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CMC Theatre Posters
Graphic design program puts young talents to work This article was first published in CMC graphic design student Jordan Callier’s blog, The Art of Visual Communication. It’s that time of year again! The CMC theatre department has released what productions it will be running next year. My Graphic Design II class has the pleasure of…
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Sailing the Northwest Passage — and then some
David Thoreson will speak in Breckenridge Saturday about an amazing sailing adventure This article was first published in the Summit Daily News. By Kathryn Corazzelli. Experience a 28,000 mile sailing journey around the Americas — in only an hour — with expedition photographer David Thoreson. Thoreson is speaking Friday at the Breckenridge Colorado Mountain College…
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Ski-joring, Mineral Belt Mayhem, and Shelter Dog Shuffles
Leadville’s Crystal Carnival weekend celebrates life at altitude This article was originally published on Leap Day, in CMC Leadville student Becky Aurora’s blog, Life at 10,200 feet Happy Leap Day! This morning Leadville work up to a blanket of snow on the ground. I’m not sure of the exact inches in Leadville, but Copper Mountain…
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Famed painters shed light on local artists
CMC’s popular figure drawing class more about shading and shadows than carving out precise lines This article was first published in the Glenwood Independent. By Carrie Click. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — It’s quiet in the figure drawing class at Colorado Mountain College. No art professor is standing in front of the class, barking out proclamations…
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Partnership formed to sew reusable bags
This article first appeared in the Aspen Daily News. By Curtis Wackerle. With the local market for reusable grocery bags about to get bigger, Colorado Mountain College and Garfield County are partnering on an effort to open a light-industrial sewing shop that will serve as a workforce training center and produce the produce haulers. GarCo…
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Weather Closures for March 1
Campus in Aspen will close early Colorado Mountain College in Aspen will be closed at 3 pm today, Thursday, March 1, due to hazardous road conditions and inclement weather. This includes Basalt classes. Check this website or call the campus in the morning, March 2nd, for information about additional closure: 970-925-7740 Latest road info: cotrip.org
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Weather closures? Here’s the plan…
CMC Alert system will tell you when classes are canceled With all the white stuff falling from the sky these days, students are wondering if classes will be canceled. Colorado Mountain College has an alert system in place to notify you in several ways when a campus is closing due to weather. You will be…
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Celebrate the beginnings of Summit’s four resorts
CMC’s second annual Pioneer on Planks shares ski history this Friday This article was published in the Summit Daily News. By Kimberly Nicoletti. It was a time of bear-trap bindings, bamboo poles and lace-up leather boots — or at least visions thereof. Friday, representatives from Summit County’s four ski areas will talk about the years between…
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Avalanche Safety I
This article was published by CMC Steamboat student Dustin Eldridge in his blog, “Steamboat Livin.” Great reading for all, given the high avalanche danger this season. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of taking an Avalanche Safety Level I course with CMC teacher, and Steamboat Ski Patroller, Cody Perry. Like most people who live…
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Guatemala Art and The Resistance
Steamboat student Bailey Peth leaves for Guatemala this week to study abroad on CMC’s “Art and Resistance in Guatemala” international trip. She shares some thoughts on what she learned, pre-trip, about Guatemala’s painful history below. We’ll be reposting several of Bailey’s blog posts from Guatemala in the coming weeks. This article was first published in…