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Show i Hidden Telluride Shi Resort is Fast Gaining Reputation in Sports Circles felluriuc. .v...- ... hteaihiaking San Juans of Midwestern Colorado is fast Ling reputation as the est exciting young ski resort North America. A visit to Telluride is a memorable iperience filled with unique ",nnth and intimacy. This "harming old turn of the ctntury mining town has klossomed into a first class ski destination within minutes of a ly spectacular ski mountain. Telluride, There's Only One! "discovery mountain" Telluride is one of a handful of North American ski mountains ,ith more than 3.000 vertical tet. Unlike some resorts. here success has created an " impersonal feeling, where an individual is only one more ,ce in the crowd, only one uore body standing in line Telluride today is a ski town . that really cares! From Ski Pro to lift operator. from bartender to shop Telluride s people are going to work to g.ve you a good time. I no full winter experience is what you deliver with a Telluride ski package.. .You'll be back smiling next year. A network of 40 miles of trails at Telluride is serviced by six double chairs. The newest, most exciting of these chairs is the Coonskin Lift, located .adjacent to the Telluride Tellu-ride Lodge and the new Coonskin Inn. The Coonskin Lift rises 1,836 vertical feet and provides direct and speedy access from the town of Telluride to the Telluride Ski Area. No long and tiresome bus rides here! Lifts provide a Unique Experience Telluride Ski Area lifts service different types of terrains for many different skiers. Although they interconnect inter-connect in such a way as to provide the fastest possible access to the top of the mountain, each chairlift offers a unique experience. There are numerous days in which you and your friends may discover a trail of fresh powder untracked by a single skier. You spend your time at Telluride skiing, not waiting in line, unlike many of the major destination ski resorts nowadays. nowa-days. Skiers come to Telluride to ski, not jostle each other in a seemingly endless liftline. Telluride has an up-hill lift capacity of 6,400 skiers per hour and yet there are only 1,000 beds in the immediate area to guarantee no liftlines -ever in Telluride. ..There's Only One! A Trail for Every Skier For advanced to expert skiers there's the challenge of America's longest, steepest run, The Plunge. For beginners begin-ners and novices, miles of gentle glades and smooth groomed slopes can be found including spacious "Prospect Meadows." And Telluride does offer an abundance of intermediate terrain for the average skier. Telluride's intermediate trails are varied and exciting for a wide range of abilities. "See Forever", an intermediate inter-mediate trail from the very top of the Telluride Ski Area, skirts the challenging front hillside overlooking the town of Telluride and meanders into the very heart of the ski area's intermediate terrain. This wide gentle trail offers spectacular spec-tacular views of the San Juans and the town of Telluride. Powdered or Well-groomed Slopes Telluride receives over 400 inches of fresh snow each season and it's really unlike any other type of snow. Light and fluffy powder is standard fare on Telluride's upper , slopes while fresh groomed I snow can be found on the lower reaches., -, ... Telluride Ski Area's fleet of trail machines work day and night to insure that you will enjoy the best of all ski experiences. Our beginner and intermediate slopes are groomed to perfection, including includ-ing the "Milk Run", an intermediate trail on the notorious front hillside overlooking over-looking town. For the powder-hound, powder-hound, however, we leave miles of virgin powder on the expert slopes for that truly unforgettable powder skiing experince. Telluride, There's Only One! The Ski Center The Ski Center at Telluride is more than just another Ski School. This unique and innovative instruction center offers a total instruction program for all ages and all abilities. The Ski Center at Telluride features a host of special clinics for skiers as well as group and private lessons and a specially maintained area and program for youngsters young-sters called "Kinderski". The Ski Center specializes in Ski-Week type instruction of three or five days where the ski guest can make miraculous progress as well as gain new enjoyment by skiing the whole mountain with his instructorguide. The Kinderski session is available as part of the all-day Nursery program with youngsters young-sters picked up, and returned to, the Nursery area in the Day Lodge. The Ski Center at Telluride also offers a wide variety of groomed trails and tours for that cross country enthusiast. An afternoon of cross country skiing in the splendor of the San Juans can be enjoyed while taking a lesson from the Ski Center's knowledgeable cross country professionals. Many Services are Offered A group of experienced and knowledgeable hosts and hostesses host-esses - The Telluride Courtesy Patrol, is available for skiing customers. "Welcome to Telluride" Tell-uride" presentations, mountain mount-ain tours and on-the-hill functions are just a few of their responsibilities, designed with the skiing customers in mind. Mountain dining at Telluride? Tellu-ride? It's some of the best. The Telluride Day Lodge offers spacious cafeteria