Colorado Mountain College Leadville and Chaffee County will celebrate 2018 graduates on Friday, May 4. The graduation will be held in the gym in the Climax Molybdenum Leadership Center at CMC Leadville at 6 p.m. Members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend. For those who cannot attend in person, Colorado Mountain College […]
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Ski Ops Graduate Masters his Craft
Ski Area Operations Graduate Patrick Torsell has his Finger on the Pulse of the Ski Industry Patrick Torsell climbs confidently into the snowcat parked on Harrison Ave. He swings his legs into the PistenBully and smiles at the crews preparing for the annual Ski Joring event. Though he is 1,700 miles from Harrisburg, PA where […]
2018 Cloud City Rail Jam Results
If you drove Highway 24 through Leadville on Saturday March 24, 2018, you may have seen a large crowd congregating at the base of the Dutch Henri Hill. They weren’t there for the usual weekend tubing activities, but instead were cheering on their favorite competitors for the 14th annual Cloud City Rail Jam. “There were […]
CMC Leadville ResLife: Mountain Amenities, Campus Community
Leadville ResLife: Mountain Amenities & Campus Community by Leah Elkins, Outdoor Recreation Leadership student & Residence Assistant There are plenty of benefits of living on-campus at Colorado Mountain College Leadville: a short commute to class and campus events, a constant sense of community, and a laundry list of amenities unique to our mountain campus. Perks […]
CMC Leadville provides debt free education for first generation student
First Generation College Student Discovers Debt Free Education at CMC Isela Saucedo has lived in Leadville, CO her entire life, and she knows what it takes to thrive at 10,200′ above sea level. Isela is in her second year at Colorado Mountain College, and holds three jobs at Lake County Vision, Elevated Eyewear and is […]
CMC work backbone of Leadville ski joring course
The Leadville Herald Democrat published this CMC Corner column in its Feb. 22 edition. This article is also published on enews.coloradomtn.edu. By Rachel Pokrandt, CMC vice president and campus dean, Leadville and Chaffee County The ski area operations program at Colorado Mountain College Leadville has been helping to make Leadville Ski Joring a success for […]
CMC Trained Firefighters Serve Local Community
What does it take to become a Colorado firefighter? Colorado Mountain College’s Fire Academy I has created a successful formula that is respected and recognized by many Colorado fire departments. Students learn from experienced firefighters, complete hours of training, and participate in more live burns than any other academy in the state. Upon completion of […]
CMC, Monarch Ski Patrol Provide Avalanche Safety Scholarships for Local High School Students
CMC and Friends of Monarch Ski Patrol partner to promote avalanche education for high school students. Thanks to a successful collaboration between Colorado Mountain College and Friends of Monarch Ski Patrol, two Chaffee County high school students were able to expand their backcountry skills and avalanche safety knowledge this winter. Keagon Cox (Salida High School) […]
2018 Colorado Cup Race Results
2018 Colorado Cup Race Results Flurries were flying on Saturday morning at the 2018 Colorado Cup Race Series in Leadville, CO. Though wet weather made for challenging conditions, fifty competitors lined up on the trails at Colorado Mountain College for a series of fat bike and snowshoe races. The snowshoe races included a 200m & […]
Real World Students in a Real Mountain Town
Real World Students in a Real Mountain Town by Leah Elkins, originally published in the Leadville Herald I enrolled in Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Leadville over a year ago as a transfer student from a university. Having fallen in love with the Rockies after a summer-long camping trip, I knew my education yearned for opportunities […]