Official Guide to Telluride & Mountain Village Winter 2022/23 by Visit Telluride

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THE OFFICIAL GUIDE |

WINTER 2022/23

Celebrating five decades of the Telluride Ski Resort

STORIED LIFT 9 GETS A REVAMP

BEAUTIFUL SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE

TEAM GONDOLA

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50 YEARS

IN THE MAKING

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Ken specializes in connecting buyers and sellers and helping them establish a sense of community in the Telluride region. Ken is committed to building lasting relationships, providing the highest level of service and expertise, and helping his clients integrate with life in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Not just a broker, Ken is constantly involved in real estate investments and developments and has partnered in several area projects. He is a consistent top producer and credits his vast network, targeted marketing strategy and negotiation skills.

Compass is a licensed real estate broker in Colorado and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.

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SETTING A HIGHER STANDARD IN TELLURIDE REAL ESTATE

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105 Highlands Way // $18,995,000

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An intricate tapestry of innovative architecture, refined mountain contemporary finishes, painstakingly sourced appointments and furnishings: a matchless offering in the Rocky Mountain West. Its dramatic sense of arrival into the private 1.35-acre setting offers up the first hint that within the walls lies something very special. The floorplan envelops 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, including guest house.

PARADISE FOUND --- Absolute privacy atop the highest knoll in the Gray Head Wilderness Preserve offers up the ultimate 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom retreat for generations of family. Located on 70 acres with sweeping 360 degree views of the iconic Telluride peaks.

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35-acre luxury alpine meadow homesite with private gated access. The homesite sits on a bench with aspen trees and majestic and inspiring mountain perspectives. Lot 7 has 180-degree views of of Ajax Mountain to the east, Wilson Peak to the west and squares up perfectly to Telluride Ski Resort and Palmyra Peak to the south. Less than 15 minutes from the Town of Telluride, Mountain Village and the Telluride Regional Airport.

Privately tucked against lush vegetation of Aspen and Spruce, yet dramatically opens upon a high mountain meadow with sweeping views of the San Sophia Ridge. Located near the entry to the Mountain Village, it is convenient to both the Village Core and Town of Telluride. The 5-bedroom, 5.5-bath residence’s bold, yet simplistic, mountain contemporary architecture blends with its natural surroundings.

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685 Wilson Way // $10,750,000

26001 Highway 145 // $2,495,000

Painstakingly constructed from three pre-civil war barns, Wilson Way offers a gateway to a lifestyle that captures the allure of the rugged wilderness from its doorstep and beyond to what seems like an infinity of beauty called the San Juan Mountains laced with 14,000 ft. peaks, old growth forests and lush mountain meadows. 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths.

The San Miguel River Ranch is nearly 17 acres of lushly vegetated river property nestled on just under a mile of the San Miguel River. Located just 17 minutes west of Telluride, the property is bordered by the BLM and has a conservation easement protecting wildlife, forest, meadows and riparian vegetation. Red sandstone cliffs are warmed by all-day sun.

407 Benchmark Drive // $10,995,000

220 North Oak Street // $9,999,000

This 7-bedroom, 7-bathroom (plus 2 half-baths) estate is bathed in the warmth of all day sun. Constructed from massive logs handpicked from Santa Fe National Forest near Cerro Grande Peak the residence possesses the quintessential Rocky Mountain lodge ambiance adjoining 30 picturesque acres of open space with ski access just steps away.

Originally constructed in 1891, in the heart of the Historic District, this stately 6-bedroom, 4-bath residence, with guest house, 2-car garage and off-street parking was purchased in 1976. It was artfully restored and enlarged in 1991 by its current owner/designer/builder. Its location on two landscaped lots affords ample solitude and a haven on Telluride’s most coveted street. Less than one and a half blocks from commercial core shopping and dining and 3.5 blocks to the gondola.

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WINTER 2022/23

CONTENTS 15

iscover Telluride D & Mountain Village

etting Here G Summer air options

etting Around G Telluride, Mountain Village and the Gondola connection

How to Visit Right

28 Golden Age Five decades of skiing in Telluride 40

Ski Resort Pioneers

ool Finds C Celebrate the ski resort with these unique treasures

Tony Demin

WELCOME

THE TELLURIDE SKI RESORT CELEBRATES ITS 50th

82 Local Transportation & Parking 83

Flight Map

107+

Maps

MOUNTAIN LIFE 23

Outdoor Activities

New 9 A Storied lift gets an upgrade

Activities Guide

107+

Parting Shot

57 55

23 Melissa Plantz

48 THE SCENE

51 High Altitude Haute Cuisine Ski resort’s on-mountain restaurants

Melissa Plantz

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Arts & Dining News

57 Fine Art Mountain Village’s burgeoning arts scene 92

Dining & Spirits Guide

100

Shopping Guide

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6 BEDS | 5 BATHS | 2 HALF BATHS | $2 3,000,000 An extraordinary retreat, this newly-contructed, 6-bedroom modern home was carefully designed to honor and celebrate its singular setting in the heart of Telluride’s iconic box canyon, offering an unrivaled panorama of its soaring peaks and cascading waterfalls. The house is formed by three horizontal glass pavilions stepped into the mountainside, in subtle harmony with its place among the towering aspens, juxtaposed with the breathtaking experience of being entirely enveloped by the canyon’s sheer red rock cliffs and dramatic beauty.

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WINTER 2022/23

CONTENTS

Executive Director KIERA SKINNER Director of Communications TOM WATKINSON Financial Administrator VICKI LAW Staff Photographer RYAN BONNEAU MELISSA PLANTZ

58 RICH HISTORY 58

rown Jewel C Sheridan Opera House is ornate, beautiful Historic Walking Tour

Destination Concierge JENNIFER ANTISTA

THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO TELLURIDE & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE Editor & Associate Publisher ERIN SPILLANE

SAN JUAN CELEBRATIONS 60

elluride Crush T A wedding with a view

Accommodation Guide

Venues Guide

AROUND TOWN

Melissa Plantz

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usiness in the Box Canyon B Telluride Venture Network

ocal Treasures L New leadership at the Telluride Foundation

ommunity Characters C Jim Loebe and the Gondola team

ord on the Street W Community news

Family Activities

ummer Fun S Original Thinkers’ David Holbrooke

Art Directors LAUREN METZGER / KIM HILLEY Advertising Sales HILARY TAYLOR Writers MARTINIQUE DAVIS LINNE HALPERN JESSE JAMES McTIGUE JENNIFER JULIA SAGE MARSHALL ZANNY MERULLO STEFFGEN EMILY SHOFF For advertising opportunities contact: Hilary Taylor / 970.417.2589 HilaryTaylorConsulting@gmail.com Copyright ©2022 All Rights Reserved Cover and contents must not be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher. Cover image: Courtesy Telluride Ski Resort | Brett Schreckengost The Guide participates in the PrintReleaf reforestation program.

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DISCOVER TELLURIDE & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

CELEBRATIONS

elcome to Telluride and Mountain Village, and the 50th year of Telluride Ski Resort! And, thank you for picking up the winter 2022-23 issue of the Official Guide to Telluride and Mountain Village. We at the Telluride Tourism Board wish you a special time in this special place, in this special year. In looking back at the storied history of the resort, and throughout the winter issue, we used a team of local writers, including some born and raised here, to give you the insight and information you need to make your visit to Telluride and Mountain Village an unforgettable one. Through their eyes, we invite you to celebrate the area’s wealth of fun and unforgettable outdoor activities, the vibrant local dining and arts scenes, our wonderful business and nonprofit sectors and much more. Celebrating the golden anniversary of the ski resort, we recognize the people whose vision and hard work over the past five decades have made the resort what it is today. Telluride ranks among the top winter destinations on the planet, but has long prided itself on being friendly, familiar and welcoming. Above it all, the stunning natural environment is what defines Telluride and Mountain Village, and has drawn so many of us here whether for a short time or forever. Mother Nature’s role in both the community’s and the ski resort’s history has been a central one, and a reminder of the importance of celebrating our beautiful and unique surroundings by treating them kindly and intelligently now and in the future. Telluride’s authenticity runs through both the local population and those who find their way here, with abiding traditions and meaningful connections all underpinned by a love of these mountains. We look forward to working together to ensure this special place stays special for generations to come. This winter, we have so much to celebrate, and we are looking forward to doing it together. Please enjoy the winter Guide, and do not hesitate to reach out to our team here at the Tourism Board for any additional information you may need for your visit.

EXPLORE THE VISITORS CENTER Make your experience in Telluride and Mountain Village an unforgettable one by exploring the Visitors Center at 236 West Colorado Ave. There, the local destination concierge team stands ready to steer you to a winter adventure, memorable meal or the perfect boutique.

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EASY AIR TO TELLURIDE Telluride Ski Resort | Ben Eng

YEAR-ROUND FLIGHTS Denver DEN to Telluride TEX Denver Air/United, daily Phoenix PHX to Telluride TEX Denver Air/United, daily Denver DEN to Montrose MTJ United Airlines, daily Denver DEN to Montrose MTJ Southwest Airlines, daily Dallas DFW to Montrose MTJ American Airlines, daily

WINTER 2022-23 FLIGHTS Atlanta ATL to Montrose MTJ Delta, daily Chicago ORD to Montrose MTJ United Airlines, daily Houston IAH to Montrose MTJ United Airlines, daily NY/Newark EWR to Montrose MTJ United, daily, weekends in January Phoenix PHX to Montrose MTJ American, daily Austin AUS to Montrose MTJ Southwest, Saturdays Dallas/Love Field DAL to Montrose MTJ Southwest, Sats, daily for the holidays Los Angeles LAX to Montrose MTJ United, Saturday and Sunday NY/LaGuardia LGA to Montrose MTJ American, Saturdays San Francisco SFO to Montrose MTJ United, 2-3 times per week, daily for the holidays

GETTING HERE

Winter highlights include a new Austin service and an increase to daily from Atlanta

his winter, celebrate the Telluride Ski Resort’s 50th anniversary with new and returning flights, part of a robust winter air roster that makes it easy to hit the slopes. Telluride, Mountain Village and the Telluride Ski Resort are served by two airports, Telluride/Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), which is a scenic and traffic-free 65-minute drive, and Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), just 10 minutes from the slopes. New this season, Southwest is adding nonstop service from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) on Saturdays from January through early April. Delta Airlines is increasing flights on the longstanding Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL)-Montrose route back to daily from December until early April. “Austin has long been considered a sister city to Telluride, and locals and Austinites alike are excited about the nonstop service on Southwest this winter,” Colorado Flights Alliance CEO Matt Skinner says. “And in the southeast, Delta returns to daily flying from one of Telluride’s key markets and the largest airport in the country, upgrading their established service from ATL to MTJ.” Denver Air, which connects to the United Airlines and American Airlines worldwide networks (or passengers can book through Denver Air itself), continues to offer quick and comfortable daily flights from both Denver International Airport (DEN) and Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) to TEX, one of ski country’s most convenient airports. To Montrose, United Airlines has multiple daily flights from Denver, as well as daily service from New York/Newark (EWR), Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Houston George H.W. Bush Airport (IAH). United also offers regular service this winter to MTJ from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO), while American Airlines continues to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Montrose. In addition to the Austin service, Southwest’s year-round daily service from Denver to MTJ continues, while its weekend flights from Dallas/Love Field (DAL) to Montrose are back as well. It’s a robust roster that serves as a reminder that Telluride, which this winter marks 50 years of the Telluride Ski Resort, somehow manages to be both off the beaten track and easy to get to. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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Located steps from the base of the gondola in Telluride (Next to Telluride Sports)

GETTING AROUND

TWO TOWNS, ONE LOVE Tony Demin

Telluride

Mountain Village

A National Historic Landmark District that gourmet restaurants, chic boutiques and fine-art galleries call home, Telluride proudly displays its mining-town heritage with colorful Victorian houses and charming streets lined with clapboard and brick storefronts. Don’t let the town’s charms fool you, however. Telluride’s heritage is equal parts refinement and Wild West, complete with tales of bank robbers — Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank here — and hardscrabble miners.

At 9,545 feet and enveloped by the Telluride Ski Resort, this hamlet offers visitors and residents alike a more modern, luxe feel in a European-style alpine setting. Incorporated in 1995, Mountain Village boasts luxury accommodation, state-ofthe-art spas and sophisticated dining options, all the while surrounded by the towering mountains that form the highest concentration of 13,000and 14,000-foot peaks in the United States.

A TELLURIDE STATION South Oak Street Telluride 8,750 feet

B SAN SOPHIA STATION Mid-Mountain Access the resort’s trails, Allred’s Restaurant & Bar, Nature Center 10,500 feet

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

C STATION

Mountain Village Center 9,545 feet tes inu m 8

The Gondola

Linking these two communities is the Gondola. The only transportation system of its kind in North America, the “G” is free, pet friendly and handicap accessible, connecting Telluride and Mountain Village via a 13-minute ride. Aficionados try for the red or white cabins that commemorate the G’s 20th and 25th anniversaries, respectively. With breathtaking views and the uniqueness of the experience, we can promise the Gondola is one “commute” you will never forget.

THE GONDOLA

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elcome to Telluride and Mountain Village. Each of these wonderfully unique towns has a distinct vibe. Together, they share a love of community, of the region’s stunning natural environment (and the numerous opportunities it provides for outdoor adventures), as well as the people, events and traditions that make this place so special. This winter, take time to explore both of these charming towns, using the unforgettable Gondola to whisk you between them.

