Posted by Erin Eddy
provided by
Montrose Association of REALTORS
Statistics for Ouray County Jan 1 - Sept. 30, 2008
TOTAL HOMES (includes new home sales)
Homes Sold 54
Total Price $19,456,400
Average Price $360,303
Median Price $300,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,200,000
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Units Sold 7
Total Price $1,512,800
Average Price $216,114
Median Price $185,300
Range in Price $52,500 - 623,000
VACANT LAND
Units Sold 19
Total Price $5,182,125
Average Price $272,743
Median Price $175,000
Range in Price $110,000 - 1,600,000
FARM & RANCH
Units Sold 1
Total Price $ 525,000
Average Price $ 525,000
Median Price $ 525,000
Range in Price $ 525,000
ALL PROPERTIES
Units Sold 81
Total Price $26,676,325
Average Price $329,337
Median Price $280,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,600,000
*This information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ouray Ice Park Expansion
Ice Park gets 'Stump Wall'
Posted by Erin Eddy
www.ourayland.com
www.ridgwayland.com
October 24, 2008
Written By Samantha Tisdel Wright
The newest expansion of the Ouray Ice Park, to be called the"Got Stump Wall," is currently under development and should be operational in time for the winter climbing season, said OIPI Executive Director Erin Eddy.
A brainchild of ice climber and Rigging for Rescue owner Mike Gibbs, the new wall is unique in that it is located on the opposite side of the Uncompahgre River gorge from all of the other climbs in the park. "Mike has had this in his head for years," Eddy said. The area is adjacent to the penstock trestle that crosses the gorge near Box Canyon Park, and is easily accessible from Highway 550 in snow-free months.
The wall will feature six new routes, each with 90 feet of "dead vertical," Eddy said. He estimated that on the WI (Water Ice) system of rating difficulty, the climbs will rank in the range of four to five, with six being most difficult. Most climbs in the park are in the range of three.
Two ice park employees have been at work in the vicinity of the new wall, clearing trees and scrub, and installing anchor bolts, Eddy said, adding that local metalsmith Jeff Skoloda will be building a grate with vertical risers and screening to make the area, which has significant exposure, somewhat more secure.
The next step will be to install plumbing to create the new ice falls, which will come across the penstock trestle, Eddy said.
"Rob (Holmes, OIPI's chief 'Ice Farmer') gets sick of us," he grinned. "We keep expanding."
"Got Stump" takes its name from ice climber Malcolm Daly, who lost his foot to frostbite after falling from Alaska's Thunder Mountain, but continued to climb, and climb hard. While playing auctioneer at a fund-raiser at the Ouray Ice Fest several years ago, he was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the irreverent logo "Got Stump?" which had been given to him by Chris Folsom, a Ouray local who had managed to chop off one of his fingers some years ago and also continued to climb.
Once everything else had been successfully auctioned off, Folsom yelled for Daly to sell the shirt off his back. He did, and got a couple hundred dollars for it.
The "Got Stump" shirt turned up again at successive Ice Fest auctions, raising first $2,000, then $3000, then $3500. The winner of the shirt was entrusted with it for the coming year, instructed to keep it safe and warm, and take it out on some adventures.
Recent custodians have included Warren Macdonald, a double amputee climber, and Kim Csizmazia, who had her hip replaced last year.
At Ice Fest 2007, the humble t-shirt raised a remarkable $7,500, this time through donations rather than at auction, and was entrusted for the year to Durango climber Joseph Miller. The money has been used to create a permanent kids climbing area at the Park, which includes a memorial to fallen climbers designed and built by Jeff Skoloda.
Posted by Erin Eddy
www.ourayland.com
www.ridgwayland.com
October 24, 2008
Written By Samantha Tisdel Wright
The newest expansion of the Ouray Ice Park, to be called the"Got Stump Wall," is currently under development and should be operational in time for the winter climbing season, said OIPI Executive Director Erin Eddy.
A brainchild of ice climber and Rigging for Rescue owner Mike Gibbs, the new wall is unique in that it is located on the opposite side of the Uncompahgre River gorge from all of the other climbs in the park. "Mike has had this in his head for years," Eddy said. The area is adjacent to the penstock trestle that crosses the gorge near Box Canyon Park, and is easily accessible from Highway 550 in snow-free months.
