Message-ID: <28878800.1075854636592.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:57:00 -0800 (PST) From: emailclub@telluridecolorado.net To: ebass@enron.com Subject: Telluride E-Ride Newsletter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: emailclub@telluridecolorado.net X-To: ebass@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Eric_Bass_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Bass-E X-FileName: ebass.nsf HELLO AGAIN E-RIDERS! Yes, the snow has started to come down! In very big ways! In fact, Telluri= de=20 has received over 3 feet of fresh powder since October 1 and the temperatur= es=20 have been frigid=01(which makes for excellent snowmaking conditions. Winter= has=20 come, and you know what that means =01( YES! Time to strap on some boards a= nd=20 make some turns! SNOW REPORT As the snow has begun to come with increasing regularity, you can imagine t= he=20 local attitude begins to buoy. At lunch the other day, when we looked out t= he=20 window and saw the big flakes coming down, we made a loud whoop with our=20 waiter, causing all heads in the restaurant to turn our way. But when the= =20 other diners saw the white stuff, EVERYONE started buzzing with the=20 anticipation. Folks are getting ready for the season. For a sneak preview,= =20 check out the photo of the day at www.telluride-ski.com/dayphoto.html. BARGAINS & DEALS The best-case scenario for skiing Telluride is to live here. But the NEXT= =20 best-case scenario is that you get a screaming deal to vacation here. And= =20 that=01,s what Telluride and Mountain Village Visitor Services has for you.= =20 Check out these packages for round-trip air, lodging and skiing from some o= f=20 America=01,s biggest hubs: Dallas Special: $831 per person - 5 nights lodging, 4 days skiing and=20 roundtrip air to Montrose Houston Special: $814 per person - 5 nights lodging, 4 days skiing and=20 roundtrip air to Montrose Chicago Special: $825 per person - 5 nights lodging, 4 days skiing and=20 roundtrip air to Montrose Miami Special: $929 per person - 5 nights lodging, 4 days skiing and=20 roundtrip air to Montrose To get any of these specials, call 1-888-288-7360. If you choose to put together a package on your own, check out the lodging= =20 deals at www.telluride-ski.com and click on HOT DEALS. WHAT=01,S NEW You can never have too much snow. With that in mind, the Telluride Ski Reso= rt=20 installed a new snowmaking system this summer that guarantees that every li= ft=20 pod will have coverage on at least one run all season long! Yep. Lifts 1, 4= ,=20 5, 6, 7 and 9 will have better conditions for riding and skiing from=20 beginning to end. As the hipper folks say, the turns will be =01&tasty.=018 The tastiest new addition to the mountain, however, is Allred=01,s, a new= =20 140-seat restaurant that is guaranteed to delight even the most=20 discriminating diners. Located mid-mountain at the gondola Station St.=20 Sophia, Allred=01,s will serve as a private club by day in the winter, an= =20 upscale lunch spot in the summer and a fine dining experience in the evenin= gs=20 year-round. More on this epicurean dream in later e-rides. For dinner=20 reservations, call 970-728-7474. One other great new thing: It=01,s easier to get to Telluride than ever bef= ore.=20 You can now fly to Montrose EVERY DAY from Dallas/Ft. Worth on American=20 Airlines=01*but the flight will only have 129 seats, so be sure your body i= s in=20 one of them! WHAT=01,S HAPPENING Of course the most important thing on the Telluride calendar is November 22= ,=20 the Official Opening Day. But there are other things worth mentioning. Like= =20 the Sneak Preview of the mountain on November 21. For one day only you can= =20 ski Telluride for $20, and all proceeds go to the Telluride Ski and Snowboa= rd=20 Club. After the Donation Day, you can still get good deals. From November 21=20 through December 16, Telluride hosts its annual Ski Free & More program. Wh= at=01, s it entail? Exactly what it says. Skiers and riders staying at participati= ng=20 lodges in the towns of Telluride and Mountain Village can choose a free lif= t=20 ticket, a free ski clinic, a free lunch or a free half-day of childcare for= =20 each night they stay. For more information call 888-288-7360. And if you=01,re looking forward to having a ball, why not do it right at t= he=20 annual Black & White Affair? On November 25, the Telluride Ski and Snowboar= d=20 Club hosts this gala event at the luxurious Telluride Conference Center.=20 Dress up and dance off your turkey. No one puts on a ball like Telluride! SLICE OF LIFE Imagine being over 50 years old and never having seen any snow! Such was th= e=20 case for my friend Sarah, who recently moved to Telluride from the Caribbea= n.=20 She and her daughters arrived late this summer, and when the snows began to= =20 fall a few weeks ago, they were in rapture! Sarah ran outside and began to= =20 dance around (to her 17-year-old daughter=01,s absolute embarrassment!) How= ever,=20 the daughters both caught the enthusiasm and built their first snowman ever= .=20 The snowman , of course, had a perfect carrot nose.. An organic carrot, no= =20 less. Hey, this is Telluride. Only the best for our snowmen. AND SO, E-RIDERS, That=01,s all for this letter. Hope you=01,re planning your trip to Telluri= de,=20 where the snow is always whiter and the lines are always short. See you on= =20 the slopes! Rosemerry WHO=01,S WRITING THIS ANYWAY? Against her will, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer learned to ski in Telluride six= =20 years ago. But after a few turns, she fell =01( in love with the sport. She= =20 lives with her husband and cat at the base of Lift 7=01*an ideal spot for= =20 getting first chair of the morning.