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DO THE SLOPES RIGHT L et’s slalomnly swear to have fun and be kind on the slopes. L et’s carve the heck out of every diem, but refrain from skiing like Butch Cassidy running from the law in slow areas.

DO RIGHT BY EACH OTHER W e are a small town with a big heart. Let’s be kind and respectful of our service workers, bus drivers and Gondola staff.

L et’s come to see and not be seen. et’s experience altitude L without attitude.

Love Telluride and Mountain Village? Show that love to our community, to all who live, work and play here and to our stunning natural environment.

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How To

DO YOU RIGHT L et’s always be prepared with sunscreen, layers and water.

VISIT RIGHT

DO THE WORLD RIGHT L et’s work together today for a better tomorrow. L et’s waste less and enjoy more. L et’s reduce, reuse and recycle.

DO THE TOWNS RIGHT

DO OUR CANYON RIGHT

L et’s travel like a local while in Telluride and Mountain Village.

L et’s take a deep breath, slow down and adjust to T Time.

L et’s ride the free Gondola, a bike, the eco-friendly Galloping Goose or walk.

L et’s keep the mountain clean by bringing out everything that we brought in.

L et’s say no to single-use plastics.

L et’s reuse towels and linens and dry them in the clean mountain air.

L et’s stay hydrated with our pure Rocky Mountain water from a reusable water bottle.

L et’s conserve by turning lights off when we leave the room.

L et’s enjoy the wildlife and natural surroundings without disrupting.

L et’s get a java jolt with a reusable mug.

L et’s unplug electronics and chargers when not in use.

L et’s care more about ourselves and others than the selfie.

L et’s save some water for the mountain.

L et’s sip beverages from a metal straw. L et’s mitigate our travel emissions by purchasing offsets.

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

A WINTER WONDERLAND Enjoy these off-mountain memory makers

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HORSEBACK & SLEIGH RIDES Slip on your cowboy boots and Stetson and enjoy a sleigh or horseback ride in the winter wonderland of the San Juans. Ride under a cobalt blue sky or bundle up and star gaze during a dinner sleigh ride, all while embracing the spirit of the Wild West.

You may have come to ski or snowboard the Telluride Ski Resort, but keep a day free for an outdoor adventure to remember. For a complete listing of outfitters, turn to page 85 or go to telluride.com. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

FAT TIRE BIKING

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Fat tire bikes are specially designed so that cycling enthusiasts can pursue their passion year-round, even in snow. Half-day or full-day rentals and tours are available from local outfitters.

In continuous operation for over 35 years, Telluride Helitrax is Colorado’s ultimate heli-ski adventure. With access to over 200 square miles of pristine terrain, Helitrax operates at some of the highest elevations in North America. The family-owned guide service’s proven formula of small groups, exclusive terrain and seasoned staff combine to deliver an unforgettable experience that exceeds expectations while remaining committed to the highest safety standards.

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HELICOPTER SKIING

SNOWMOBILING Get your motor running on an extensive network of trails that has created a snowmobiler’s paradise. Explore stunning landscapes, as well as ghost towns and relics from Telluride’s mining days. Local outfitters offer half-day or full-day tours for all abilities.

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BACKCOUNTRY HUTS

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Skiing in the backcountry of the spectacular San Juan Mountains is a real memory maker. Explore and marvel at some of the country’s most spectacular off-resort mountain terrain while skiing to a hut or lodge, each stocked with the amenities necessary for a comfortable night’s stay. Travel to a single hut or tour hut to hut. Local outfitters can help you plan the adventure of a lifetime.

Feeling truly adventurous? Strap on crampons and grab an ice axe because the alpine setting of the San Juan Mountains offers world-renowned ice climbing. Regional waterfalls turn to cathedrals of ice once the temperatures hold below freezing. Hiring a local guide and lessons are recommended and available through outfitters.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

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ICE CLIMBING

NORDIC SKIING Need a break from downhill? Nordic skiing in the area offers a change of scene and a great workout. Try the groomed tracks in Telluride Town Park, on the Valley Floor, on the golf course in Mountain Village, at Trout and Priest Lakes and on the ski resort. The Nordic Center in Town Park and the Telluride Nordic website at telluridenordic.com are superb resources for trail conditions, lessons and gear rentals. Ryan Bonneau

KITE SKIING Snow sport enthusiasts wanting an extra challenge can soar across the snow and up or down slopes with the pull of a kite. The sport is done with downhill ski or snowboard equipment and a colorful kite. Kite skiers fly through the meadows at Lizard Head Pass, full of wide-open spaces and gorgeous views. Check with a local outfitter for more. Telluride Ski Resort | Aurelie Slegers

SNOW BIKING Want to discover the ski resort in a unique way? Try snow biking. A knowledgeable instructor will teach all aspects of riding a snow bike, which has skis instead of wheels. Rentals and certification courses are available through the ski resort’s Telluride Adventure Center telluride.com | 855.421.4360

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

SNOWSHOEING When the whole family wants to go for a walk in the woods, don’t let the deep powder stop you. Snowshoes offer the freedom to explore many snow-covered places. Easy to learn and fun to do, snowshoeing is an activity for all ages. Choose between a leisurely sightseeing outing or an uphill trek for the perfect cardio workout. Guided adventures are available from outfitters.

ICE SKATING

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Enjoy ice skating at any of three local rinks. In Telluride Town Park, there’s a professional-grade indoor hockey rink as well as an outdoor rink. Or head to the Madeline Hotel and Residences’ delightful outdoor rink in the Mountain Village Center. Ice skate rentals are available at both locations.

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FISHING Visiting Telluride in winter doesn’t mean leaving rods and reels behind. Many of the region’s streams and rivers are prime for fishing year-round. In March and April, the San Miguel River often provides excellent fishing opportunities, while farther afield the Uncompahgre River fishes well all winter. Or try ice fishing on the area’s lakes and reservoirs. Local outfitters can guide you.

LIVE LIKE A LOCAL

We are a small community with an enormous love for our beautiful and unique natural surroundings. It’s a love that has translated into local ordinances and customs designed to protect and preserve these surroundings, and the area’s natural resources. This winter, live like a local and follow these easy steps to do your part.

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FIVE DECADES OF THE TELLURIDE SKI RESORT

F Telluride Ski Resort | Aurelie Slegers

ifty years ago, on Dec. 22, 1972, the ribbon was cut on a new ski area. Nestled in the northern San Juans of southwestern Colorado and gifted with stunning scenery, lighter-than-air powder and a community certain that its mountain was something special, the upstart Telluride Ski Area, as it was called then, has since evolved into an award-winning resort that somehow never lost its rough-around-the-edges charm or the closeknit community at its core. The following pages detail each of the five decades of the Telluride Ski Resort, bringing together the characters, vision, hard work and grit that was needed to show the world what anyone who has ever skied or snowboarded Telluride knows to be true: It’s the best place on earth. — ERIN SPILLANE telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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Freedom and Possibility BY JENNIFER JULIA

By the late 1960s, locals had already been skiing recreThe Zolines joined forces with Mahoney, whom they ationally for decades. Telluriders like Billy “Senior” Mahired as a consultant for the emerging ski area and obtained honey, his son, Bill “Junior” Mahoney, and Johnnie Stevens the necessary U.S. Forest Service permits. By the summer of spent their free time getting hauled up Firecracker Hill on 1970, a group of hearty, passionate locals began cutting the a homemade rope tow powered by an old car mounted first trails and Mahoney was named the ski area’s mountain on blocks. They also climbed the mountains on foot to ski manager. Over the next two years, with the critical aid of the vast backcountry and weren’t opposed to skiing pulled Swiss financial backers, the team purchased and installed five behind cars for the fun of it. So, by the time Joe Zoline came chairlifts and built a day lodge. It was a massive undertaking to town in 1967, his think-outwith a momentous result: on side-the-box intellect found a Dec. 22, 1972, a ribbon was cut BY THE SUMMER OF 1970, A like-minded energy here, and and the Telluride Ski Area was a long-standing local dream to GROUP OF HEARTY, PASSIONATE officially open. (The Telluride create a ski area would finally Ski Area would become the TelLOCALS BEGAN CUTTING become a reality. Zoline was luride Ski Resort in later years. THE FIRST TRAILS. the son of Ukrainian immiFor a brief period in the resort’s grants and a successful, selfplanning stages, consultants gave made corporate lawyer. His wife, Janice “Jebby” Zoline, also it the provisional name of “The Big T”, although the more recognized Telluride’s potential and shared her husband’s ad- conventional moniker is what stuck.) venturous spirit. Together the couple purchased enormous From the get-go, the fledgling resort proved itself a tracts of land in what would become the heart of the ski area magical place to slide on snow. Marti Martin Kuntz, who and Mountain Village, ultimately acquiring more than 4,000 moved to town in 1976, describes the landscape of those acres in 17 transactions. initial years: “Ski runs were very narrow then, especially the The Zolines knew that preserving the intimate scale of Plunge. And the lifts didn’t go to the top of the runs — you’d the town was critical in developing what they were certain take Chair 6, then hike up to Mammoth and ski all of that would one day become an international destination and powder. It was spectacular.” Six years after her arrival in Telworked with the Town of Telluride and San Miguel County luride, Martin Kuntz would break the women’s speed skiing to put protective measures into place. “My dad was a prorecord and be lauded internationally as the fastest woman in gressive person,” his daughter Pamela Lifton-Zoline explains. the world. Her recollections of Telluride’s early days describe “He was a thoughtful planner and he was very concerned its spirit of freedom and possibility. “Everything was fun that Telluride and the Telluride valley would be ruined by and new, and everyone could find a place within it,” she says growth, and he came up with the idea of a mountain village with a smile. “Telluride was affordable. It was doable. It was connected to the town by a gondola as a planning mechaa place where forward thinkers brought their smarts and nism to save them.” invested them into building Telluride.”

1970s

In the early 1970s, Telluride found itself facing an uncertain future. With mineral prices falling and only one mine left, some businesses were boarding up and some residents were packing their bags. It would take a unique breed of individuals to transform this dusty little burg into a bona fide ski resort, but that’s just the type of people this valley seems to attract. Scrappy, resilient, innovative and loaded with heart is probably the best way to describe the early advocates of the Telluride Ski Resort.

MINERS & SKIERS The idea that the Telluride Ski Resort brought a ghost town back to life isn’t entirely the case. It’s true that by the early 1970s there was only one mining operation left in town, the Idarado, but, according to local writer Samantha Tisdel Wright in her 10-part series, The Mine Next Door, the discovery of a rich ore body, ironically the same year the resort opened, meant that by “the end of 1974, Idarado was the second biggest mine in Colorado.” She adds that at this time “the mine had almost 500 employees and was milling a whopping 1,800 tons of ore per day, with 21 miles of active tunnels underground.” Spiraling costs eventually overtook profits, however, and in 1978 Telluride’s last mine closed permanently. All this means that for a half-dozen years skiers clomped down main street, skis hoisted on their shoulders as they headed to the slopes, while the busy mine’s trucks trundled to and fro. A snapshot of 1970s Telluride.

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Fulfilling the Dream “In the ‘60s it was about community skiing,” Telluride legend and 40-plus-year ski area executive Johnnie Stevens says. “In the ‘70s, it was the start of a ski resort and in the ‘80s that’s when the vision started coming together.” The vision Stevens refers to started in 1978 when develop- tween the town of Telluride and Mountain Village was buses. ment partners Ron Allred and Jim Wells, who had previously Stevens remembers a trip to Europe in 1981 to look at developed land in Avon, beside Beaver Creek Resort, bought detachable lifts, a relatively new technology, with Allred; a majority interest in the Telluride Ski Resort. Says Stevens, his wife, Joyce; then-Mountain Manager Terry Fernald; engi“Ron knew he couldn’t expand the mountain unless he had neer Ike Shisler; and the resort’s then-president, Brian Rapp. real estate. He knew a lot. We were a good band.” Five years later, in 1986, Telluride got its first detachable, Lift Allred, too, praises “the band” from those early days, 10, the Sunshine Express. The lift travels over 10,875 feet which included Senior Mahoney and Stevens, who would and at the time was the longest chairlift in the world. “When go on to become the mountain’s chief operating officer. “We we built Lift 10, everyone made fun of it,” Stevens says. were all learning, but we got to the point where we knew “Everyone called it the lift to nowhere. It made sense later on what we were doing and we worked well when Prospect went in. But, when I look at together. We were a good team.” ‘WHEN YOU LOOKED the ‘80s, that is when we started to fulfill the However, as the team got to work, dream.” AT US IN ’81’ IT they quickly learned that having a vision Further moves came with improved DIDN’T SEEM LIKE was a lot easier than executing it. For snowmaking, the addition of four new WE’D MAKE IT.’ instance, it would take approximately lifts in the summer of 1985 alone and the Johnnie Stevens five years to get over 25 approvals from construction of Giuseppe’s restaurant. The local, state and even federal government resort was also instrumental in the planning entities like the U.S. Forest Service before they could begin process for the Telluride Regional Airport, which opened in work on Mountain Village, then a planned-use development. 1984 and saw commercial service begin in 1985. “We knew Recalls Stevens, “The politics were a blood bath. A lot of the we had to have an airport,” Allred says. concerns people had were legitimate, but the battles back Stevens recalls that Allred and Wells had a 20-year plan then were just as extreme as today.” to develop the infrastructure necessary for the Telluride Ski In addition to the legal hurdles, the ski resort lacked Resort and the communities of Telluride and Mountain sufficient infrastructure. “We put in snowmaking in ’80, but Village to survive and thrive. The 1980s saw the completion the runs all had western exposures and were bare, the lifts of the early stages of that plan. were in the wrong places and we had no bed base,” Stevens Says Stevens, “But for the natural beauty and the pure muses. “When you looked at us in ’81, it didn’t seem like potential of this place, but for the landowners who sold to we’d make it.” Joe Zoline, but for Joe himself, Billy Mahoney and Allred At the time, skiers had to take five lifts and a short hike to and Wells — and but for all the laborers and workers. We reach the top of the mountain, which then went as far as the just kept the vision. Everything was worth it. It was just a top of what is now Lift 9. The main mode of transportation be- long journey.”

