My family is from Leadville! Generations of Ute & Navajo, we have a lot of family still in the area. Great video, love your channel!
@WereintheRockies Жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks!
@d-loc71419 ай бұрын
Home sweet home. Born and raised. Only 2 seasons here. Winter and maybe one week in August
@petrsimunek65174 ай бұрын
We play golf, paddle boarding and hiking here 5 months of the year, early May to early November and Ski the rest of the year ! Beautiful summer and fall
@ellasmommy927810 ай бұрын
Around 2009 I was looking at a job in Leadville. It was such a... tongue in cheek, fun place. They make lots of "high" puns. But the thing that fascinated me while looking for a place to live... No garages! When Leadville has winter it's no joke. I couldn't figure out how they existed without garages. I imagine with humidity being so low, snow could be removed with a leaf blower (i lived in another mountain town) but they get an epic amount of snow when it snows.
@WereintheRockies9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@vanbrendle Жыл бұрын
I drove up from Aspen through Hagerman Pass to Leadville. (4x4 recommended on that route). Loved the town! Like going back in time. Leadville has one of the highest altitude airports in the country. Some airplane manufacturers have done their winter ops testing there.
@WereintheRockies Жыл бұрын
It's great isn't it?
@alanross75809 ай бұрын
I was there in 2019 to visit a friend and unfortunately again in 2021 for his memorial service. Miss you much Ned Taggart!
@WereintheRockies9 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss.
@horizon42q Жыл бұрын
I spent time there back in 1979. I wish I bought some land there back then.
@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano78211 ай бұрын
Cool, one of my sons lives in Leadville. I like Leadville, in the summer. Gets cold fast during winter. Or maybe late fall.
@ellenhawkins128 Жыл бұрын
Definitely wouldn’t call Leadville a city, population 2600. No big, overrun resort town. Maybe we should keep Leadville a secret. 😂
@bagginbrooks6573 Жыл бұрын
It's stupid expensive to try to buy a house there. A quarter of a million dollars for a 1 bedroom tiny house.
@Ryan_hey7 ай бұрын
Being that the local resort (Ski Cooper) gets only 180" of snow per year, that's probably it's biggest saving grace. If it were a 300 incher like the other nearby resorts, it would've been run over by Vail or Alterra long ago...
@rjjax70399 ай бұрын
Was born and raised in Leadville!
@bettibee5118 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Gonna visit CO next summer from Germany and we'll stop at Leadville, too. Very excited :)
@WereintheRockies7 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@robfitzsimmons800311 ай бұрын
Correction - Ski Cooper is just 20 minutes from Leadville. A small area, but it's where I learned to ski at 4 or 5 years old.
@WereintheRockies11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@ShowMeAnAdventure Жыл бұрын
Great video!! Love learning about this town!! 🎉❤
@WereintheRockies Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@goldengoat35733 ай бұрын
The Victorian house by the mining museum was once owned by Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. But, they wanted to be closer to a ski resort, so they sold the house and bought something I think in Telluride.
@WereintheRockies3 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s interesting. 🤔
@vromonsongi9506 Жыл бұрын
Highest town in the USA is Alma on the other side of the mountain. Its altitude is 10,361′ over Leadville 10158'.
@WereintheRockies Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that...you're correct.
@vromonsongi9506 Жыл бұрын
@@WereintheRockies Thanks for acknowledgement.
@vromonsongi9506 Жыл бұрын
I know that because I went there few days back.
@alishadion6287 Жыл бұрын
I mean Alma is considered a “town” Leadville is a city due to population & jurisdiction size
@robertspanjers7888 Жыл бұрын
That looks great 😊
@WereintheRockies Жыл бұрын
It was!
@ellenhawkins128 Жыл бұрын
❤️ those Leadville views! Leadville does have a ski mountain close by - Ski Cooper. Independent, smaller, family-friendly.
@petrsimunek65174 ай бұрын
Ski Cooper is none profit owned by the city of Leadville
@ellenhawkins1284 ай бұрын
@@petrsimunek6517 Thanks! I didn’t know that.
@carylosborn1808 Жыл бұрын
I sure hope you went to the Matchless mine. It's well worth it!
@irenegillis45984 ай бұрын
What camera do you use to get the beautiful scenic shots from the front of your vehicle while driving. I’m planing a 3 month solo trip and want to get some scenic shots to share with family when I get back. Thanks for any help
@WereintheRockies4 ай бұрын
We use our iPhone 14 Pro Max. Good luck and have fun!