Wolf Creek has received 6" of new snow in the past 24 hours and the skies are overcast with light snow.  Our all-natural snow base is 58" inches at the midway. Conditions are powder/packed powder …

Illustration courtesy Reynolds Ash + Associates At a special meeting on Dec. 15, the Pagosa Springs Town Council considered an appeal to a decision made by the town’s Design Review Board for a …

By Alex Handloff | Mountain Studies Institute Throughout the summer and fall, forests and meeting spaces throughout northern New Mexico and southern Colorado were filled with discussion surrounding …

Colorado Parks and Wildlife  Public can provide feedback at upcoming meetings and through online comment form Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) staff presented the Draft Colorado Wolf …

By Robyn Young | PREVIEW Columnist As cold weather moves into the state, insects and mites undergo major changes to survive.  Some species will die out over winter — those that must annually …

By Joan Meiritz | San Juan Stargazers Our monthly meeting in December will be on Thursday, Dec. 22, starting with a social time of coffee, tea and other treats at 5 p.m. and setting up telescopes. …

Photos courtesy Scott DW. Smith/Wolf Creek Ski Area Skier Dave Sugnet and snowboarder Pete Macomber take advantage of fresh powder at Wolf Creek Ski Area. The mountain received 13 inches of snow from …

By Jean Zirnhelt | Weminuche Audubon Society Members of the Weminuche Audubon Society chapter are inviting you to help us count birds in this 123rd annual census of winter birds. You don’t need to …

Photo courtesy Bob Hemenger Singer-songwriter Thom Chacon is this year’s professional guest artist for the Americana Project’s concert, which is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in the Pagosa …

Photo courtesy Pagosa Springs Community Choir The Pagosa Springs Community Choir will present its “Sing We Now of Christmas” concerts Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and …

By Betty Slade | PREVIEW Columnist My Sweet Al became the darling in my “Artist’s Lane” column for The SUN newspaper. This character of mine has a mind of his own. When did he happen? It was …

Photo courtesy Pagosa Springs Instrumental Music Society Pagosa Brass perform during a previous “Heralds of Christmas” concert. This year’s concert will be at 3 p.m. on Dec. 18 in the Pagosa …

Photo courtesy Bob Hemenger The Americana Project class at Pagosa Springs High School will present a concert on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. featuring guest artist Thom Chacon. The Americana Project …

Photo courtesy Thingamajig Theatre Company The Whatchamawhozits Winter Theatre Camp will run Dec. 20-29 and is open to kids 7-14 (6-year-olds can apply with special permission). The kids will be …

By Sally High | Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership The Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership (GGP) and the Town of Pagosa Springs began planning six signs for the GGP site way back in April 2021.  …

Photo courtesy Pepper Trail Snow Geese in migration near Ashland, Ore., this fall. By Pepper Trail | PREVIEW Columnist For the past few weeks, dozens of turkey vultures have been circling on thermals …

Courtesy Wolf Creek Ski Area Wolf Creek received 26 inches of snow from the latest storm. Wolf Creek's all-natural base is 32 inches at the midway, with a season-to-date snowfall total of …

By Betty Slade Over the years, my Sweet Al received phone calls from his brother. The gruff and impatient voice was always about sending Al on an errand. “Go down to my house, clear the snow, open …

By Randi Pierce | Staff Writer Wolf Creek Ski Area is slated to open for the season on Friday, Nov. 4. According to its website, “The snow storm of October 26th and 27th dropped an additional 8 …