1980s

BY JESSE JAMES McTIGUE

NAME GAME Telluride’s history lives on in its trail names thanks to Senior Mahoney and Johnnie Stevens, who pushed to have many of them pay tribute to the area’s fascinating past, in particular its role as a mining town. Other times, the story behind the trail name is more personal, like Kant-Mak-M. Ron Allred explains that each of the seven kids in his and wife Joyce’s blended family asked to have a run named for them. So, Allred told them to find one name that covered them all. Their solution was Kant-Mak-M, an anagram using each child’s first initial. Another is Jaws, the challenging black run off Lift 8, which Allred named for resort co-owner (and his childhood best friend) Jim Wells, whose full name is James Alva Wells. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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FRIENDS THAT SKI TOGETHER

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The Skeezers is a group of longtime locals in their 60s, 70s and 80s who ski together weekly. Largely comprised of some of the original ski bums who moved to Telluride in the 1970s, plus a few others who were raised here, the Skeezers (as their kids affectionately call them) have been skiing and socializing together since 1992, when, local legend has it, old-school ski patrollers Tom Taylor, Johnnie Stevens, Alan Ranta and Bill Cantlin began these Friday afternoon on-mountain meet-ups.

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A slew of infrastructure At the Telluride Ski Resort, they’ll let you take the Plunge … but they won’t take American Express. When Visa aired a commercial with this tagline during the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, it was the first time Telluride had been advertised on an international stage. It was also the first time many had heard of the Telluride Ski Resort. Telluride’s burgeoning reputation came as no surprise to on all sales of real estate in Mountain Village. Still the only those who’d been working for years to develop it, however. public transportation system of its kind in North America, And, thanks to a slew of infrastructure projects realized the Gondola would be free and obviate the need for the during this busy decade, the 90s represented an era of un7-plus-mile drive from one town to the other. precedented growth and change that finally put a spotlight Wells, who was the ski company’s president at the time, on Telluride’s potential as a world-class ski resort. recalls spending years “pounding the pavement” in search Telluride Ski Resort owners Ron Allred and Jim Wells of a bank that would finance this never-before-seen public understood that a successful ski area needed robust transit system. “How do you find a lender that would believe infrastructure. (“We built a lot in the 90s because we had such an approach would work, especially since Mountain to,” Allred says.) Among a multitude of projects, the resort Village and sales of real estate therein were relatively new partnered in the development of the Doral Hotel (now the and unproven?” he remembers. Peaks Resort and Spa) and the Telluride Golf Course, both Even after the resort secured funding, the project was held of which opened in 1992. up by litigation with the Environmental Protection Agency Mountain Village, which had been considered a “comand by local opposition. The Gondola eventually opened in pany town” since San Miguel County approved it as a 1996. Since then, it has averaged 3 million passenger rides planned use development in the 1980s, annually, providing a total of more than 56 saw steady growth in the early 90s. More million rides in its 25-plus years in operation. THE 90S residents meant more need for services Throughout this time, the resort was also REPRESENTED and thus in 1995 community members laying the groundwork to expand into ProsAN ERA OF rallied to incorporate it as a town. pect Bowl. Jeff Proteau was the resort’s vice UNPRECEDENTED Dave Flatt, a member of Mountain Vilpresident of environmental affairs at the time GROWTH. lage’s first town council, says incorporating and, as he explains, the project was controthe town benefitted the resort as much as versial. Years of site analysis, public meetings its residents. “It attracted people to invest in the town, which and negotiations with the EPA, though, ultimately paid was becoming more than just a ski area,” he says. off and by 1999 the Prospect Bowl expansion had been Says Allred of the development of Mountain Village: “If approved by the U.S. Forest Service. you go up to Mountain Village today, there are roads evThat same year, Allred and Wells sold a majority interest erywhere and they all have utilities and water and whatnot. to Hideo “Joe” Morita, a Japanese businessman and son of We did all of that and we built 16 or 17 bridges, too.” the founder of Sony. As Proteau recalls, the expansion apIn addition, Allred and Wells felt passionately that the proval, coupled with an infusion of significant capital from ski area needed a way of connecting the towns of Mountain Morita, represented an encouraging bookend to the decade. Village and Telluride and proposed a gondola system to be “It helped us take that next step, from an ordinary ski area financed with a Real Estate Transfer Assessment of 3 percent to a world-class ski resort,” he says.

1990s

BY MARTINIQUE DAVIS

HALL OF FAMERS No story about Telluride and the Telluride Ski Resort is complete without shining a light on Senior Mahoney and his enthusiasm, knowledge and towering influence on the local ski culture and the resort. An iconic figure, Mahoney, who sadly passed away in 2021, was deservedly inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1997. Others connected with the Telluride Ski Resort who share this honor include Johnnie Stevens (2004), Ron Allred (2007), and former resort CEO Bill Jensen (2018). telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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After the terrain expansions of the 2000s, the Telluride Ski Resort could boast over 2,000 acres of skiable terrain and 148 trails with a lift-served vertical drop of 3,790 feet and total vertical of 4,425. The mountain’s longest run is Galloping Goose, which meanders 4.6 miles from the top of Lift 12 to the Meadows. It’s highest? Senior’s, a double-black hike-to named for Senior Mahoney that begins at the resort’s highest point, Palmyra Peak, which tops out at 13,150 feet.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Fresh tracks BY LINNE HALPERN

The 733-acre Prospect expansion, for instance, nearly to further terrain expansion. “We are considered a remote doubled the resort’s skiable terrain when it opened in Januresort, so the experience has to be worth the effort to travel ary 2002, laying the basis for Telluride’s emergence as a pre- here,” notes Horning. The results were impressive. Mounmier resort down the line, while the Telluride Foundation’s tain Quail opened in 2005, Black Iron Bowl and Palmyra establishment the previous year launched a philanthropic Peak in 2007, and Revelation Bowl and the Gold Hill initiative committed to investing in the enrichment of the Chutes in 2008. Telluride region. “That was really the beginning of taking the ski resort Jim Wear, a Vail lawyer who served as Morita’s attorney to the next level and being able to compete in a higher and advisor, says of the Prospect Bowl expansion, “I think category,” shares Jeff Proteau, by then the resort’s vice it helped complete the circulation president of mountain operations of the mountain and created a great THE 733-ACRE PROSPECT and planning. Not only did the new experience for intermediate skiers, additions increase the amount of EXPANSION NEARLY which was something the mounterrain, they also diversified the DOUBLED THE RESORT’S tain needed ... and Joe jumped in resort’s offerings, including incompaSKIABLE TERRAIN. to complete it.” Wear stresses that rable terrain for advanced skiers. “We publicity-shy Morita was an excellent started attracting a different type of steward of the resort whose impacts outweigh his relatively skier, someone more interested in learning about extreme brief tenure. “Joe made a lot of contributions to the mounconditions, avalanche awareness, etc.,” Proteau remarks. tain in a short period of time,” he says. “People started to see skiing Telluride as an adventure, For his part, Johnnie Stevens, who was then the resort’s more than just a family vacation on groomed runs.” chief operating officer, agrees: “The significance of Joe MoriAlongside this growth, the opening decade of the 21st ta to the Telluride Ski Resort cannot be overstated.” century saw on-mountain amenities and guest services beIn 2004, the resort underwent an ownership shift as gin to reach new heights as well. In 2008, the resort opened Morita sold to Chuck and Chad Horning, father-and-son Alpino Vino, which offered authentic Italian fine dining property developers from California. According to Chuck in an extraordinary setting (it is the highest restaurant in Horning, the to-do list in those early years included updatNorth America). The next year, a push for more high-end ing lifts and moving the resort away from a dependence on accommodations resulted in the opening of two luxury selling real estate to finance operations and capital projects. properties in Mountain Village, the Capella, which today is “We followed a principle of working hard, learning from the Madeline Hotel and Residences, as well as the Lumière. the best models in the industry and accepting that progress The upshot? By the end of the decade, the Telluride Ski would be slow,” he says. Resort was primed to claim its rightful place as a worldEventually, the pair and their team turned their attention class, luxury ski destination.

2000s

At the Telluride Ski Resort, the first decade of the new millennium saw a flurry of terrain expansions and other developments. In 2001, Joe Morita took the reins fully from longtime owners Ron Allred and Jim Wells. In Morita’s hands, and with a fresh injection of capital, some longtime goals were finally able to come to fruition: the completion of the Prospect Bowl project and Allred’s restaurant, the establishment of the Telluride Foundation and the purchase of privately held mining claims, one where Alpino Vino now sits, the other the Tempter House property.

KA-POW! Two of Telluride’s snowiest winters took place in the 2000s. The unforgettable season of 2007-2008 saw a whopping 341 inches of powder fall at the resort. The third-best winter was the very next year, 20082009, when 293 inches fell. (No. 2 was 2016-2017 with 317 inches.) The all-important job of measuring snowfall at the resort relies on sonar devices that sit at the top of Lift 6, near Telluride Ski Patrol headquarters, and at the bottom of Lift 14. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

‘ THE STARS WERE ALIGNING AROUND THIS TIME FOR THE TELLURIDE SKI RESORT, AND WE WERE CONFIDENT THIS COULD PLACE US IN THE TOP TIER OF RESORTS.’

LIVING HISTORY Want to know more? Check out the Telluride Historical Museum’s fascinating annual exhibit, The Long Run: 50 Years of the Telluride Ski Area. Devised by Molly Daniel, director of programs and exhibits at the museum, The Long Run continues until April. It includes a range of media, like a 1970s short film, Telluride is Happening, made by ski filmmaker Warren Miller, as well as engaging artifacts including the Tellurider, a character created as part of a publicity campaign. The exhibit also looks at the vibrant ski culture that existed in Telluride decades before the ski resort opened — a culture that stretches back to the late 1800s when Scandinavian miners used skis to move around, and which continued through the 1950s and 60s when locals skied recreationally pretty much everywhere they could: the backcountry, towed behind cars and on slopes adjoining the town. Daniel notes that exploring The Long Run is an opportunity to dig deeper into Telluride’s ski history. “Visitors to the museum may be surprised by the decades of effort to get an official ski area established and the amount of pushback that Joseph Zoline, who finally made it happen, received,” she says. “Even after the ski area opened, it still wasn’t smooth sailing.” It’s clear that a lot of hard work and expertise has gone into The Long Run. What does she hope visitors to the exhibit take away? “My hope is that the exhibit conveys the deep community involvement, collaboration and connections the ski resort has required for it to thrive and become the well-known, world-class ski area it is today,” Daniel says. “It’s so important to remember that Telluride is more than a resort and is, in fact, still a town and a community.”

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The stars align BY ERIN SPILLANE

Resort owners Chuck and Chad Horning, as well as their team, knew a deserving Telluride was poised to take its place among North America’s elite ski resorts. Was there a conscious effort to make a final push? “Yes, most definitely — we did this by studying other world-class resorts, most notably in Europe,” Chuck Horning says, citing Lech, the classy Austrian resort known for its impeccable customer service and sophisticated dining and lodging. For Jeff Proteau, the then-vice president of mountain operations and planning, “the stars were aligning around this time for the Telluride Ski Resort, and we were confident this could place us in the top tier of resorts. The hard work was done by 2010 and this gave us an opportunity. Skiing was going to a new phase. People no longer wanted what we would call ‘resort skiing’, where you ride a lift, you go down the trail and that’s it. Instead, it was turning into more of an adventure skiing-type pursuit by people who wanted an experience.” He continues, “People come to Colorado to have these life-changing experiences and now Telluride could provide that.” As part of efforts to round out that experience, the

resort set to work on enhancing its on-mountain dining options. After Alpino Vino in 2008, the team opened French eatery Bon Vivant at the top of Lift 5 in 2011 and hired a wine director in 2013. Like with the terrain expansions, a visitor could now spend a week at the Telluride Ski Resort and have a different, and memorable, on-mountain dining experience every day. Horning calls this “a crowning achievement” and notes that Allred’s, with a wine professional at the helm, went on to develop “one of the largest and finest wine collections among ski resorts.” Says Proteau, “We created dining experiences that were just off the charts and were part of raising us into that new level.” None of this went unnoticed. In 2012, Telluride was named, for the first time in its histor y, the no. 1 ski resort in North America by Condé Nast Traveler readers — a prestigious award that it would go on to win five more times in the following six years. CN Traveler’s readers weren’t alone in their admiration. Throughout the 2010s, the resort scooped “best of ” accolades from Ski Magazine, USA Today, National Geographic, Men’s Health, Forbes, Fodors, Travel + Leisure and more.

