’s second annual sustainability conference, held…
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Why we need to talk about food waste
CMC Steamboat Spring’s student Mackenzie Dormer’s column on the ecological, economic and social impacts of food waste ran in the April 22, 2016 Community Agriculture Column of the Steamboat Pilot. Dormer organizes the Steamboat Spring’s campus’ Food Recovery Network chapter and organizes student volunteers and food recoveries. We all eat. Unfortunately, we all throw away…
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Cooking with: CMC chef Joseph Lentz
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot and Today. By Scott Franz. Cameron Poole still remembers when Colorado Mountain College’s cafeteria was more, well, college-like. “It had a good salad bar, but we were always having french fries, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets,” Poole says. Those days are long gone. As college kids have…
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CMC student Karina Rivas earns scholarship
Karina Rivas, a Basalt High School graduate and current CMC student in Advanced ESL classes, recently was awarded a full-tuition scholarship at the University of Phoenix. The following story was originally published in the March 31 edition of the Aspen Times. After escaping El Salvador violence, recent immigrant to Basalt earns scholarship. By Scott Condon…
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Take 5: Jordan Thomas of the Cloud City Rail Jam at CMC-Leadville
This Q & A with Jordan Thomas on Colorado Mountain College in Leadville’s annual Cloud City Rail Jam event was published in the March 22 Summit Daily News. This year’s event takes place Saturday, March 26, starting at 11:15 AM. By Phil Lindeman. There’s nothing like a spring rail jam. When the weather warms and…
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Grooming around the world
Ski area operations alum Karen Gilliot runs snowcats in both hemispheres. By Carrie Click. While Karen Bruce Gilliot was growing up in Belle Vernon, a little borough outside Pittsburgh, she skied at Seven Springs. It’s a Pennsylvania ski area that tops out at just less than 3,000 feet, and is about an hour drive from…
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Colorado Mountain College, Bookcliffs Arts Center present spring art show
The halls of Colorado Mountain College in Rifle will be filled with artwork this spring when the college joins with the Bookcliffs Arts Center to present the Colorado Mountain College and Bookcliffs Arts Center Fine Arts Show. The Rifle CMC campus will host a free public reception at 6-8:30 p.m. on April 15. During the…
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Adventurers share their stories at the Chief Theater in Steamboat
This article on Wednesday’s upcoming Adventure Showcase event was published in the Steamboat Pilot March 17. CMC alumni and adjunct outdoor faculty Luke Kimmes will be among the many inspiring Steamboat locals sharing recent adventures at the event. Kimmes will share tales from a 5200-mile canoe expedition across North America he completed with five friends…