For families
Cabins big enough for grandparents, kids and gear, with a free gondola that turns the ride between towns into its own adventure.
Design This TripSettle into one of Mountain Lodge's luxury log cabins, big enough for grandparents, kids and gear, with sweeping views and a hot tub for tired legs after the slopes.
Put the youngest ones in the Telluride Ski and Snowboard School, with programs starting at age two and a half, then regroup for a hands-on family rafting trip with Mild to Wild on the San Miguel, where even younger paddlers are part of the crew.
The free gondola becomes the family shuttle, turning the ride between towns into its own small adventure, and an easy Bear Creek walk straight from downtown gives everyone a waterfall payoff without a big commitment.
What’s inside
A sample rhythm
Settle in
A cabin stock-up, a hot-tub soak and the gondola ride between towns.
Lessons and slopes
The little ones in ski school while the adults take a few runs.
On the river
A hands-on San Miguel rafting trip the whole crew can join.
An easy walk
A short Bear Creek hike from town to a cascading falls.
The Telluridewe’d build in
Where to stay
Telluride splits its great lodgings between ski-in/ski-out Mountain Village and the historic box-canyon town, with a free gondola stitching the two together.
Mountain Village
The only Forbes five-star and inaugural Michelin Key hotel in Telluride, with the best ski-in/ski-out access, an award-winning spa, the Alpine Swim Club and an ice rink.
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A grand ski-in/ski-out resort home to Colorado's largest spa, indoor and outdoor pools and the Altezza dining room, with the gondola at the door.
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An intimate, design-forward boutique of roughly 18 full-kitchen residences at the base of Lift 4, with a Relais and Chateaux pedigree and personalized service.
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A 59-room downtown boutique chalet with a warm European feel, walkable to galleries, shops and the gondola, known for genuinely personal, pet-friendly service.
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A handsome ski-in/ski-out lodge of rooms, condos and sprawling luxury log cabins with sweeping San Juan views, plus the Alloy Kitchen and ski-butler service.
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A restored 1895 landmark in the heart of downtown where Victorian character meets modern comfort, steps from the main street and the Sheridan Opera House.
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Consistently rated among North America's best for terrain and uncrowded slopes, Telluride spans two base areas, with a celebrated school and heli access to the backcountry beyond.
Town and Mountain Village
A celebrated Epic-Pass resort spanning steep expert chutes to gentle groomers across two base areas, rated among North America's best for terrain and uncrowded slopes.
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The resort's official school offering private and group lessons for ages two and up, children's programs and elite biomechanics-based specialty camps.
Visit official siteTelluride Airport / The Peaks
Colorado's premier heli-ski and snowcat operation since 1982, accessing more than 200 square miles of untracked San Juan backcountry with seasoned guides.
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The local AMGA-affiliated experts for backcountry ski touring, avalanche education and private guiding across the Telluride, Ouray and Silverton zones.
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A Telluride-based, AMGA-accredited guide service operating since 1973, offering private alpine instruction, backcountry touring and expedition logistics.
Visit official siteThe signature days
Beyond the slopes, Telluride offers 4x4 climbs to ghost towns and alpine passes, scenic helicopter flights, tandem paragliding off the resort and snowmelt rafting on the San Miguel.
Black Bear and Ophir are the reliable high-alpine 4x4 passes; Imogene Pass remains affected by 2024 road damage, so outfitters adjust itineraries to current conditions.
Town
Guided 4x4 tours to the Tomboy ghost town and high alpine passes, the most popular a half-day climb up the old mining road above town.
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Private off-road Jeep tours to iconic objectives like Black Bear Pass, Ophir Pass and the Alta ghost town, with itineraries adjusted to current pass conditions.
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Fifteen-minute scenic helicopter flights over the San Juans for up to four or five passengers, departing from The Peaks or the Telluride Airport.
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The only permitted, fully insured commercial tandem paragliding operator launching from the ski resort, billed as the highest-elevation paragliding school in the country.
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Half-day to two-day whitewater trips through Class II-III rapids on the snowmelt-fed San Miguel, a hands-on paddling river running a short late-spring-to-summer season.
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The free, wind-powered 12-minute gondola linking the two towns over Coonskin Ridge, the only system of its kind in the U.S. and a scenic ride in its own right.
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Telluride's trails climb straight from town to canyon waterfalls and aspen ridgelines, and the airy Via Ferrata threads the north wall above the valley for those who want exposure.
Town (east end)
A roughly 2-mile out-and-back climbing the canyon headwall to the 365-foot Bridal Veil Falls, Colorado's tallest free-falling waterfall, crowned by a historic power station.
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An accessible, roughly 2-plus-mile route from downtown through Bear Creek Preserve to a cascading falls, threading aspen and pine groves with steady canyon views.
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A roughly 3-mile loop right from town that climbs through dense aspen to a ridge with panoramic views of the box canyon, Bridal Veil Falls and surrounding peaks.
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The exposed cable-and-rung route etched into the canyon's north wall above town, best done with Mountain Trip, the only Telluride-based outfitter permitted to guide it.
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The Local Experts since 1986, running guided daily Via Ferrata trips with full equipment, instruction and rope protection on the airy traverse.
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Private Family Villa
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