The Skiers' Guide to Telluride

Telluride is in my view the best resort for intermediate skiing. Also it never seems busy, probably because you need to fly into Montrose and then have a 75 minute drive. The town of telluride is still like the old mining town. Many of the runs are well groomed and often not busy.

Telluride is the best of the West, quiet lift lines and great ski conditions equal FUN! Dont stop at the mountain because town is just as fun with great food establishments and shops!

Telluride is a wonderful city with plenty of things to do from shops, restaurants, hiking trails to amazing slopes.

Telluride is out of control expensive!!! They cater to the ultra rich and don't give a shit about the locals or families. It's also not an easy resort to get to due to its remote location. There is ZERO free parking, there are no affordable places to eat, and there are even less affordable places to stay. 5 days in Telluride for a family of 4 will easily cost over $20,000 and that's on the cheap side. These Vail owned resorts really suck!

I skied Telluride and found it to be the most family friendly place Id ever been. Half days meant whatever half you wanted. People were unbelievably friendly, everywhere. The fire pit below our lodging was lit at 6 in the morning and stayed lit until midnight. No lift lines, NONE! Slopes were perfect, all of them, from the top to the bottom. Its an amazing place, we stayed at an amazing ski in, ski out condo and Id return in a second. Love Telluride

Live a hour away. Great place when it dumps. We don't eat out much in town. So I can not be honest about that. Lot of terrain so good for all skiers. Down side they just don't get the big storms. When they do it awsome.

Great place to ski and snowboard. Had a variety of runs and two parks. Cute town and loved the free gondola that connected the town and mountain village.

This is one of my favorite spots to ski. Mountain and slopes are amazing, the black and double black are challenging, but in a good, entertaining way.
Never had an issue with the kids, there were a lot of family-friendly options. Theres plenty of accommodation and even if its not near the skiing area, it is quite easy and trouble-free to get there.

Great American Resort. Well linked runs , quiet slopes with lifts that link well.
Great restaurants.
A lot of off piste runs off the back of the resort.
Great old mining villages in the area and can also drive to Silverton for some Cat skiing.

Telluride has good ski valet options but it is a bit on the pricy end. Large mountain with great snow, recommend taking at least 3 days of skiing to enjoy the full resort.

Widest variety of runs from greens to double black diamond. Plenty of lifts. Almost zero wait time to ride the chair lifts. Good variety of restaurants and bars.

I work Trail Safety at Telluriide and so see it all season long in all conditions. There is a good reason it is regularly voted one of the top North American resorts by Ski Magazine. Telluride is far enough away from big cities that the lift lines average 2 to 4 minutes and the trails are never crowded. Management does a great job of grooming the popular green and blue trails but there is always plenty of steep terrain to explore and ski. A day on Palmyra Peak will never be forgotten. The towns of Mountain Village and Telluride offer all sorts of apres ski activities and locals are always ready to offer advice for fun things to do or provide inside info of where to ski. Come on out to Telluride, you wont regret it!

The resort is one of a kind and so unique. The views are incredible being surrounded by mountains in all directions. The restaurants are so good and always worth going to.
Highly recommend making a trip out here!

Elegant, expensive, and full of gnarly and diverse terrain options. While difficult to access, this really is the mountain of mountains for bougie skiing

Hard to get to, but the mountain is awesome, and the town is a national treasure. My all time favorite skiing destination.

Great expert terrain
Beautiful
User friendly
Cool town
Lots of restaurants
Fun vibe
Lots of ski shops
Remote

Great off piste, trees, and moguls. Expensive, but it seems everywhere is. Expert terrain is rarely crowded.

Nice resort with variety of run levels. Good social, bar, and dining scene. Still somewhat protected from the masses you run into at other resorts but most likely wont stay til his way for long.

All the runs are great the glade runs are nice and there are lots of side trails you can take which are fun.