Town manager blasts Telluride ski owner for neglect: ‘Chuck is not here’

Mountain Village condemns land owned by Telluride ski resort’s erratic owner, revealing decades of frustration

The Mountain Village Town Council on Thursday night voted to begin condemnation of a parcel owned by Chuck Horning, the erratic owner of the Telluride ski area, over his refusal to grant access for the town’s 25-year-old summer concert series.  The vote marked a very rare public excoriation of Horning, whose 21-year ownership of Telluride Ski and Golf has been marred by consistent temper tantrums, nearly annual firings of resort managers and unp…

Town manager blasts Telluride ski owner for neglect: ‘Chuck is not here’

Thursday night was one of brutal critique for Telluride Ski & Golf owner Chuck Horning, who bore the brunt of a rare public rebuke from the town manager of nearby Mountain Village, which was later reinforced by a Telluride City…

‘It’s time to chuck Chuck’: Telluride owner blasted for inaction on concerts, gondola upgrades

Thursday night was a brutal one for Telluride Ski & Golf owner Chuck Horning, who bore the brunt of a rare public rebuke from the town manager of nearby Mountain Village, which was fully backed by a Telluride City Council member even as Horning reportedly fired his son Chad. Mountain Village Town Manager Paul Wisor slammed the elder Horning as an out-of-touch owner whose resort is aging and needs major infrastructure upgrades and engaged ownersh…