Employees of businesses within the Telluride R-1 School District boundary are eligible to apply for the lottery for the remaining deed-restricted units in the Meadowlark community in Mountain Village. The
At this point during the COVID-19 pandemic, itâs well known that local economies, especially tourist towns and small businesses, have been wrecked. On-again, off-again lockdowns, mandatory shutdowns and seemingly ever-changing public health guidelines have made 2020 some kind of hell for business owners and employees of the hospitality and tourism industry.
The three local governments have been lending a helping hand in as many ways as possible over the last nine months. Through various programs, including rent relief and outdoor dining assistance, San Miguel County, Mountain Village and Telluride officials are aiding community members and businesses that are baring the economic brunt of the pandemic.
In a given year, roughly 20 to 25 percent of people who ski in the United States do so in Colorado. Keeping them all safe in the midst of a global pandemic is no small task, even though much of the skiing experience takes place outdoors in wide-open, ostensibly less-virus-saturated spaces. Resorts have had to make changes, both minor and major, to tamp down the spread of infection. But while new requirements like lift ticket reservations and face mask mandates may feel cumbersome, plenty of other shifts actually could help streamline (read: improve!) our days on the slopes. “As weird as it sounds,” says Loryn Duke, director of communications for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, “one of the silver linings to COVID is that it has made us take a step back and see opportunities for the future for changing the way we do business.” The following pandemic-inspired protocols may well live on for powder runs in the years to come.