Looking ahead As the Telluride Ski Resort moves into its sixth decade, what’s on the agenda? “The opportunities moving forward are to continue the progress that the resort has made in terms of superior service delivery to our guests and to continue to attract employees who will work hard and make their lives in this gorgeous place,” Horning says. “The challenges are working with the local governments to ensure that we can keep these employees, most notably through the successful construction of affordable housing.” In addition to upgrades to Lifts 7 and 10, Proteau, who still works for the ski resort, primarily on special projects, agrees that affordable housing is a priority, and also points to the resort’s ongoing environmental efforts. “These are eco-ef39

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ficiencies,” he emphasizes. “They save on energy and other resources, which is good for the planet and they also save on costs. It’s a win-win.” Feeling good as the resort celebrates its 50th anniversary? Horning demurs and says simply that he is “proud of the team at the Telluride Ski Resort. They have worked tirelessly to develop the ski resort into the world-class experience that it is today.” Says Proteau, “The mountain is the foundation, it’s always been the foundation. It’s a beautiful place — an extraordinary place — and that brings challenges and opportunities, but, really, I just think we’re lucky to be here.”

2010s

By 2010, the Telluride Ski Resort was in good shape. The expansions of the previous decade meant the terrain was well balanced — 23 percent beginner, 36 percent intermediate and 41 percent advanced or extreme. Now, a range of skiers and boarders could spend a week in Telluride and enjoy a steady supply of fresh terrain over five or six days on the mountain. Just as appealing, even the beginners got stunning views, lengthy runs and a fun terrain park, while advanced skiers had access to some of the most compelling hike-to and extreme terrain in the world — genuine memory-makers.

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SKI RESORT

Pioneers

The story of the Telluride Ski Resort is as much about the people as it is about the mountain BY JESSE JAMES McTIGUE & EMILY SHOFF

BILL ‘JUNIOR’ MAHONEY

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‘Telluride’s changed a lot, but it’s still my favorite place to ski.’ Bill ‘Junior’ Mahoney

elluride was your world,” longtime local Bill “Junior” Mahoney says, reflecting on life in the box canyon as a child during the 50s and 60s. “You didn’t go to Montrose to do your shopping, you bought everything here. There were three grocery stores. That was enough.” There was another reason for not traveling far, he adds: “The road Down Valley was treacherous. Far more winding and dangerous.” Yet, he continues, it was also just part of the mentality. You just didn’t travel as much. Everything you needed was right here. “Kids would play outside together all day. We had the freedom to roam. There was no place we couldn’t go. You could ride a bike to Society Turn and not see a single car.” Like others who’d grown up here, Bill never thought he’d live in Telluride as an adult. Both his father, Bill “Senior” Mahoney, and his grandfather worked in the mines and he knew how hard the work was. The Telluride Ski Resort’s opening changed everything. “I didn’t finish the last semester of college in order to become a ski patroller. My mom still hasn’t forgiven me for that.” Bill worked as a patroller for 22 years before becoming the Town of Mountain Village’s director of operations. He retired in 2007, but spends part of every year in Telluride. “My favorite run is Dynamo face.” Those early years as a patroller are still some of his favorites ever. He recalls how the patrollers would pick cards to determine which runs they got to sweep. Highest cards got top choice. “Everyone wanted the front hill side [facing the town of Telluride] sweep because it was the best snow, and it meant you finished first,” he says, explaining that back then there were no Lifts 7, 8, or 9. “In order to ski the front hill side, you had to take five chairs to get to the top of 6, ski to town and take a bus back to the day lodge. You would do it because it was great snow, but it took a long time.” “Telluride’s changed a lot, but it’s still my favorite place to ski.” — Emily Shoff

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JONI & JOHN KNOWLES Courtesy John & Joni Knowles

or John and Joni Knowles, the Telluride Ski Resort is the reason they are married. “There are so many highlights in my life in Telluride, but the biggest is that it brought me to my wife,” John says. “We were married here in ’83.” Both joined the ski area’s staff in the early years. Joni started working in 1973, first as a lift operator in the winters and in the Powderhouse, a restaurant where Esperanza’s is today, before eventually joining the Telluride Ski Patrol. “The managers were good to us then,” she recalls of her time as a liftie. “If it was a powder day and the mountain was slow, they’d watch the lift for us so that we could take a few laps.” Unlike most who worked on the mountain, Joni found it silly to take the bus to the day lodge in Mountain Village (the only section of the mountain that had lifts in the 70s.) “I preferred to Nordic ski up Boomerang Road,” she says, referring to an old mining road that runs up the south side of the Telluride valley. “Then I could just ski home at the end of the day.” True to old-school Telluride form, Joni once used those skis to ski Zulu Queen before anyone else had been on it. “It was as soft as a cloud.” “Housing’s always been a problem in Telluride,” Joni reflects. “When you were only making $3 an hour, you had to be creative.” She lived in the many shacks that populated Telluride at that time. “We packed those houses. I remember watching the blizzards come through the walls.” John, who’d discovered Telluride when he was ski-bumming around the West, found a different solution to Telluride’s 1970s-era housing crisis. “I lived in the Gorrono cabin for four years,” he explains, adding that friends ribbed him for pulling the ultimate hippy move, but that he loved it. “Built a loft in there and it became my Swiss Family Robinson home.” Like Joni, John worked a variety of jobs on the mountain, everything from trail crew and lift services to ski patrol and mountain operations. Eventually

‘I lived in the Gorrono cabin for four years.’

he had the opportunity to be involved in the early days of the terrain park. John finally retired from the resort in the summer of 2008. “I was the lucky one,” he chuckles, reflecting on his time with the ski area. “I had so many opportunities. I rarely said no to work, or maybe I didn’t know how to.” John Knowles While researching ski areas, John traveled all over Canada and Europe. “I never would have thought that a kid who dropped out of college would end up leading the life I’ve had,” he reflects. “I consider my work for the Telluride Ski Resort my college education. Opportunities abroad. Working with ski area personnel, San Miguel County, Forest Service, local communities and industry professionals. It all comes down to relationships.” The Knowles had a son, George, and raised him in their home in Fall Creek. George is a celebrity in his own right — an award-winning independent filmmaker whose work has appeared in festivals the world over, including Mountainfilm in Telluride, where his acclaimed 2014 short 14.c is a locals’ (and critics’) favorite. Thinking back on their years in Telluride, John and Joni say they have nothing but gratitude for the place they’ve called home for the past 50 years. “It’s a good way of life,” John says. “The hiking, biking and skiing, climbing mountains. There was never a shortage of work for those who wanted it. We are fortunate to call this community home.” — Emily Shoff

TOM TAYLOR

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live a block and a half from my favorite bars — why would I ever leave?” veteran ski patroller and longtime resident Tom Taylor says jokingly of his life in town. “The bank’s a little far, but I don’t go to the bank that often.” Like many of Telluride’s early patrollers, Tom was living in Aspen when he heard about the opening of a new ski area in the southwest corner of the state. “Everyone seemed to really like the place.” Of his start in Telluride, he remarks, “It was delightful. That first year there was so much snow, and there weren’t many people skiing. When we weren’t rescuing people, we were skiing knee-deep, untouched powder.” His favorite run in those early days was Bushwhacker. “Back then it was closed to the public, only patrol could ski it. It was a beautiful run. North-facing with so much powder, sometimes you couldn’t ski through it.” Tom wore many hats to make ends meet in town, working most notably as a carpenter during the summers. At one point, he also got training to be a locksmith, only to discover that there wasn’t much need for his services since no one locked their door in Telluride. As the area grew, though, and newcomers started arriving in town, there was more of a need for secure doors. “Suddenly, everyone needed a locksmith,” he notes. These days, Tom says that he still loves to ski, but tends to stick to Lift 4. “Those bumps on 9 get so hard. I still love doing a front-side lap though. Coming down Lookout, skiing home.” — Emily Shoff

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‘We were skiing knee-deep, untouched powder.’ Tom Taylor

TOM ‘SOCKO’ SOKOLOWSKI

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he view still stuns me,” Tom “Socko” Sokolowski says of the iconic vista of the Valley Floor, stretching east to Telluride and the mountains behind it. “Even after all these years.” And Socko has seen some years in Telluride. One of the resort’s longest-serving employees, this year is his 49th year with the Telluride Ski Patrol. “I was hired the first year the mountain was open, but I wasn’t a strong enough skier yet to work patrol.” In fact, Socko had moved out to Aspen from Michigan and skied just a handful of times when he caught wind of Telluride’s opening. He had visited the town briefly in 1970 and knew he loved the place. Surviving in Telluride wasn’t easy when he moved to town in 1972, he says. The first summer he made just $2.75 an hour clearing trails. When he started work on the mountain, he took a pay cut. He lucked out when a friend agreed to rent her house out to him. Reflecting on some of that early work on the mountain, Socko says, “We cleared trees without realizing fully what we were doing. It didn’t dawn on me that we were building a ski area.” That first year, Telluride put in five ski lifts (believed to be the only time a ski area has erected that many lifts in a single year) thanks in part to the determined work crews, including Socko. Socko says at 77, he plans to continue patrolling. “I work with second-generation patrollers. These are guys I held as babies. I love the work. Getting out there helping people. The views at the start of the day, and at the end of the day. These mountains are just spectacular.” — Emily Shoff

‘It didn’t dawn on me that we were building a ski area.’ Socko

JOHNNIE STEVENS

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ure, simple and perfect.” Those are the words Johnnie Stevens, a former ski patroller, patrol director and chief operating officer at the Telluride Ski Resort, uses to describe his childhood in Telluride. “You worked, you skied, you took care of one another,” he says. “It was a real community.” He lists the many immigrants who occupied the various parts of town — Swedes and Finns in the West End, Italians around St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. “Telluride was a very small New York City in its diversity during that time. There were also a lot of widows, women whose husbands had died in the mine. I used ‘You worked, to take them their groceries while working in you skied, you the grocery stores as a teen, just so they’d have took care of some company.” As a kid, Johnnie wondered if he’d live in one another.’ Telluride when he grew up. Sure, the future Johnnie Stevens of Colorado’s mining industry was uncertain and the work was hard, but he had a deep and abiding love for Telluride and its backcountry, a love shared by his family, including his dad, who worked for a local mine. (“We felt blessed to live here,” Johnnie says.) As a young man, he worked summers in the mine and attended Western State College during the school year, where he studied history. He went on to graduate school before ultimately landing in the Pentagon during the Vietnam War. “It was just sheer luck that a ski resort was opening up and they wanted my help getting it off the ground,” recalls Johnnie, who was named to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 2004.

Johnnie’s time in the Pentagon convinced him that returning to his childhood town was the right direction. “There were men there who were counting down the time left until they could retire and really start living. Most had at least 15 years more to go.” He knew the same might happen to him if he stayed, and that he’d live a more prestigious life but a far less enchanting one. “I look back at my life and can’t think of anyone who has had a better ride than me,” Johnnie says, reflecting on the recent transplants to town. “Folks moving here are looking to do what I’ve gotten to do my whole life.” — Emily Shoff telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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classic black-and-white picture hangs at the Telluride Historical Museum: seven skiers stretched diagonally, clipped into their skis and dressed in matching Bogner ski outfits (see right). The first in line is Dick Lanning, the Telluride Ski and Snowboard School’s first director. He squints at the camera and has a distinct side part, sideburns and a faint mustache. Enamored with skiing and drawn to a maverick lifestyle, Dick says he was drawn to this place and time: Telluride 1971. Dick’s love for skiing started at age 12 in Minneapolis, where he skied in city parks. He continued skiing recreationally in college, when he recalls spotting his first ski instructor with a Professional Ski Instructors of America patch on his jacket. Says Dick, “I didn’t even know that [instructing] existed. I said, ‘I got to do that’.” And so, he did. That semester in college, Dick convinced a professor to give him credit for earning PSIA accreditation. In 1965, he got a job in Aspen, then, a few years later, he heard a new ski area was forming in Telluride and that they needed a ski school director. He had the certification and experience, and he got the job. “It was an adventurous group willing to take a gamble,” he remarks. “We didn’t know if it would succeed or not.” While in Telluride in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, Dick also owned and operated a ski store, Lanning’s, which had three locations, and he served on the school board, helping create the Telluride School District’s Winter PE program, which sees local students spend a day a week on the mountain, taking lessons. “It was a shame to be in the town and not be able to learn to ski,” he notes. About a year after Dick arrived, a young French-certified ski instructor named Annie Varielle also found her way to Telluride. It was the spring of 1972 and she was on a road trip with her then-husband, Pierre, when the pair Norm Clasen

‘We went snowcat skiing with them all day. At end, I had a job in ski school.’ Annie Savath

