Food preservation workshops to take place at CMC in Breckenridge This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. Summit County resident Teresa Silox grew up in a rural area of southeast Colorado where canning fruits and vegetables was a way of life. As a child, she helped her mother and grandmother preserve and save… Continue reading High Country Conservation Center helps gardeners and home cooks put a lid on it
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CMC students take helm of athletic shoe companies
Those in college’s first class to graduate with bachelor’s degrees score in top 100 in world Corey Milar and his business partners decided to take a big risk with their athletic shoe business. They sold all their plants and moved production to the Asia-Pacific region to take advantage of cheaper labor and higher efficiency. The risk… Continue reading CMC students take helm of athletic shoe companies
SW Field: Sunrise Thoughts From Sitting Above the Navajo Nation
CMC’s Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Outdoor Education field program field courses are always deeply thought-provoking. This post is an excerpt from CMC student Dustin Eldridge’s journal on the last morning of a Southwest Field Course. I woke up with the sunrise this morning. I’m especially glad because last night’s events were too hectic to record… Continue reading SW Field: Sunrise Thoughts From Sitting Above the Navajo Nation
Engineering Training Provides Building Blocks to a Career
The term “engineer” comes from the word “ingenuity,” the quality of being clever, original, and inventive, and using ideas to solve problems. And nearly every aspect of modern society, from roller coasters to Mars rovers function smoothly because of the ingenuity of trained engineers. Engineers design roads, bridges, and the cars that drive on them.… Continue reading Engineering Training Provides Building Blocks to a Career
CMC geology field course to the Grand Staircase, Grand Canyon
Colorado Mountain College’s geology field course to the Grand Staircase and Grand Canyon – the experience of a lifetime – begins with a pre-trip class at the college’s campus in Rifle May 6. Explore the grandeur of our planet’s history on a trek down the staircase of geologic time. Professor Emeritus Garry Zabel leads this… Continue reading CMC geology field course to the Grand Staircase, Grand Canyon
Quinzhee City
The art of quinzhee building leads students to a deeper understanding of snowpack – and of their place in this world First published in CMC student Dustin Eldridge’s blog, Steamboat Livin’. Quinzhee City. Population 16. Built in one snowy night deep in Routt National Forest, the city consisted of four dome-shaped snow shelters inhabited by… Continue reading Quinzhee City
CMC Culinary Institute students pair with Keystone Resort chefs to create celebrated ice carvings
Each year, Kevin Clarke, director of the Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute in Breckenridge, works with the talented team of chefs from the Keystone Conference Center and CMC students to create beautiful holiday ice sculptures for Keystone Ski Resort. Students from the Culinary Institute’s ice carving class take part on the third day of the… Continue reading CMC Culinary Institute students pair with Keystone Resort chefs to create celebrated ice carvings
RSVP program looking for a few good volunteers
High Country RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteers Program), a sponsored program of Colorado Mountain College, has been offering tax assistance to seniors and low to moderate income individuals in Garfield County at no charge for seven years. The organization is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s program. RSVP offers training, utilizing IRS materials, to… Continue reading RSVP program looking for a few good volunteers
CMC offers dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving dinner
Holiday culinary classes also include gingerbread workshop This CMC Corner column first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Beth Zukowski. If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year and you’re already feeling the stress, Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs offers a way to help. Deb Martin teaches “The Great Thanksgiving Dinner,” a six-hour cooking seminar… Continue reading CMC offers dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving dinner
The Business of Ski Guiding
Student Dustin Eldridge shares a class trip to a local ski guiding business, and reflects on why CMC Steamboat is an incredible place to pursue a degree in Ski & Snowboard Business or a Professional Ski and Snowboard Guide certificate. This post was first published in Dustin’s blog, Steamboat Livin.’ I’m currently taking The Business… Continue reading The Business of Ski Guiding