The wall will feature six new routes, each with 90 feet of "dead vertical," Eddy said. He estimated that on the WI (Water Ice) system of rating difficulty, the climbs will rank in the range of four to five, with six being most difficult. Most climbs in the park are in the range of three.
Two ice park employees have been at work in the vicinity of the new wall, clearing trees and scrub, and installing anchor bolts, Eddy said, adding that local metalsmith Jeff Skoloda will be building a grate with vertical risers and screening to make the area, which has significant exposure, somewhat more secure.
The next step will be to install plumbing to create the new ice falls, which will come across the penstock trestle, Eddy said.
"Rob (Holmes, OIPI's chief 'Ice Farmer') gets sick of us," he grinned. "We keep expanding."
"Got Stump" takes its name from ice climber Malcolm Daly, who lost his foot to frostbite after falling from Alaska's Thunder Mountain, but continued to climb, and climb hard. While playing auctioneer at a fund-raiser at the Ouray Ice Fest several years ago, he was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the irreverent logo "Got Stump?" which had been given to him by Chris Folsom, a Ouray local who had managed to chop off one of his fingers some years ago and also continued to climb.
Once everything else had been successfully auctioned off, Folsom yelled for Daly to sell the shirt off his back. He did, and got a couple hundred dollars for it.
The "Got Stump" shirt turned up again at successive Ice Fest auctions, raising first $2,000, then $3000, then $3500. The winner of the shirt was entrusted with it for the coming year, instructed to keep it safe and warm, and take it out on some adventures.
Recent custodians have included Warren Macdonald, a double amputee climber, and Kim Csizmazia, who had her hip replaced last year.
At Ice Fest 2007, the humble t-shirt raised a remarkable $7,500, this time through donations rather than at auction, and was entrusted for the year to Durango climber Joseph Miller. The money has been used to create a permanent kids climbing area at the Park, which includes a memorial to fallen climbers designed and built by Jeff Skoloda.
Ouray Lodging Deals
Posted by Erin Eddy
www.ourayland.com
www.ridgwayland.com
Now is a great time to visit Ouray. Many motels are offering great discounts on lodging. The restaurants and shops are open. The weather is outstanding and town is quiet.
www.ourayland.com
www.ridgwayland.com
Now is a great time to visit Ouray. Many motels are offering great discounts on lodging. The restaurants and shops are open. The weather is outstanding and town is quiet.
Monday, October 20, 2008
2007-8 3rd Quarter Ouray County Sold Stats
provided by
Montrose Association of REALTORS
Statistics for Ouray County
Jan 1 - Sept. 30, 2008
TOTAL HOMES (includes new home sales)
Homes Sold 54
Total Price $19,456,400
Average Price $360,303
Median Price $300,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,200,000
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Units Sold 7
Total Price $1,512,800
Average Price $216,114
Median Price $185,300
Range in Price $52,500 - 623,000
VACANT LAND
Units Sold 19
Total Price $5,182,125
Average Price $272,743
Median Price $175,000
Range in Price $110,000 - 1,600,000
FARM & RANCH
Units Sold 1
Total Price $ 525,000
Average Price $ 525,000
Median Price $ 525,000
Range in Price $ 525,000
ALL PROPERTIES
Units Sold 81
Total Price $26,676,325
Average Price $329,337
Median Price $280,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,600,000
*This information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Montrose Association of REALTORS
Statistics for Ouray County
Jan 1 - Sept. 30, 2008
TOTAL HOMES (includes new home sales)
Homes Sold 54
Total Price $19,456,400
Average Price $360,303
Median Price $300,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,200,000
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Units Sold 7
Total Price $1,512,800
Average Price $216,114
Median Price $185,300
Range in Price $52,500 - 623,000
VACANT LAND
Units Sold 19
Total Price $5,182,125
Average Price $272,743
Median Price $175,000
Range in Price $110,000 - 1,600,000
FARM & RANCH
Units Sold 1
Total Price $ 525,000
Average Price $ 525,000
Median Price $ 525,000
Range in Price $ 525,000
ALL PROPERTIES
Units Sold 81
Total Price $26,676,325
Average Price $329,337
Median Price $280,000
Range in Price $25,000 - 1,600,000
*This information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Ouray Lodging is the Best
This is going to be a blog about the great lodging available in Ouray Colorado
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