Telluride Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Telluride Ski Area is a ski area in Mountain Village, Colorado, the United States. Its 161 mapped downhill runs add up to 101 km, which ranks it #16 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 630 m long.

Slopes at Telluride Ski Area

About 26% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 32% advanced or expert, which makes Telluride Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 20 lifts: 11 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 2 button lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 funicular, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,662 m up to 3,811 m, a vertical drop of 1,149 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 49.2 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Telluride Ski Area

The nearest airport is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), about 7 km away in a straight line — roughly 10 minutes by car; Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is 66 km away. Nearby ski areas include Ironton Park Cross-Country Ski Area, Silverton Mountain (0.7 km), Lee's Ski Hill (0.2 km) and North Corridor Trail, which together add 3 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.