Dolgio Nergui came to Colorado with a goal of becoming a ski bum, but she instead joined a community where she found a desire to help others in the outdoors. Dolgio is originally from Mongolia and came to the U.S. for a job in finance. She lived in New York City for 12 years before she followed her dreams to come out West. She now works in technical management as a cross-platform systems administrator for Ouray County.

“I arrived in the fall of 2011. The streets were empty and it was so beautif...