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happened to stop for gas in Ouray, north of Telluride. “The gas station attendant said something about a ski resort on the other side of the mountain,” Annie recalls, adding that they decided to check it out. Driving into Telluride all those years ago, Annie remembers dogs in the street and boarded-up houses. They stayed at the New Sheridan Hotel and went to the Roma, one of the few restaurants in town then, for breakfast. There, she saw miner-turned-ski-area-consultant Senior Mahoney and his crew getting ready to head up on the mountain. Says Annie, “We went snowcat skiing with them all day. At end, I had a job in ski school.” Those first years, Annie also ran Chez Pierre, a French restaurant. “People complain how hard it is to make it in Telluride now,” she says. “It was different, but just as hard. Housing wasn’t together, there was no insulation, we heated with coal and there was no business and no jobs.” Annie eventually sold the restaurant and got divorced before meeting and marrying Robert Savath, a budding local politician, construction worker and ski school instructor. In 1978, Ron Allred bought the Telluride Ski Resort and hired Annie as the director of its ski school, a progressive move for a small resort in a sector where female leadership was rare. “In France there were no women ski school directors,” Annie says. “That was reserved for World Cup-level skiers who were retired. I thought maybe I’ll do it for a few years.” Annie would hold the role until 2001, going on to become a PSIA examiner and creating marquee programming like Women’s Week, as well as teaching for 40 years. As Annie shares stories about the early days of the ski school in her charming French accent, known so well to locals and her many devoted students, she retains a youthful glow and knowing smile, never forgetting the hunch — prompted by the gas station attendant in Ouray — that sent her to in search of a new ski area called Telluride back in 1972. “The skiing was fabulous, no lines and no bumps.” she says of her years in Telluride. “And, the ski school, it’s a family, especially the old-timers. There are really good skiers and good teachers here.” — Jesse James McTigue telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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he Telluride Ski Resort’s legendary Lift 9 has a whole new look this ski season. The resort has replaced the 37-yearold fixed-chair triple, known as the Plunge Lift, with a high-speed quad. According to Director of Mountain Operations Scott Pittenger, the old lift is showing its age on busier days. “We wanted to put in a lift that’s more suitable for the area and its demands.” The project, though, was complex and lengthy. As anyone who tried to hike into Wasatch Basin from the resort last summer (only to discover the route was closed) can attest to, construction was non-stop. “We started working April 6, the day after the ski area closed, hoping to be ready for the holiday crowds,” Pittenger says. “It’s been a big project.” Doppelmayr, the company that made the lift and oversaw its installation, had its work cut out. Lift 9 serves a wealth of black and double-black runs and rises up over more than 2,000 feet, much of it incredibly difficult terrain. Crews used helicopters

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Reflecting on the project, a precursor to the upgrades of Lifts 4 and 10, which are also on the resort’s to-do list, Pittenger notes that the revamp of Lift 9 is going to change the way people move around the mountain. The new high-speed quad will operate at twice the pace, a six-and-a-half-minute ride now as opposed to 13 minutes before. “On a powder day, you’ll be able to quickly access the top of the mountain by riding Lift 8 to 9,” he says. “It’s a huge upgrade.” As with any change though, the loss of the old chair stirs up mixed emotions, conjuring memories of happy days on the mountain. Many longtime locals remember when the chair was first installed, changing “front-side” (the section of the resort that faces the town of Telluride) access dramatically. In the early ‘WE WANTED TO PUT IN A LIFT THAT’S MORE days, for instance, before SUITABLE FOR THE AREA AND ITS DEMANDS.’ Lifts 7 and 8, skiers headScott Pittenger ing down the Plunge had to take a bus from town and specialist cranes to replace the old towers and back to Mountain Village. cables with new ones. Additionally, the ski area Johnnie Stevens — who grew up in Telluride, widened the unloading zone and updated the pipes was instrumental in the resort’s founding and for snowmaking at the top of Joint Point and along served as a ski patroller before rising to chief operthe Apex cat track. “It just made sense with all of ating officer — remembers hiking up Powerline to the ripping up we were doing to put in new snowski the Plunge with friends. “To have a chair that making pipes as well,” says Pittenger. would zip you to the top in 13 minutes was almost Giuseppe’s, the quaint shack at the top of Lift 9 overwhelming,” he recalls. “Nine” was such a spefamous for meatball subs and po’ boy sandwiches, cial place that Stevens got married at the top. “The is also getting an update, although that won’t be entire ski patrol was there to help us celebrate.” finished until the 2023-24 season. The new place For those worried about the fate of the storied will have more room — essential for those powder old lift, which held so many memories for so many days when skiers and boarders are looking to refuel people, there’s hope that it will live out its days on — but will keep the New Orleans-themed menu. another ski mountain. “We hope it’ll be reused “We’re going to keep the Telluride vibe, while mak- somewhere else,” Pittenger says. “It’s still a really ing room for a few more tables,” Pittenger says. nice lift, but we were pushing it to the max.”

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ALPINO VINO

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At 12,000 feet, Alpino Vino is the highest restaurant in North America and lives up to this uniqueness by offering elegant food in an inviting atmosphere. Favorites include fresh handmade pastas and the organic tomato and gorgonzola bisque with grilled cheese on locally baked parmesan bread. In the evening, diners are whisked to the restaurant in a snowcat for a prix fixe Italian wine dinner. Below Lift 14 on See Forever

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GIUSEPPE’S

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Giuseppe’s takes a break this winter while a new facility is constructed in conjunction with the Lift 9 revamp. A larger, custom-designed Giuseppe’s and its popular menu will return for the 2023-24 season. In the meantime, this winter, General Manager Jarrod Gill and his crew have taken over High Camp at the top of Lift 12 with sandwiches and hot dishes for hungry skiers and boarders. Closed this season. Snacks available at the top of Lift 12

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Go old-school and enjoy the classic ski-lodge menu, including ski resort owner Chuck Horning’s famous chili, smokehouse favorites and the best salad bar on the mountain. The casual menu is matched by the laidback atmosphere enjoyed on the big deck or legendary beach. On Misty Maiden Lift 4

Savor breakfast, mid-day and dinner menus that emphasize regionally sourced ingredients deliciously prepared. The panoramic views from the restaurant and outdoor deck will astonish. The Peaks, beside the Meadows

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Families love to gather at Big Billies, which serves kid-centric fare. Nonskiers can take the Chondola from Mountain Village to join the fun. Bottom of Lifts 1 (Chondola) and 10

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Celebrating the holidays

family. Kids can expect holiday-themed train rides, photos with Santa, ice skating and other surprises, while adults can enjoy raffles, shopping discounts and more. Saturday’s events culminate at 6 p.m. in Heritage Plaza. “Saturday night’s lighting of the tree with Mayor Laila Benitez, Santa and his elves, followed by caroling, evokes the true spirit of the season,” says TMVOA’s Heidi Stenhammer. On Christmas Eve, keep an eye out for the torchlight parade. Telluride Ski and Snowboard School instructors and ski patrollers ski down from the top of the Gondola into Telluride. Another, equally spectacular torchlight parade takes place on New Year’s Eve, followed by fireworks in Mountain Village. On Dec. 26, the Sheridan Opera House celebrates the holidays with a fun murder mysRyan Bonneau

he holidays are special — particularly in Telluride and Mountain Village. And it’s not just because you can ski or snowboard alongside Santa Claus, who’s known to take laps on Lift 9 after a long night delivering presents. No, the holiday season is extraordinary because of the community events here that bring folks together, joyfully, all month long. It all begins in Telluride with Noel Night and the lighting of the Ski Tree, this year on Dec. 7. Local shops break out their best holiday decorations and serve up hot chocolate and nibbles, as well as deep discounts on all kinds of gifts. The best thing? Supporting local businesses and getting into the holiday spirit at the same time. Soon after, Mountain Village transforms into a magical winter wonderland for its annual Holiday Prelude, which is put on by the Telluride Mountain Village Owner’s Association and takes place Dec. 10-11. This year’s event promises fun for the entire

tery party, before its much-anticipated Holiday Concert Series kicks off. The nightly world-class entertainment begins this year on Dec. 27 with Latin indie rock band Kiltro. On the 28th, melodic singer-songwriter Jewel entertains, while the following night, Dec. 29, Tom Petty tribute band The Pettybreakers takes the stage. And on Dec. 30 and 31, bluegrass group Yonder Mountain String Band rings in the new year. Says Marketing Director Maggie Stevens, “The Sheridan Arts Foundation is ecstatic to celebrate with the Holiday Concert Series.” Music and lights, celebration and joy. The holidays in Telluride and Mountain Village are surely special, but what makes them even more so is that most essential of ingredients: community. — Sage Marshall

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Do good tacos make life worth living? We think so, which makes the arrival of Uno Dos Tres Tacos, in the old Taco del Gnar space at 123 South Oak Street, particularly exciting. The menu ranges from authentic (like birria and carne asada tacos) to inventive (the vegan nachos and kalua pork pibil tacos have our mouths watering) to comfort food (mac ‘n’ cheese quesadillas, anyone?) and also includes creative salads, fun

cocktails and local brews, all for eat-in or takeout. Local restaurateur Kenny Rosen is behind the new establishment and says that the goal “was to provide locals and visitors alike with a new affordable dining option that also keeps the quality high, using the freshest ingredients.” Yum.

RIDE ON

There’s a new hangout in town. Part watering hole, part live music venue, the Ride Lounge is located in the historic Roma building on East Colorado Avenue, upstairs from Wood Ear in the space that also serves as the Ride Festival’s headquarters. With a full bar, billiards table, shuffleboard and other games, as well as large-screen TV and high-tech sound system, the Ride Lounge — the venture of longtime locals Todd Creel and Sean Keenan — is already a popular, fun addition to the local bar scene. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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FINE ART

Mountain Village’s burgeoning arts scene highlights local artisans BY LINNE HALPERN

he town of Telluride, with its rich history and eclectic spirit, is widely regarded as a bustling hub of creativity and culture. What is perhaps less known, is that Mountain Village is quickly establishing its very own arts scene, nestled within the destination’s unique alpine aesthetic. Take the quick Gondola ride to Mountain Village and not only will you be rewarded with some of the region’s most impeccable views, you’ll also be treated to the beauty of public art and the inspired work of local artisans. “There is a place for art everywhere,” says Zoe Dohnal, the Town of Mountain Village’s director of operations and development. Dohnal is spearheading the recently established Public Arts Commission, the committee that was formed after the success of the refurbished Gondola cabin project in Heritage Plaza. Eleven Gondola-cabins-turned-individualized-dining-pods are now wrapped in the work of local painters, illustrators, and photographers — a permanent installation that will rotate its offering every few years. “It’s a point of pride for us to be able to highlight our region’s talent,” says Dohnal, who encourages all

creatives to pitch the commission with out-of-thebox ideas. “Our beautiful pedestrian plazas, our nature trails — there’s so much potential for public art to be a huge asset throughout our community.” In addition to public art, Mountain Village is home to Rinkevich Gallery, the solo exhibition space of esteemed painter Margaret Rinkevich. Known for her large-scale works in a colorful Abstract Expressionist style, the gallery is a must-see stop along any stroll through the village’s commercial district. “Our surroundings are stunning here — nature is pretty perfect and I’ve never felt the need to represent it. I’ve always been more interested in what’s going on internally and how that translates onto canvas,” Rinkevich shares of her inspirations, an aesthetic outcome that complements the modern mountain architecture seen throughout Mountain Village. The Telluride Arts District’s monthly Art Walk event has expanded to the Village as well, with artists and business owners hopeful that extended hours and tasty treats entice visitors to continue their art-filled evenings with all that Mountain Village has to offer. That includes the libations and

lively atmospheres at neighboring establishments Communion Wine Bar and Telluride Distillery, both of which are spaces committed to fostering artistic community in Mountain Village and showcasing local talent. “We’re always looking for ways to make Mountain Village a better destination for both locals and tourists alike — that’s the whole idea behind the wine bar,” says Winston Kelly, owner of Communion. Currently, Communion, located in the Franz Klammer breezeway, features the work of photographer Orion Willits while the Distillery’s tasting rooms, also in the breezeway, features the work of photographer Tyler Sandstrom. Of the decision to highlight Sandstrom’s photography, Joanna Smith, owner of Telluride Distillery, says, “He captures novel moments from his outdoor adventures, which fits perfectly with the beauty of Telluride. The photographs take any onlooker to that adventure, where you can smell the fresh air, hear the wind in the brush and water flowing from a distance.” Both Kelly and Smith are excited to see Mountain Village’s cultural scene continue to grow as more visitors find their way up the mountain this winter, especially as Communion begins its daily après ski service and Sunday dinner series that presents one-of-a-kind menus created by an array of regional chefs and culinary talents. “I think that highlighting the work of local creatives helps to cultivate a sense of cultural identity,” shares Kelly. “When you walk into our establishment, it’s so important that you see and taste things that are produced by the people who live here.” telluride.com | 855.421.4360

RICH HISTORY

CROWN JEWEL The Sheridan Opera House is an ornate, beautiful example of living history BY MARTINIQUE DAVIS

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alking across the threshold of the historic Sheridan Opera House is like stepping into Telluride’s fascinating past. A sweeping grand staircase ushers eventgoers to a regal-yet-intimate 238-person venue, replete with two levels of burgundy velour and cast-iron seats set before a rich wood-wrapped stage. Ornate floral stencil paintings adorning the walls offer a rare example of the transitional period between the late 1800s Art Nouveau style and the Craftsman tradition of the 1920s, casting a fanciful feel over a space that has welcomed an incredible range of artists from early 1900s performers Lillian Gish and Sarah Bernhardt to late-20th century icons Smokey Robinson and John Prine to today’s big names, like Mumford and Sons and the String Cheese Incident. Here, in the quiet of a place that has been called the “living room of Telluride”, you can almost hear

the echo of 110 years of patrons’ feet dancing across the original, beautifully restored maple-wood floors. Located on Colorado Avenue, the opera house is one of the community’s most palpable examples of living history, embodying Telluride’s transition from rough-and-tumble mining town to a certified Colorado Creative District with a vibrant and diverse arts scene. Today, the building isn’t an exact replica of the stately opera house J. A. Segerberg, manager of the adjacent New Sheridan Hotel, first envisioned in 1912, says the opera house’s PR and marketing director, Maggie Stevens. “Things have changed,” she says, explaining that the vestibule, offices and staircase aren’t original. “But we’ve done our best to restore it to what it looked like 110 years ago, so that when you walk in here, you’re transported to a different time in Telluride’s history.” The opera house, which is also sometimes referred to as the “crown jewel of Telluride”, was

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YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR THE ECHO OF 110 YEARS OF PATRONS’ FEET DANCING.

