Telluride

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Heather Burke
SnowPak Local Insider
Heather Burke
Pros
  • Located in a historic Colorado western town with jaw-dropping scenery
  • Telluride has the best laid out mountain in Colorado, making it easy to get around
  • Fantastic variety of quality terrain, from gentle groomers to extreme off-piste
Cons
  • Difficult to reach from Denver, Colorado

Overall

4.6

Telluride makes our top ski resorts list – with elegance and ease. Epic terrain, elegant lodging and dining, extraordinary views of the San Juan mountains, swift lifts, oh and great snow! Telluride dates to 1972, and has really made the map among the best skiers and also skiing movie stars who own huge mountainside mansions for their one ski holiday annually.

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Telluride Reviews

Fabulous 4.3 / 5
based on 43 reviews

How well the resort caters for beginner skiers / boarders

Beginners

How well the resort caters for intermediate skiers / boarders?

Intermediates

How well the resort caters for advanced skiers / boarders

Advanced

How accessible and convenient it is to get to this resort from a major destination

Accessibility

Quality of the off-piste terrain

Side/Backcountry

Overall value for money of the resort

Value for money

Quality of lifts, lift speed and lift layout in the resort

Lifts

Quantity and quality of the snow

Snow

How uncrowded is the resort

Uncrowded

Après ski and dining options

Town

Services and facilities e.g. child care, tubing, health care, equipment hire

Facilities

How family friendly is this resort?

Family Friendliness
Superb!5 / 5Jul 22, 2011
DDave
For me it's the total package. The scenery is just awesome, the skiing is world class and the town of Telluride (not the mountain village) is a real town with great ambiance.
Very Good!4 / 5Jun 05, 2011
DDiana
Not only is the terrain diverse and challenging, the mountain is awesome and the views are incaredible. The Telluride experience is one I will repeat year after year.
Superb!5 / 5Mar 31, 2011
WWesley
Unbelievable place to visit in the summer time. Haven't been in winter since the park doubled (tripled?) in size, but looks great.
Very Good!4 / 5Sep 30, 2010
KKyle
The runs are harder than their color makes you think. Great long runs as well.
Superb!5 / 5Jul 18, 2010
DDiana
Not only is the terrain diverse and challenging, the mountain is awesome and the views are incaredible. The Telluride experience is one I will repeat year after year.
Very Good!4 / 5Dec 11, 2009
DDoug
Telluride has tons of activities to do and it is the most beautiful I have ever been.
Very Good!4 / 5May 10, 2008
NNikki
Telluride is perfect! Also love the seclusion of the town. Whish I lived there.
Average!3 / 5Apr 28, 2008
TTony
This place is so rad.
Superb!5 / 5Mar 23, 2008
MMark
Nice variety of runs; easy to get around the town at night; ski in/ski out options
Very Good!4 / 5Feb 04, 2008
MMartha
It was a tough choice between snow conditions and natural beauty because Telluride has both in abundance. We drove 7.5 hours from Fort Collins, and don't regret one hour of the drive. The town was gorgeous, the local grocery stores were great (we were on a budget) and the Victorian Inn was totally affordable. But best of all -- the snow, the... More