dining with bar and sundeck. Homemade soups and sandwiches as well as expertly prepared full course meals are available here. And The Telluride Day Lodge is open for breakfast at 8 a.m. Located only minutes from your favorite ski terrain, The Telluride Lodge provides a pleasant break during your skiing day. Telluride, There's Only One! A completely furnished and fully staffed nursery is located in The Telluride Day Lodge at the base of Chair 2 on the mountain. Friendly and concerned con-cerned attendants staff the Telluride Nursery so you can ski worry free during the day while your children, from six months to six years of age, enjoy the Telluride experience. experi-ence. But Telluride is more than just a ski area... Telluride is a town: an old mining town full of young faces, warmth, intimacy and charm.. .and his tory (this is where Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank). Dining and Entertainment Telluride is unspoiled, but not undeveloped. This unique ski town offers nothing but first class dining and accomodations. accomo-dations. Its Victorian main street welcomes the winter visitor with more than 20 restaurants, bars and disco-teques, disco-teques, two cinemas, and a host of exquisite shops from basic to boutique. A ski town where you can ski to your doorstep surrounded by the majestic San Juan mountains, Colorado's grandest scenery. A walk down the main street of Telluride is a stroll into the past with gentle reminders of hectic mining heydays. The Senate, Chez Pierre, Powderhouse, and Lift, plus many more are quality restaurants restau-rants with a truly incredible range of offerings. Atmosphere Atmos-phere is an important part of any ski vacation and when it comes to dining, Telluride is loaded with atmosphere. Many of the restaurants (as well as shops and bars) are housed in original mining boom buildings, and the service in Telluride restaurants restau-rants indicates their high standard. Your waiter or waitress is more likely than not, well trained in the art of successful dining service. Their sincerity and warmth goes beyond the call of duty. Whether it's a quick sandwich or a tantalizing gourmet meal, Telluride offers the best. Nightly entertainment runs the ganut from a throbbing night club to an intimate fireside chat. Young and old alike, find Telluride offers outstanding apres ski fun. No wall to wall people here with rip-off entertainment prices. Telluride takes care of, and wants its skiing customers. Chances are very good that your bartender may have skied with you the better part of the day. That's the way it is in Telluride. A big friendly mountain and a warm friendly town. If bars and dancing are not your favorite fare, there's the Sheridan Opera House and Nuggest Theatre, both offering offer-ing first run films. The Sheridan Opera House, a renovate Victorian theater is the site of the Annual International Film Festival. Telluride, There's Only One! Accomodations Accomodations in Telluride? They're the best. Virtually, every single bed in the town of Telluride is only minutes from the new Coonskin Lift. The newest major lodge in town, The Coonskin Inn, is only a few yards from the chairlift, providing quick access to the Telluride ski area. From plush condominiums with pool and, jacuzzi to bed and board rooming houses, Telluride can offer lodging which appeals to all tastes and budgets. And that's not all. Telluride's Tellu-ride's lodge owners live up to that standard of warmth, intimacy and excellence that is universally recognized as uniquely Telluride. You aren't pushed aside in Telluride's lodging. Special requests are only an opportunity for Telluride's Tellu-ride's lodge owners to serve you better better than anyone else in the ski world. Transportation Services Telluride is only 127 miles south of Grand Junction, serviced daily by United and Frontier airlines (Western on Saturdays), and Telluride is only 65 miles south of Montrose, serviced daily by Frontier with convenient connections con-nections from Denver. Rental cars and buslimousine buslimou-sine service are available on a regular basis. Think about that. Only a few hours from Grand Junction, a major ski gateway, yet no waiting in liftlines, no hassling with dinner reservations, no big city hype. Sounds unbelievable unbe-lievable doesn't it? That's Telluride. An unbelievably real place where people value you and your patronage. Come and Enjoy Telluride Telluride wants skiers. Throughout the ski season this charming old mining town and truly spectacular ski mountains moun-tains will offer specially reduced packages of lifts and lodging. Don't wait for someone some-one you know to tell you about Telluride's outstanding ski terrain or excellent accomoda-ations accomoda-ations and truly gourmet meals. Stay ahead of the trends in the ski markets and gain respect from your friends. To find out how you can take advantage of our special offerings, contact The Telluride Tellu-ride Company Market Department, Depart-ment, Box 307, Telluride, Colorado 81435 or call 303728-3856 for further information. infor-mation. The Telluride ski experience. experi-ence. ..bright sunny days and a wealth of fresh powder snow on well groomed slopes. The Telluride ski experience, a warm, intimate evening in a - charming old mining town. Telluride. ..North America's greatest ski mountain! Telluride. ..There's Only One! |