Facing page. Main photo: the Sheridan Opera House c. 1913; top inset: the theater set for a dinner party c. 1920; bottom left: the exterior in the years before the Chop House restaurant. This page. Main photo: Telluride’s ‘living room’ as it is today; bottom inset: actors John Wayne and Glen Campbell in front of the opera house when it was still attached to the New Sheridan Hotel. The pair were in the area in 1969 filming True Grit.

COLORADO’S MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN OPERA HOUSES Telluride isn’t alone in having a historic opera house whose grandeur reflects its time as a prosperous mining hub. Launched in June, the Colorado Historic Opera Houses Circuit comprises five historic mountain opera houses — each is on the National Register of Historic Places and was constructed between 1878 and 1913 — and invites visitors to tour these magnificent buildings, an authentic way to explore this fascinating aspect of Colorado history. In addition to Telluride’s Sheridan Opera House, the circuit takes in similar structures in Central City, Leadville, Aspen and Ouray. Says Maggie Stevens, “The circuit was created to shine a light on the fact that these unique and beautiful buildings still exist and are still in operation.”

initially called the Segerberg Opera House when it opened in 1913, a time of prosperity for the area. The grand building, however, wasn’t immune to the winds of change that swept through the nation in the 1920s and 30s. Prohibition, the decline of the mining economy after the First World War, which was accompanied by a drop in Telluride’s population, and then the Great Depression brought about the closing of the theater’s doors in the early 1930s. The building sat idle for nearly 30 years, until organized programming returned to the renamed Sheridan Opera House in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, the opening of the Telluride Ski Resort, the founding of the Telluride Film Festival and Bluegrass Festival and establishment of the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities (now Telluride Arts) led to a revitalization of arts and culture in the community — and the Sheridan Opera House was positioned squarely at that renaissance’s core. Film festival founders Bill and Stella Pence purchased and remodeled the building in the mid-1970s and later sold it to

R.N. Williams and J.W. Lloyd, who added a new entryway, conference room and the third-floor Vaudeville Bar in 1983. Many years of disuse and under-investment had left the stately building in need of major renovations, so in 1991 the nonprofit Sheridan Arts Foundation was founded, and in partnership with the Town of Telluride and the Colorado Historical Society, undertook a decade-long restoration of the building. In so doing, the donation- and grants-funded organization, which has spent $2.4 million to date, has helped reclaim a vital piece of local history. Today, the opera house links Telluride’s past and present and, thanks to the generous support of the SAF’s supporters, Stevens says it functions much as it did a century ago. “The Sheridan Opera House was originally built to be a place people could go to let loose, to get together and to be a community — and that’s still our goal.” To support the Sheridan Arts Foundation and Sheridan Opera House, visit sheridanoperahouse. com/donate. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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Falling in love with the uniqueness (and views) of a mountain wedding BY JENNIFER JULIA

t was a race that first brought Caitlin Sullivan to Telluride and by the time she left town, the pace of her heart matched the speed of her skis. These mountains had worked their magic on the then-collegiate club racer, and she couldn’t help being instantly smitten. “Telluride is by far my favorite town in Colorado and it definitely has a special place in my heart,” Caitlin says. Seven years later, when she and Cicily Hummer embarked on their hunt for a wedding destination, Caitlin brought her fiancée to this valley and found that the Telluride crush was mutual; the couple looked no further. “So many of our most special memories are from our ski adventures, including when we got engaged while backcountry skiing in Rocky Mountain National Park,” Caitlin explains. “We both knew that we wanted to have a winter wedding in a small mountain town and when we visited Telluride to look at potential venues, we fell in love with the atmosphere, mountain views and the uniqueness of Gorrono Ranch.” Caitlin, who works in military defense contracting, and Cicily, a physician, are both avid skiers who share a fervent passion for mountains and the outdoors. But the couple’s journey to the aisle would not be without bumps in the road. Originally planned for the winter of 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the pair, who live in Washington state, to postpone their nuptials to the following year. Then, just one

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month before their wedding finally took place, Caitlin sustained a knee injury while skiing on a work trip, ironically, in Telluride. “I couldn’t ski that week and I limped down the aisle,” Caitlin says with a laugh. But these setbacks were no match for the ebullience and joy of the occasion and, with Telluride as a backdrop to the festivities, their celebration was full of truly unique, unforgettable moments. Caitlin and Cicily chose Wendy Jacobs Hampton of Soiree Telluride as their wedding planner. “I couldn’t believe how smoothly everything went with Wendy in charge,” Caitlin remarks. Kicking off the events with a welcome party at the Liberty Lounge set the fun and festive tone for the lively week to come, especially with a leather branding station

provided by Crossbow Leather where guests could personalize their very own keychains. The rehearsal dinner, held at The National, delivered an elegant and intimate experience. The ceremony itself took place at Gorrono Ranch on the Telluride Ski Resort. “We waited until the ski area closed and then everyone rode snowcats to get to the ceremony. That was really special,” Caitlin recalls. Guests were welcomed with gluhwein and music by the local bluegrass band Porch Couch, which also played at the rehearsal dinner and welcome party. Both of the brides come from large families and honoring and celebrating family was the central focus of the event — their wedding party, for instance, was composed entirely of their six

siblings. Caitlin’s sister, who had passed away, was remembered in a most meaningful way, with her photograph tucked into each of the bridesmaid’s bouquets, which were created by New Leaf Design. Once vows were exchanged, dinner was served and a scrumptious cake by Kelly Gray Cakes was cut, the party was on. “We danced until the venue shut down,” Caitlin says with a grin. “Our reception music was Dart Collective, a talented mix of live musicians accompanying a DJ set.” After waiting so long to say, “I do”, the brides say they were thrilled with their Telluride winter wedding. Says Caitlin, “It was so special to celebrate our big day surrounded by our closest friends and family overlooking the Wilson mountain range.” telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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A THRIVING BUSINESS COMMUNITY Telluride Venture Network impacts are felt in diverse ways BY ZANNY MERULLO STEFFGEN

elluride is home to a diverse array of small businesses that bring great value to the community. Part of the support system that allows these businesses to succeed is Telluride Venture Network, an initiative of the Telluride Foundation that fosters a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Telluride, Mountain Village and communities in nearby Dolores, Montrose, Ouray and San Juan counties. TVN began in 2013 with the mission of diversifying a regional economy. While in the early days they focused their efforts solely on traditional 12-week business acceleration programs, TVN’s services have since expanded to include a series of bootcamps, including a Mining Reclamation Workshop and Latinx Entrepreneurs Program, Cómo Construir un Negocio. In addition to their bootcamps, TVN also provides capital funds, entrepreneurship workshops hosted in partnership with the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business and the mentorship program that pairs aspiring entrepreneurs with established professionals in the area. Further programs are in the works, promising even more growth for local businesses. TVN counts several success stories among its grantees and bootcamp graduates, including Lorena Ortiz, a former Eco Cleaners seamstress who

decided to start her own sewing business, Lorena’s Alterations. Ortiz used funds from Cómo Construir un Negocio to secure sewing machines and business cards, and has since partnered with town’s Two Skirts boutique. The other grant recipient from the first Latinx bootcamp was Jesus Calvo, who has expanded his painting business, My Family Painting. Calvo recently received a contract to do all the painting for the Telluride Foundation’s Rural Housing affordable housing project in Pinion Park. “Interestingly enough, with both of these success stories, their mentors were local,” muses Annemarie Jodlowski, interim TVN director while Bonnie Watson is on maternity leave. Recruiting bilingual, bicultural mentors has been an important part of this particular workshop, she adds. Additional projects, like the Rural Workforce Bootcamp set to debut in 2023, will amplify TVN’s impact, according to Jodlowski. The idea behind this bootcamp is to train and educate the local workforce, to allow for opportunities that are usually exclusive to larger communities. “We don’t have a lot of the resources you would have in an urban area,” she says. “So, the idea is what kind of technologies are out there to help support the type of folks who are here … and how do we help them with skills?”

In the future, the TVN also hopes to expand their support of mining reclamation technologies in the area. “We’re trying to be a thought leader in this area because it’s so near and dear to Telluride’s heart,” Jodlowski explains, adding that TVN has recently turned to companies like Genomines out of France (which breeds plants that naturally extract tailings and heavy metals from TVN COUNTS the soil) but hopes SEVERAL SUCCESS that a future dediSTORIES AMONG cated venture fund ITS GRANTEES will help bring AND BOOTCAMP the creation of GRADUATES. such technologies closer to home. With all their ambitious programs, it seems like the TVN singlehandedly keeps local entrepreneurs going. If it weren’t for the volunteer mentors, however, Jodlowski says, none of this would be possible. It’s the current 40 active mentors who “...get involved and get plugged into this vibrant community we’re trying to build.” Thanks to TVN’s presence, that vibrant and thriving community seems well within reach.

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Foundation] helped me hone an awareness of the issues, whether it’s climate or diversity, and how we can serve the community to make sure it’s completely inclusive.” On a personal level, Corzine is happy to be living full-time in Telluride, a place that captured his imagination since he first visited on a family vacation. “[Telluride] left an indelible mark on me as a child. Since then, I think it’s safe to say I’ve spent most of my life working, recreating, building relationships in Telluride and the surrounding region based on that first experience as an 8-year-old fishing in Town Park.” For Corzine, it seems, the emphasis is on interpersonal relationships, which, in a multi-faceted community like Telluride’s, is sure to serve him well.

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he Telluride Foundation is a community keystone, spearheading initiatives in affordable housing, partnering with programs like Tri-County Health and overseeing college scholarships and community grants. The foundation’s breadth of services means it needs nothing short of an excellent leader at the helm to keep it moving forward. In January, the foundation found just that by welcoming new CEO Jason Corzine to replace Paul Major, who retired after two decades in the position that stretched back to its founding in the early 2000s. Corzine brings a unique set of experiences from his 25 years with the National Park Foundation and the Trust for Public Land, plus a long-running connection to Telluride that makes him excited to be a part of the community. “The foundation is a very dynamic organization — lots of moving parts, lots of relationships both to build and relationships to restore, relationships to maintain,” Corzine says of his first months in the role. “It has been intense getting onboarded, but we have just been completely embraced by, not only the foundation staff and the board, but everybody in the community.” For Corzine, days often start at 4 a.m. as “the monkey mind starts to kick in,” followed by meetings with partner organizations and community leaders. “Getting to know the communities in our service areas is of the utmost importance to me … The day-to-day is really a lot of one-on-one conversations and relationship building.” When asked about his goals for the Telluride Foundation, Corzine cites a mixture of carrying on the legacy of the organization and prioritizing new issues that the community is sure to face over the coming years. “While we realize climate is a national issue, it’s an international issue, as a community foundation we owe it not only to ourselves but also to our constituents to think and act locally.” The idea is to partner with local climate and science-oriented organizations to find solutions to head off problems posed by a rapidly changing climate, Corzine says. He also mentions affordable housing and better serving the Latinx community as other priorities. Corzine believes that his past experiences have prepared him well for the challenges ahead, “When you work on the national level with issues like this, you get exposed to the complexity but also really innovative ways to address them. Both [the Trust for Public Land and the National Park

