Telluride Mountain Run Squeezed Out By Larger Event

Telluride Mountain Run is a trail running event that’s been going on for over 12 years. This year they might not get their permit:

The proposed massive, 2-day, Planet Bluegrass concert is in the final stages of being approved. This concert will bring 9,000 concertgoers per night to town and the Park over the same weekend TMR has traditionally used. The optimistic and unrealistic promise of a “golden egg” economic boost has lead to our race getting pushed aside and will create an incompatible atmosphere in town for our event and participants.

I don’t know much about the challenges and realities of this area. I spend a few hours there last year during Hardrock and Telluride is small, crowded, at the end of a narrow valley. Full of vacationers and locals with money to spend. The town felt abuzz when I was there and hardly anyone noticed Hardrockers running right through it. But the reason on why I wanted to share this here is that with the latest attacks by Musk on National Park and Forest employees this sort of thing might become more normal. A few days I wrote:

Musk/Trump aren’t interested in “saving money” or “streamlining bureaucracy” their end goal is to sell off the lands.

In some places this will be mining companies, or private entities wanting to build golf courses or hunting lodges. Or maybe it’s “just” recreation permits handed to the highest bidder.