Colorado Mountain College Leadville Rock Climbing Courses Offered Fall 2017 Colorado Mountain College is offering several Leadville rock climbing courses this fall; Sport Climbing, Top Rope Climbing, and Rock Climbing Leadership. Though designed to fit into the Outdoor Recreation Leadership curriculum, these outdoor oriented courses are open to the public, as well as all CMC […]
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SAO Grad Cultivates Colorado Ski Industry Career
From Snowcats to Chair Lifts; SAO graduate Alex Ranz develops ski area operations skills while cultivating a mountain career No one likes to wait in a lift line. Everyone wants to get on-and-off the chairlift as fast as possible, to spend more time exploring the mountain, and less time at a crowded base area. High […]
NRM Field Technicians Work on Local Erosion Projects
Natural Resource Management Field Technicians Manage Erosion Project for Summer Internship Leadville is known for many things; incredible access to recreation, rich mining history, and if you’re familiar with natural resource management — the NRM Timberline Field Institute. Sure, it may not be as world renowned as the Leadville Race Series or as popular as Leadville mining was in […]
Volunteers Needed for Colorado High School Cycling Race
Volunteers Needed for Colorado High School Cycling League Leadville Race, September 10 The Colorado High School Mountain Bike Race will make its return to Leadville on September 10, 2017 for the Cloud City Challenge. Riders from high schools around Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico will hit the campus trails for the 2nd event in the 2017 summer race […]
2017-2018 Faculty and Staff of the Year
Congratulations to Kelli McCall, Andrew Riggs, and Christine Whittington for being awarded Faculty & Staff of the Year at Colorado Mountain College Leadville. Thank you for your outstanding service to our students, Colorado Mountain College, and the Leadville community. Full-time Faculty of the Year Kelli McCall, Discipline Coordinator and Associate Professor of Developmental Education, received the […]
Lake County School District forms early college
Lake County School District forms early college Originally published on June 8, 2017 in the Leadville Herald Democrat, by Ryan Fitzmaurice, Herald Staff Writer The Lake County School Board approved the formation of an early college in a special meeting May 23. The program aims to build a bridge between high school and college for […]
Veterans Join Fly Fishing Students in Leadville
Fly Fishing Therapy Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Veterans Join Students in Leadville In early June, when the snowmelt comes down from the mountains filling the rivers and reservoirs, the fish are ready for a spring feeding. Professional fly fishing guide students, eager to get out and practice their newly acquired skills, jump at the […]
Summer Leadville Running Club
With longer days and plenty of afternoon sunshine, we’re eager to stretch our legs and explore local trails! The CMC Leadville Running Club is excited to welcome community members to the summer trail running series. Students, locals, visitors… anyone who shares our love for trail running are invited. Join the Leadville Running Club on Monday afternoons for […]
Female Fly Fishing Guide, Kaitlin Boyer
Fly Gal Feature: Kaitlin Boyer Kaitlin Boyer picked up her first fly rod in 2010; an Orvis PractiCaster gifted to her by her dad, a Montana native and avid angler. But it wasn’t until recently that Kaitlin discovered her passion for guiding and decided to pursue the Fly Fishing Guide Certification program at Colorado Mountain […]
Leadville Alumni Lands in the Twin Cities
Alumni Feature: Anna Sophia Wolner Leadville alumni Anna Sophia Wolner graduated from Colorado Mountain College Leadville in May 2016 with an Associates of Arts degree. Today, Anna is a full-time student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus, majoring in Sustainable Food Systems. Growing up in Winona, MN— just two hours from the Twin […]