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Telluride Ski Resort. Photo: Telluride Ski Resort

Telluride Ski Resort – Telluride

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Telluride Ski Resort is “Unmatched in North America”. It’s a big, family-friendly resort located in a charming, alpine location amongst Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.

The town of Telluride sits in a box canyon surrounded by steep, jagged peaks. The ski resort rises up right from town, creating one of the most scenic towns in Colorado. There’s also a separate Mountain Village, which is connected year-round via a free gondola ride, one of the best forms of public transportation in the state!

Terrain

Telluride is located in an area full of big mountains. It’s actually within the largest concentration of 14,000-foot mountains in North America. With more than 2000 skiable acres and an alps-like vertical of over 4400 feet, Telluride has a lot to offer. All levels and abilities will find trails they love at Telluride.

Telluride Ski Resort Downtown
Skiing into downtown Telluride.

Terrain features include easy greens, long cruisers, moguls, steeps, trees, chutes, ridges, cornices, bowls, cliffs, and terrain parks. There’s a total of 125 trails. Beginners will find easy greens funneling into both the Mountain Village and Station Village. Numerous learning areas exist below the tree line.

Telluride has a great ski school program, offering all levels of ski and snowboard instruction. The runs naturally progress in difficulty the further you get from the mountain village. Intermediate skiers will find over 40 blue trails of varying lengths and slopes. Several scenic blues and steep black runs funnel into downtown Telluride.

Experts will appreciate the versatility that Telluride offers: steeps, glades, chutes, cornices, bowls, and more big-time features. The Revelation Bowl opened in 2008, added an additional 400 acres of high-alpine terrain. There is a lot of advanced skiing along the ridge of Palmyra Peak. You really can’t go wrong anywhere on this mountain.

Village

Image of the gondola at Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado
Telluride Ski Resort gondola. Photo: Telluride Ski Resort

There is both a Mountain Village and historic downtown Telluride. A free gondola connects the two. Mountain Village is a modern ski village with all the amenities you’d expect from a world-class resort. You’ll find luxury hotels, great restaurants, spas, shops, and boutiques within walking distance of each other.

On-mountain, Telluride offers several dining options: Gorrono Ranch Restaurant, Big Billie’s Restaurant, and Giuseppe’s Restaurant. Located atop a mountain ridge at Telluride, Giuseppe’s is the highest restaurant at any Colorado ski resort at 11,890 ft.

The town of Telluride has a long and rich history. Some say it was named for Tellurium, a gold-bearing ore. Others say “To Hell You Ride”, referring to the thriving gold and silver camps set up in the 1870s. Incorporated in 1878, Telluride is an authentic, Old West town with lots of attractions.

Read about theย Top 11 Cool Hotels in Telluride.

Telluride Ski Resort Bald Mountain
Shredding down Bald Mountain.
Telluride Ski Resort First Tracks
Skier enjoying first tracks.
Telluride Ski Resort Tepee
Tepee.
Telluride Ski Resort San Juan Mountains
San Juan Mountain range.
Telluride Ski Resort Peaks
Big time peaks.
Telluride Ski Resort Bowl
Open bowl skiing.
Telluride Colorado Mountains
Alp-like mountains jet out of town.
Telluride Ski Resort Groomer
Trail into town.
Telluride Ski Resort Snowboarding Steeps
Snowboarding down some steeps.
Telluride Ski Resort Powder
Skier enjoying a powder day.

Details

Address: 565 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO 81435

Phone: 800-778-8581

Season: December – April

Mountain Stats:

  • Base Elevation – 8,725 ft
  • Lift-Served – 12,570 ft
  • Summit – 13,150 ft
  • Vertical – 4,425 ft
  • Ski Area: 2,000+ acres
  • Average Snowfall: 309 in

โ€‹Trail Maps: Telluride Resort Map (PDF)

Website: tellurideskiresort.com

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