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THE G TEAM A dedicated crew keeps the much-loved Gondola at the heart of the community BY KATHRINE WARREN

hat’s at the top of anyone’s todo list when visiting Telluride or Mountain Village? Riding the Gondola, of course. This free, one-of-a-kind piece of machinery links the two sister towns together, spanning 3 miles and peaking at 10,500 feet above sea level, and is the first and only public transportation system of its kind in the United States. The Gondola provides over 3 million passenger trips each year along cables that travel at 1,000 feet per minute, and more than 56 million passenger trips have been provided since it opened in 1996. Those passengers include skiers and boarders, festivarians and mountain bikers, commuters, schoolkids and sightseers. The “G” has even hosted a proposal or two. In fact, it’s safe to say that the Gondola is at the heart of the community. And at the heart of the Gondola is a dedicated team that keeps this crucial apparatus running smoothly for more than 290 days each year, headed by Mountain Village Transit Director Jim Loebe, Transit Operations Manager Rob Johnson and Gondola Maintenance Manager Conor Intemann. The three work tirelessly to lead a team of about 55 operators and mechanics who do everything from performing routine or emergency maintenance and loading passengers to acting as

customer service personnel welcoming guests to the Telluride/Mountain Village experience. Their staff is a mix of young seasonals fresh out of college looking for a winter job and seasoned professionals, some of whom have been working for the Gondola for over 10 years, or even since before it opened. Combined, Loebe, Intemann and Johnson have more than 55 years of experience of working for the Gondola and for them it’s more than just a job title and paycheck it’s a dedication to ‘ I DON’T THINK providing the ANYBODY community a WOULD HAVE reliable service EVER DREAMED day in and day out. “We HOW INCREDIBLY believe in the SUCCESSFUL THIS mission,” Loebe THING WOULD says. “We BECOME.’ preach the misJim Loebe sion to our staff, and we want our people to buy into it and take ownership in our truly unique operation. We want our passion to translate into a sense of belonging for our team and, in turn, our guests”. And it’s a successful tactic based on the rave

reviews visitors leave for the Gondola on TripAdvisor or Yelp. The Gondola is now in its 26th year of operation and will soon need to be replaced, according to its stewards. “It’s one of the best maintained machines in the world, but after more than a quarter century, it’s almost time for an upgrade,” Intemann says. The current funding agreement for the Gondola is set to expire Dec. 31, 2027 and regional stakeholders (including the Town of Mountain Village, which owns and operates the Gondola; the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, which funds the majority of operations; the Town of Telluride; San Miguel County; and the Telluride Ski Resort) are in ongoing discussions, planning the Gondola’s future and how it will be funded. “It’s a big project but the community is behind it, by and large, they see the value in the Gondola,” says Johnson. These discussions will play out over the next few years before the funding agreement expires and will shape the future of the destination due to the Gondola’s enduring popularity. Says Loebe, “I don’t think anybody would have ever dreamed how incredibly successful this thing would become for the entire region when it first opened.” telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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NEW LEADERSHIP AT SMRC

In July 1972, five months before the ribbon was cut on a brand-new Telluride Ski Resort, a young couple named Terry Tice and Susan Gulick took a gamble that their little town was onto something big and opened a clothing store, Telluride Trappings and Toggery, on the east 100 block of Colorado Avenue. Fast forward 50 years and the Toggery, owned by Todd Tice (Terry’s nephew) and Wendy Basham since 2004, is a much-loved

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grand dame of main street, offering women’s and men’s clothing (the store’s vintage Telluride T-shirts are hugely popular), as well as footwear, jewelry and accessories. The Toggery’s loyal, ever-growing circle of fans flock to this lovely and lightfilled spot safe in the knowledge that whether they want something for an afternoon hike, happy hour or a night on the town — or that perfect gift — Basham and Tice have them covered. The pair are sure hands at stocking their establishment with a mix of fashionable, funky and functional pieces, including locally and sustainably made items. HBD, Toggery!

Laila Benitez is the San Miguel Resource Center’s new executive director. Well known locally for her impactful work in government (she is currently the mayor of Mountain Village) and nonprofits, Benitez has been a consistent advocate for support and funding for community services, in areas like suicide prevention, anti-violence advocacy and women’s and children’s safety. Founded in 1993, the San Miguel Resource Center works to empower and advocate for individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault, while promoting social change through prevention education and community awareness. To support SMRC’s important work, go to smrcco.org/donate.

TAB’S YOUNG AMBASSADORS

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As part of the TAB Student HIV Awareness Project, 18 Telluride High School students traveled to Denver in late August to explore topics in HIV and AIDS that ranged from health equity and stigma to issues facing the unhoused and prevention education with TAB’s key frontline partners, like Children’s Hospital Colorado, the Brother Jeff Health Initiative and Colorado Health Network. Says TAB Executive Director Jessica Galbo, “These student ambassadors are the next generation ready to tackle this disease that still takes over 600,000 lives globally each year. Some of the fastest rates of infection are in youth groups ages 13-24.”

Galbo adds that presenters fielded questions from students and learned about the work they are doing to combat stigma and misinformation through a number of initiatives, including the Colorado AIDS Walk + Run, as well as the TAB Student Fashion Show, which takes place Feb. 16-17 at the Palm Theatre. The students’ work is part of a wide range of TAB programming that culminates each year with Telluride Fashion Week and Gala Fashion Shows. The 30th annual event, which will be held at the Telluride Conference Center Feb. 24-26, is part of a week of celebrations surrounding HIV awareness, education, creativity, philanthropy and, of course, the community’s love of fashion and fun. Can’t wait until February? Event tickets go on sale on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. Visit tellurideaidsbenefit.org for more.

DYNAMIC DUO For nearly 40 years, Telluride Science, the largest independent molecular science center in the world (yes, really), operated primarily in the summer in local classrooms. In 2020, however, this dynamic nonprofit purchased the equally dynamic Depot building, a historic structure on South Townsend Street. Now, renovations are underway that will transform the Depot into the Telluride Science and Innovation Center. It’s a project that is expected to take 16-18 months and culminate in a grand opening in 2024. “We are extremely grateful to our generous donors and supporters who enabled us to purchase the Depot,” says Annie Carlson, director of donor relations for Telluride Science. “Our work is still not complete, though, as we have an additional $4 million to raise to cover the renovation costs.” Learn more at telluridescience.org. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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The American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education now calls Telluride home. AIARE, which relocated to this corner of the San Juans last spring, is a well-known nonprofit established to create an evidence-based avalanche education model for backcountry users and those working in snow and avalanche safety and education.

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In that regard, it has certainly been a success. Today, AIARE disseminates its curriculum to more than 110 providers worldwide, reaching over 15,000 students annually, and is the most widely used avalanche education curriculum in the United States, including, locally, by the Telluride Ski Patrol. Executive Director Vickie Hormuth points out that the curriculum is an important component of a broad range of AIARE programming, like the popular Women’s Mentorship Program, which is currently in its second year and has as its supporting partners Rab, Mammut and the GORE-TEX brand. “AIARE programming is for everyone from brand-new backcountry users to established avalanche professionals,” Hormuth says. “We are proud to provide quality education, training and scholarship support to both the backcountry enthusiast and the professionals who educate them.” For more, visit avtraining.org.

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NEW MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APP This winter, the Telluride Mountain Village Owner’s Association and Town of Mountain Village are launching a new Mountain Village app. Created in collaboration with MADKunda Marketing, the app is targeted for visitors and locals and features an all-in-one navigational tool, business directory and tripplanning functionality using a state-of-the-art mapping system.

Users will be able to pan, tilt and zoom to see contours of the ski mountain and buildings of the Village Center in 3D. “You can even navigate to onand off-mountain destinations by foot or on skis based on your ability level,” says Madeleine Kunda of MADKunda Marketing. “Trying to catch some fresh

Beautiful, unique Cashmere Red, owned by local Caci Grinspan, is laser-focused on sustainability. The boutique at 221 E. Colorado Ave. features custom-designed clothing and accessories handmade to order from skilled craftspeople in the United States using high-quality cashmere yarn. The cashmere is sourced from small-batch, artisan mills in Scotland, including one that has been practicing its craft for 150 years. Grinspan opts for suppliers whose expertise and techniques translate into savings on fabric and energy use. The results are versatile, long-lasting pieces, the kind you buy and wear forever, an approach that eschews throwaway fast fashion. Brava!

powder? Check out the daily snow report and stay up to date on what’s open in real time. Remember how tough it can be to meet up with friends for a lap or après? Now you can create and join groups to find friends and family. You can also track your stats to see your vertical, distance, trails skied and more.” Visit townofmountainvillage.com/app. telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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Firecracker Hill, at the southern edge of Telluride Town Park, offers sledding to suit any adrenaline level. Rent sleds at the Nordic Center or purchase one from Timberline Ace Hardware.

Skaters can make their way to ice rinks in Telluride Town Park or at the Madeline Hotel and Residences in Mountain Village. Town Park’s Nordic Center in the park and the Madeline have skate rentals.

Nordic skiing opens up new outdoor options for the whole family with trails in Town Park, on the Valley Floor, in Mountain Village and more. The Nordic Center offers guided tours and lessons.

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WE LOVE OUR LIBRARY The award-winning Wilkinson Public Library houses an impressive collection of books, music and more and loans cool nontraditional items like snowshoes and karaoke machines. There is also a variety of programming for all ages.

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Experience the area’s colorful past at the Telluride Historical Museum, where interactive exhibits and exciting programming make history come alive for enthusiasts young and old.

Telluride’s beloved Ah Haa School for the Arts can help creative kids find their inner Monet or Kahlo with wintertime classes, camps and other kid-friendly programs.

TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE Hop aboard the free Gondola that connects Telluride and Mountain Village for breathtaking views and the coolest journey ever. This very unique trip is one that the kiddos won’t soon forget.

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ounder of Original Thinkers, the deeply meaningful ideas festival held each autumn in Telluride, David Holbrooke is a former TV news producer and award-winning filmmaker who lives in Telluride with his wife and children. After nearly a decade at the helm of Telluride Mountainfilm, Holbrooke launched Original Thinkers as an ideas festival in 2018. The event brings together an array of speakers, films and art that tell stories from all walks of life. Fans use descriptors like “inspirational” and “mind-blowing”, but are quick to point out that the event is also intimate and authentic, providing the time and space to connect with the ideas generated by the thoughtful programming. For more on the wonderful ideas festival that is Original Thinkers, visit originalthinkers.com. On a sun-drenched summer day, Holbrooke took some time out from preparations for this year’s gathering to talk all things “OT” and muse on what he loves about summer in the San Juans. — Erin Spillane

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Let’s start with Original Thinkers. What’s the “why”? What did you and your team set out to achieve with this festival?

We set out to gather people around ideas that matter on a really human level. I actually founded Original Thinkers back in 2004. I had been working on a film that talked about original thinking and I thought, hmmm, there’s something there. Original Thinkers is now a media company that is working on a bunch of different fronts — the festival and other live events, podcasts, film — that all point back to the same thing, which is how do we find people whose voices need to be amplified and do it in our own Original Thinkers way? And that’s our “why”.

OT feels like a good fit for autumn in Telluride. Did you deliberately avoid holding the event in the hustle and bustle of summer?

That’s exactly it. The hustle and bustle of summer and the big feel of winter are way different from what’s happening here in the fall. I think holding Original Thinkers as the seasons change, the leaves are going off here in the mountains, the days are getting shorter and we tend to spend more time indoors, you have this precious sense of time and space, and I think the ideas that come from the festival can feel really powerful, really impactful because of that.

Speaking of summer, tell us a little about your perfect summer day in the box canyon. What makes for the ideal day?

Sleep in a little, get up and make a big breakfast, then go for a giant bike ride. If I could do anything it would be the Alta Lakes/Magic Meadows/T35 ride and up Galloping Goose. What I love about that particular route is that it ends at the Telluride Brewing Company and Counter Culture in Lawson Hill. I love to have Counter Culture’s fries — they are the best in town — and a beer (maybe two if this is going to be my perfect day) before peddling back into town where I would sit outside for a while in the sunshine and then have dinner at La Cocina. That would be it. Photos courtesy Original Thinkers telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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KOTO Ski Swap Wilkinson Library

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Gondola Opens For the winter season

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Donation Day Telluride Ski Resort

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Opening Day Telluride Ski Resort

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TAB Anti-Stigma & Equal Access Campaign on World AIDS Day Wilkinson Public Library

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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Young People’s Theater, SOH

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Telluride Arts Holiday Bazaar Ah Haa School

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Telluride Fire Festival

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Noel Night & Tree Lighting Ceremony Downtown Telluride

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Winter Sing Concerts Telluride Choral Society, Christ Presbyterian Church

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Jerry Joseph Singer & songwriter, SOH

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Mountain Village Holiday Prelude

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Holiday in the Big Apple Palm Arts Dance winter recital, Palm Theatre

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Art Walk Telluride & Mountain Village galleries

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The Long Run: 50 Years of the Telluride Ski Area Exhibit reception, Telluride Historical Museum

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Kevin & Susan’s Holiday Party Saves the World Telluride Theatre holiday show, SOH

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Met Opera: The Hours Palm Theatre

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Kevin & Susan’s Holiday Party Saves the World Telluride Theatre holiday show, SOH

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Torchlight Parade Ski Resort/Town of Telluride

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Murder! at the Sheridan Opera House Murder mystery party, SOH

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An Evening with Kiltro Latin indie rock, SOH

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An Evening with Jewel Concert, SOH

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The Pettybreakers Tom Petty tribute band, SOH

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Yonder Mountain String Band Bluegrass, SOH

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New Year’s Eve Celebration Colorado Avenue (Main Street), Telluride

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New Year’s Eve Galaxy Gala Featuring Yonder Mountain String Band, SOH

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Magic Beans Funk music, SOH

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Big Richard Acoustic band, SOH

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KOTO Lip Sync SOH

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Sustance Telluride Dance Collective & Telluride Chamber Music Association production, Palm Theatre

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Art Walk Telluride & Mountain Village galleries

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Chicago Young People’s Theater, SOH

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An Evening with Brett Dennen & John Craigie SOH

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Judy Collins Winter Stories with Jonas Fjeld and Chatham County Line, SOH

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Spafford Jam band/rock, Club Red

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TAB Student Fashion Show Palm Theatre

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Annual Comedy Festival SOH

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Telluride AIDS Benefit Week

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An Evening with Martin Sexton SOH

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Telluride AIDS Benefit Gala Fashion Show Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village

March 2

Art Walk Telluride & Mountain Village galleries

March 2-5

Men in Boats Telluride Theatre production Black Box at the Palm Theatre

March 8

Mo Lawda and the Humble SOH

March 9

Keller Williams One-man jam band, SOH

March 9-12

Men in Boats Telluride Theatre production, Black Box

March 13-17

Daffodil Days Telluride Historical Museum

March 17-19

SpringSing Concerts Telluride Choral Society, Christ Presbyterian Church

March 18

Met Opera: Lohengrin Palm Theatre

March 18

Spring Cocktails & Fundraiser Ah Haa School

March 19

One to One Mentoring Cardboard Sled Derby Telluride Ski Resort

March 22-25

Telluride Theatre Burlesque SOH

March 31

KOTO Spring Street Dance Colorado Avenue

APRIL April 1

Met Opera: Falstaff Palm Theatre

April 2

Closing Day and Pond Skim Telluride Ski Resort

April 2

Gondola Closes Re-opening May 25, 2023

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HISTORIC WALKING TOUR The Telluride area boasts a rich history. In the 1700s, the Ute Indians used the San Juan Mountains and the San Miguel River banks as summer camps. Explorers and survey parties passed through the area in the 1700s and 1800s, but it was mining that brought the first European settlers in 1876 when the Sheridan Mine registered its operation in the Marshall Basin above Telluride. In just 20 years, the town grew from a hodgepodge of cabins and shacks to rows of elegant Victorians and stately brick buildings, many of which exist today. Telluride was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1961 and the Town later established the Historic and Architectural Review Commission to further protect its character and authenticity. The Historic Walking Tour is a self-guided walk through Telluride’s storied past. 1 | San Miguel County Courthouse The courthouse was originally built on the south side of West Colorado Avenue in 1886 but burned shortly after construction. The bricks were saved to build the present courthouse less than a year later on the opposite corner (Colorado Ave. and Oak St.). Recently renovated, it is still in use today.

