5 Things I Learned at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show by Leah Elkins, Outdoor Recreation Leadership student Outdoor Students Attended the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver On the first of February, several lucky Colorado Mountain College Outdoor students attended the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show. Rachel Pokrandt, Vice President and CMC Leadville campus […]
Outdoor Students Dig Into Ice Climbing
Colorado Mountain College Leadville Ice Climbing Course Introduces Students to Four-seasons of Climbing Does hanging onto a wall of sheer ice while suspended 30+ feet over a mountainside sound like fun? If so, you just might belong at an adventure college. Outdoor students at Colorado Mountain College Leadville got an introduction into the world of […]
2019 Colorado Cup Race Results
Colorado Mountain College Leadville hosted the ninth annual Colorado Cup Race on Saturday, January 26, 2019. In addition to the long running 5K Colorado High School Snowshoe State Championship and 10K snowshoe races, the Colorado Mountain College Cross Country Team held snowshoe sprints, snowshoe medley relay, fat bike race, and skate ski Nordic race. Thirty-two […]
Avalanche Science: Continued Education for Ski Patrol Professionals
Ski patrollers are the stewards of the mountain. On a daily basis, patrollers wear a multitude of different hats—from responding to medical issues and maintaining terrain closures to marking hazards and avalanche mitigation. They go to great lengths to keep the mountain a beautiful and safe place for guests to enjoy and their pride and passion […]
Community Open House on February 9, 2019
Community Open House Welcomes Community on February 9 Activities for the whole family at CMC Community Open House February 9 Colorado Mountain College Leadville will host a Community Open House on February 9, 2019 from 11am-3pm. The entire community is invited to visit campus and participate in a wide variety of fun and informative activities […]
Award-winning Native American Musician Bill Miller to Perform at CMC
Three-time Grammy Winner Bill Miller to Perform at CMC January 22 Bill Miller, a multi-Grammy and Native American Music Association award-winning musician, will play a concert at Colorado Mountain College Leadville at 7pm on January 22, 2019. The event is open to the public and community members are encouraged to attend. Tickets are free in […]
Colorado AVITalks: 2 Days of Avalanche Safety Education and Training in Salida, CO
Colorado AVITalks: Avalanche Safety Education & Training in Salida Colorado Mountain College’s Avalanche Science program has partnered with Monarch Ski Area and CO AVITalks to provide two days of Avalanche Safety Education and Skills on January 11 and 12, 2019. This year’s event series is a combination of 2 field days with Colorado Mountain College […]
Leadville GED Students Discover Opportunity through Education
The GED® test has helped more than 20 million people on their path to education and success. Locally, the GED program at Colorado Mountain College has helped members of the Leadville community discover opportunities for advancing careers and bettering their lives. Though Nadia Trujillo and Juan Mejia have different professional goals, the GED has helped […]
Leadville welcomes new EMT Instructor
For twenty-nine years, Lisa Connelly has provided advanced emergency care to patients with critical needs. As a Colorado paramedic, she has served in the Front Range as well as mountain communities like Steamboat Springs, where Lisa currently lives, and Leadville, where she will be teaching Colorado Mountain College’s EMT program. Lisa joins the CMC community […]
Orvis 50/50 Fly Fishing Gear Scholarship
Colorado Mountain College stands with Orvis’s 50/50 on the Water movement and is committed to providing opportunities for women to enter the outdoor industry as professional fly fishing guides. Orvis has generously donated two $2,300 packages of fly fishing gear to help two women, who are enrolled in the professional fly fishing guide program in […]