Colorado Mountain College Leadville to offer Summer Maintenance Welding for Ski Area Operators Class When commercial snowmaking equipment springs a leak, and there’s 30 feet of water shooting across the ski slope, you’ll want a welder on your team. Installing chair lifts, repairing ropeways, and patching sections of snowmaking pipe are ski area operations responsibilities […]
Continuing Education
Leadville Community Art Classes with Ursula Gilgulin
Ursula Gilgulin started painting as a young child when her parents enrolled her in art lessons at a local studio. A trained painter and designer of wall art, Ursula Gilgulin has shared her artistic talent with Colorado Mountain College students for 45 years. She offers several non-credit Leadville community art classes that are fun, and inclusive. Students […]
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 […]
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 GED Prep Course
Set yourself up for success with the Leadville Pre-GED Preparation course offered at Colorado Mountain College Leadville this fall. The class will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30pm – 9pm, August 29 to December 14. The cost of the Pre-GED Prep course is $75. The course is designed to prepare students for the GED […]
Snow Shelter Building Workshop
Winter is wonderful at 10,200′ elevation. Mountain peaks are covered in snow, the sun is high in the sky, and locals are out and about on the trails, enjoying winter recreation. Mountain folks take their outdoor recreation seriously, often seeking new ways to sharpen and practice survival skills. Colorado Mountain College Leadville, known for their popular outdoor […]
Leadville Creative Writing Class
Creative Writing with Professor Jeffrey Runyon The Creative Writing I class, offered Spring 2017, is a studio course that will explore imaginative uses of language through creative genres with emphasis on the student’s own unique style, subject matter, and needs. Students in past semesters have chosen to experiment with poetry, short stories, novels, travel narratives, […]
Melting Stereotypes; Leadville Artistic Welding Workshop
Put down the iPhone and pick-up a torch. Geoff Lautzenheiser, Colorado Mountain College welding instructor, invites you inside the Leadville campus’ Rattling Jack Welding Shop for a 3-day Decorative and Artistic Welding workshop. Welders are often portrayed as burly, blue-collar men working in the manufacturing or construction industry – but it’s time for this stereotype […]
Mineral Belt Guided Bike Tour
Mines of the Mineral Belt Guided Bike Tour Colorado Mountain College’s Natural Resource Management Project Manager, Jake Mohrmann, will lead a casual, guided tour along the Mineral Belt Trail that includes several stops to learn about some of the mining history and modern land reclamation efforts. Students must provide their own bike/helmet. Dress to be […]