Earlybird shopping begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 24 at Rollans Park in Ridgway.
From 11 a.m. to noon, silent auction shoppers can “Buy Early” at 20% off full retail value for products and gifts, or 10% off for gift certificates.
Start at noon, festival goers can begin bidding on all silent auction items. Bid winners will be picked in Waves. Wave 1 auction items close and bid winners are picked at 3:15 p.m. and Wave 2 closes at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 23. All winners must be present to purchase their items by 5 p.m. Also during festival day, any item can be purchased immediately between noon and 4 p.m. with the BUY NOW option (10% off for products/gifts and 5% off for certificates) – great for those who don’t want to wait and take a chance of not getting your desired item.
2023 List of Silent Auction Items
Action Adventures Guide Outfitter Gift Certificate for 2 people for the Buckaroo 2-hour horseback ride through Uncompahgre National Forest. Value: $220
Alpacka Raft Bow Bag $225
Atlasta Solar Center 80 W Portable Solar Panel
Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour Gift Certificate good for family tour – two adults and three children – $53 Retail Value
Chow Down Pet Supplies $50 Pet Gift Basket
Cora Fitness / Now Iron and Oxygen Fitness Gift Certificate for One free month – $70 Value
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 2 Standard Roundtrip Tickets on the historic historic traine ride through San Juan Mountains – Value $268.27
Elevate Day Spa & Salon Gift Certificate for One Hour Massage – Value $135
Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer Lodge Spa Gift Certificate – Value $195
High Octane Nutrition 4 $60 Gift Certificates each for one foot detox and one tan – Total Value $320
Jacks Plastic Welding Boating Gear Total Value $734.94
Kane Scheidegger Fine Art Photography Square canvas print of photo of Lower Blue Lake scenery by Kane Scheidegger, value $200
Links at Cobble Creek Two Gift Certificates / Each Certificate Good for 2 Rounds of 18 Holes w/cart – Value per Certificate $292 / Total = $584
Lucky Find Consignments $25 Gift Certificate
Mary Menz Gift Certificate for a 3-hour guided hike for 4 people and copy of Mary’s new book “Wildflowers of Colorado’s Western Slope” – Total Value $235
A copy of Mary’s book “Common Wildflowers of the San Juan Mountains” Value $21
Montrose Public Lands Center / San Juan Mountains Association Men’s Uncompahgre NF T Shirt: $24.99 / SJMA 18oz Water Bottle: $24.99 / Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, Lake City Colorado / Uncompahgre NF Sticker: $3.00 Trails Illustrated Map: $14.95 / Total Gift Basket Value = $67.93
Montrose Surf & Kayak (6) Individual Items – Total Value $230 / (1) Montrose Surf & Cycle Logo Hat – Teal with yellow trim $40 (1) Montrose Surf and Cycle Logo T-shirt – Black – XL $25 (1) Montrose Surf & Cycle Logo T-shirt – Aqua – L $25 (1) Montrose Surf & Cycle Logo Tank – Aqua – M $25 (5) Montrose Surf & Cycle Logo Tank – Dark Gray – L $25 / (2) Montrose Surf & Cycle Gift Certificates – each worth $45 – for Free Watersports rental
Mountain Fever 9 items with total $252.90 in product value / (1) Soothing Warmth and Comfort Microwaveable Eye Mask $19.99 / (1) Lavender Scented Herbal Heat Pack $19.99 / (1) Microwaveable Eye Mask $19.99 / ( 1 ) Under Armour Ouray Logo Hat $39.99 / ( 1 ) Scala Brand wide brim hat $24.99 / ( 1 ) Ouray Logo “The Game” Hat $26.99 multi-color / ( 1 ) Ouray Logo “The Game” Hat $26.99 multi-color / ( 1 ) Scala Collection Sun Hat $29.99 Red / (1 ) Ouray Colorado Logo “The Game” Hat $35.99 Black
MTN Lodge Ridgway 1 night soak and stay- dual occupancy / King or Queen Room with 2 Orvis Passes
Mountain Lodge Telluride one-night stay in a One Bedroom Suite accommodating up to two guests. Value = $529 plus taxes
Mountain Waters Rafting / Durango Rafting 2 Gift Certificates each worth $160 – Total Value $320
My Topo Uncompahgre Watershed Topographic Map with Enhanced Relief Shading with Public Land Boundaries, 4′ x 5′ UTM/MGRS/USNG Grids $89.95
Natural Grocers Silent Auction Gift Basket worth $60
Ouray Ice Park Four (4 @ $80 each) All Access Passes for 2024 Ouray Ice Festival plus Free Demo Gear Card / Total Value $320
Ouray Mountain Sports Value $144.34 (River Kit)
Pine Valley Creations Artisan Wood and Stone Lazy Susan – Retail $150
Ridgway Family Dentistry Gift Certificate Towards Future Dentistry at Ridgway Family Dentistry – Total Value $100
San Juan Mountains Association Gift Basket – Uncompahgre National Forest T-Shirt-$14; San Juan Mountains Association 18oz Klean Kanteen-$19.50; San Juan Mountains Association Sticker-$3; Telluride/Silverton/Ouray/Lake City National Geographic Map-$24.99; Total Gift Basket Value-$61.49
San Juan Scenic Jeep Tours Four (4) Half Day Jeep Tour Certificates (Valued at $69 each) Total Value = $276
Sauvage Spectrum Winery Private Tour for two of Sauvage Spectrum Vineyard – Wine Making 101:Grape to Glass – Valued at $65 per person – Total Donation is two tickets, for total Value of $130
Second Chance Humane Society Gift Basket Total value: $65 includes $25 gift card to Second Chance Thrift Shop / $30 sweatshirt /$10 water bottle
Secret Creek One-night stay in the village in a yurt, tipi, or tent for 2 with a $50 gift card to Trattoria for dinner. Value: Trattoria Gift Certificate $50 and One-night stay at the Secret Creek Village $300
Seek Outside EOLUS TENT – Sage – Total Value $219.00
SOM footwear Gift Certificate for a pair of SOM’s & Tour – $183 Value
Storm King Distillery Gift Certificate for tasting and tour for up to 10 people, value $300
Thai Paradise Gift Certificates for Dining – Two (2) $50 Gift Certificates for Dining, Total Value $100
The Glacier Club $1,000 Gift Certificate for Golf
True Grit Café $30 Gift Certificate
Voyage Books (voyagebooks.org) (Children’s Book) $18.99
Wiesbaden Hot Springs & Spa Two nights in a King bedroom and two hours in the Lorelei