Ski Travel

Colorado Street in the center of Telluride

Even though we just celebrated the 4th of July, it’s never too early to plan that fantastic winter ski trip! There are many things to consider when planning a trip: First and foremost, you need to pick where you want to go! With fabulous spots in the Rockies, Canada, and back East, it’s definitely a difficult decision.  I’ve decided to head to the Rockies, and more specifically, Telluride, Colorado.  Telluride combines amazing skiing with a great apres ski scene- which are both imperative to the perfect ski trip.  

Now that I have my destination, it’s time to decide when to go.  Holiday weekends like President’s Day are usually crowded and expensive- so I’m going to go on a non-holiday weekend.  I’ll need a week or two after the holidays to shed the holiday pounds, so I am going to plan my trip for January 21st to the 24th.  Leaving on Thursday will hopefully give me 3 full days of skiing- half days Thursday and Sunday, and full days on Friday and Saturday. 

So how am I going to get to Telluride? I live in Southern California, so if I were to drive, my trip would be about 895 miles and 14 hours.  Since I’m only going for a long weekend, I’m going to fly instead. I can fly directly to Denver, and if I wanted to drive from there, it would be about 365 miles and 7.5 hours.  Again, due to the shortness of my trip, I think I’ll fly closer to Telluride.  Montrose Airport is is about 70 miles from Telluride, so that’s an option.  Telluride has its own regional airport and is only 6 miles away from the center of town.  I entered my dates and destinations on expedia.com and I can fly on Frontier Airlines round trip for $520.  The times are perfect- I arrive at 1:00pm on Thursday, so I can do a little afternoon skiing, and I depart at 4pm on Sunday and can enjoy some last-minute morning runs.

So now I’m in Telluride–where will I stay? Back to expedia.com, I go! I can check out what hotels and resorts are available for my trip just by plugging in my dates. Last time I stayed at The Peaks, so let’s try something new.  The Hotel Telluride is located right off the Colorado Avenue, Telluride’s main street.  It’s also a half mile from the gondola station that can take me to the Mountain to get my ski on! 

One more thing- before I can start doing my best Picabo Street impression, I have to buy my lift tickets! I hopped onto Telluride’s site, and was able to buy my ticket for my 3 days of skiing! Now, I’m really set! Time to pack up my equipment (tips for packing are in an earlier post on this site), and get ready to ski the steep and deep!

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