5 | St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Reverend J.J. Gibbons, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, made his first trip to Telluride from Ouray for a baptism, traveling by horseback over the mountain passes. In 1896, he helped build St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Telluride on Catholic Hill for $4,800. By 1899, the church had 200 parishioners. The wooden figures of the Stations of the Cross were carved in the Tyrol area of Austria.

6 | Old Waggoner House Charles Delos Waggoner, president of the Bank of Telluride (the yellow brick building on main street), contrived a scheme purportedly to save his bank in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Waggoner siphoned money from New York banks to keep his clients from losing their life savings once the Bank of Telluride could no longer pay its creditors. Waggoner, who was sentenced to 15 years and served six, testified in court, “I would rather see the New York banks lose money than the people of Telluride, most of whom have worked all their lives for the savings that were deposited in my bank.”

7 | Town Hall The building was constructed on Fir Street and Columbia Avenue in 1883 as Telluride’s first schoolhouse. The one-room structure held one teacher and 53 students and was built for $3,000. After a new school was built, the town offices occupied the building.

2 | New Sheridan Hotel & Opera House Built in 1891, Telluride’s first hotel was destroyed by fire in 1894 and rebuilt in brick in 1895. At the same time, the Sheridan Bar was built, and it is now one of the oldest bars in the West. The bar has remained unchanged since 1895, boasting its original lead glass divider panels, mahogany wood paneling and filigree light fixtures. Patrons are served beverages on the original hand-carved cherry wood bar that was imported from Austria. The New Sheridan was recently accepted as a member of the National Trust for Historic Hotels of America. In 1913, the opera house was added and named the Segerberg Opera House, after builders J.A. and Arvid Segerberg. The building was eventually named the Sheridan Opera House after its neighboring bar and hotel.

3 | The Pekkarine Building One of the oldest structures on Colorado Avenue, this building was home to the Pekkarine family. Mr. Pekkarine emigrated to the US from Finland in the late 1800s and opened a boot shop in the basement. On the second floor, he later operated a mercantile store. The Pekkarines lived on the third floor. At the settling of the Pekkarine estate in 1974, valuable artifacts were donated to the Telluride Historical Museum.

4 | Roma Bar Building The Roma Building was home to one of the town’s oldest and most raucous bars. The downstairs still contains the original 1860 Brunswich-Balke-Collender Company bar, which is carved from walnut with 12-foot French mirrors. The building was most recently renovated in 2016.

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8 | Telluride Historical Museum Built in 1896 and named Hall’s Hospital after its first doctor, the building served as the community hospital treating miners and townspeople until it closed in 1964 due to a decline in the population. It reopened in 1966 as the Telluride Historical Museum and was renovated in 2002. Ten rooms and outdoor exhibitions showcase Telluride’s unique and vibrant history with a vast collection of photographs, artefacts and exhibitions

9 | North Oak House Built in 1900, this house was a survivor of the 1914 flood that careened down Cornet Creek, sweeping through town and depositing mud and debris from the Liberty Bell Mine down to Colorado Avenue. One woman was killed and the Sheridan Bar was filled with mud halfway to the ceiling. This house has been completely restored to its original condition and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Homes.

10 | Davis House Entrepreneur E.L. Davis who built this stately brick house in 1894, held an early interest in the Bullion Lode, as well as numerous mining claims in the area. He owned all the land where the former Rio Grande Southern Train Depot now stands, as well as one-third interest in West Telluride. After Davis’s death, the house was sold to Dr. Oshner, who used it as a hospital, particularly during the 1918 flu epidemic.

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D | Miner’s Union Built by the Western Federation of Miners in 1901 as a result of a period of labor strikes and protests when unionized miners were denied health care at the local hospital.

E | Butch Cassidy Robbery Site By most accounts, Butch Cassidy was a minor player in his first bank robbery of San Miguel Valley Bank in 1889. The old bank burned and was replaced by the Mahr Building in 1892.

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11 | L.L. Nunn House On the corner of Aspen and West Columbia, this white Victorian was bought by L.L. Nunn who financed the world’s first commercial A/C power plant, the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant. Nunn purchased the home for his Telluride Institute, where “pinheads” from Cornell University came to expand their knowledge of the production of power. Today, Cornell University has a “Telluride House” funded by Nunn’s estate. Next door, on the corner of Aspen Street and West Columbia, is the house in which Nunn lived.

12 | Rio Grande Southern Railway Depot Prior to the arrival of the railroad in 1891, oxen and mule trains, as well as horses, carried all supplies and ore into and out of the area. The introduction of the railroad created a bustling, noisy area surrounded by boardinghouses and warehouses. Ore was hauled out of the surrounding mines and became a major revenue generator for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.

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This stone jail is thought to have been built in 1885 and is now occupied by the Telluride Marshal’s Department. The town’s first calaboose, a wooden structure, was built in 1878 and is now located in Telluride Town Park’s campgrounds.

This area was the center of social life for Scandinavian immigrants. On the south side of Pacific Street, Finn Town Flats (originally a boardinghouse), Finn Hall and the smaller Swede-Finn Hall (pictured, and now the Elks Lodge on the corner of Pacific and Townsend) hosted many social gatherings. Continuing east, detour briefly up South Oak Street to the Dahl House, a miner’s rooming house built in the 1890s.

H | Penn Tram Towers At the turn of the century, the east end of the canyon was laced with the cables of aerial trams that lowered ore from the mines to mills in the valley below. These towers were part of the Penn Tram which conveyed ore from mines high above Telluride to the mills beyond Pandora.

I | Idarado Legacy Trail Plaques along this interpretive walk recount the mining legacy of Telluride’s east end. The trail ends at the Pandora Mill site with a stunning view of Bridal Veil Falls.

14 | Popcorn Alley The Senate, Silver Bell, Cribs and madam’s stone residences make up the restored buildings of Pacific Street’s “sporting district.” The Senate was one of the many places bustling with business between the 1880s and 1930s. The Silver Bell, built in 1890, suffered a disastrous fire in 1923. It operated as one of Telluride’s many “soda parlors” during Prohibition, and its numerous entrances hint at the other services offered there. The three small Victorian houses standing in a row on Pacific Street, known as the Cribs, are all that remain of the “female boarding houses” that lined both sides of West Pacific Street.

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D > Free 30-minute; no time limit after 6pm; no parking 2–6:30am. E > Free 1-hour parking; no parking 2-6:30 am. > Free daytime parking 6:30am– F 2am ; $25 overnight 2–6:30am, valid for 24 hours G > $2 per hour; $35 max for each 24-hour period eadows Parking , end of Adams M Ranch Road; Free daytime parking 8am–8pm; No overnight parking without a permit; no RVs, commercial vehicles or trailers

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FREE GONDOLA Telluride & Mountain Village are linked by a spectacular 13-minute ride. The Gondola is ADA, ski, snowboard, bicycle, stroller and pet accessible. • November 18 - April 2, 2023 • Hours are 6:30 am to midnight* The Gondola has four stations: • TELLURIDE STATION Oak Street in the town of Telluride • SAN SOPHIA STATION Mid-mountain stop providing access to the resort’s trails and Allred’s • MOUNTAIN VILLAGE STATION Mountain Village Center • MARKET PLAZA STATION Gondola Parking Garage For more Gondola info, see page 19. *Schedule is subject to change. For the most current information see > townofmountainvillage.com/gondola

TRANSPORTATION WINTER 2022-23 FLIGHT MAP

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LOCAL / REGIONAL AIRPORTS Telluride TEX 970. 728. 8600 Montrose Regional MTJ 970. 249. 3203 Cortez Municipal CEZ 970. 565. 7458 Durango/La Plata Cnty DRO 970. 382. 6050 Grand Junction GJT 970. 244. 9100 PRIVATE FLIGHTS Helitrax Mountain Aviation Telluride Air Taxi Telluride Flights NetJets

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970. 728. 8377 303. 466. 3506 970. 343. 4SKY 970. 728. 1011 877. 356. 5823

Moab......................... 132 Salt Lake City.......... 366

Cortez..........................75 Denver...................... 330 Durango.................... 125 Grand Junction....... 127 Montrose.....................67

AIRPORT SHUTTLES & TAXIS Telluride Express 888. 212. 8294 Alpine Luxury Limo 970. 728. 8750 Mountain Limo 970. 728. 9606 RENTAL CARS Telluride Regional Airport: Hertz Montrose Regional Airport: Avis Budget Hertz National

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970. 369. 4995 800. 331. 1212 800. 527. 0700 800. 654. 3131 800. 227. 7368

Miles from Telluride Flagstaff.................... 341 Scottsdale................ 492 Phoenix..................... 475

Albuquerque............ 320 Farmington............... 144 Santa Fe................... 280

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Jet Straight to the Slopes Direct Jet Service to Telluride

Enjoy ski country’s easiest air service when you fly through PHX and DEN right into the Telluride Airport (TEX), just 10 minutes away from Telluride, Mountain Village and the slopes. Denver Air’s 30-passenger jet and renowned service and snacks will make your day!

National travelers can connect through United and American global networks by booking at www.United.com, www.American.com, or see all the options at www.Kayak.com or www.Expedia.com. For local flights from DEN and PHX to TEX, please book at www.DenverAirConnection.com.

The Telluride destination is served by two airports, Telluride (TEX) and Montrose (MTJ): TEX now offers daily service on Denver Air from Denver (DEN) and Phoenix (PHX), and MTJ offers nonstop flights from twelve national hubs on four major carriers this winter.

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Adventure Tour Productions Tandem paragliding, photo/video tours 970.729.0078 Bootdoctors Winter — fat tire biking, fly fishing, Nordic ski clinics Summer — hiking, mountain biking, paddleboarding, rafting 800.592.6883 Circle K Ranch Horseback Riding 970.562.3826 Dave’s Mountain Tours summer only Historic off-road 4x4 adventures 970.728.9749 Diff Auto Rental Jeep and car rentals 970.399.5781 Durango River Trippers & Adventure Tours Kayaking, paddleboarding, river rafting 888.723.8925 High Camp Hut Overnight adventure hut for hiking, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing 970.708.3786 Mountain Trip Adventure guides for climbing 14’ers, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, ice climbing 970.369.1153 Opus Hut Backcountry hut 970.708.0092 Reset Telluride Ultra-luxury wellness and trekking retreat 970.239.6090 RIGS, Adventure Co. Flyfishing, water sports 970.708.0092 Roudy’s Horseback Adventures Horseback riding, winter sleigh rides 970.728.9611 San Juan Huts Backcountry hut system 970.626.3033 San Juan Outdoor Adventures/ Telluride Adventures Winter — avalanche education, backcountry skiing, fat tire biking, ice climbing, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing Summer — hiking, hut trips, peak ascents, rock climbing, Via Ferrata 970.728.4101 Telluride Academy summer only Summer camps for youth ages 5-18 970.728.5311 Telluride Adaptive Sports Program Winter and summer activities for all ages and disabilities 970.728.5010 Telluride Adventure Center Winter — fat tire biking, flyfishing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling Summer — 4x4 tours, flyfishing, mountain biking, paddleboarding, rafting 970.728.7433

Telluride Avalanche School Avalanche education 970.728.4101 Telluride Guided Mountain Biking 970.708.7848 Telluride Helitrax Helicopter skiing 877.500.8377 or 970.728.8377 Telluride Moto Adventure motorcycle tours, rentals & school 230 Front Street, Placerville 970.729.1635 Telluride Mountain Guides Winter — backcountry skiing, ice climbing Summer — climbing 14ers, hiking, rock climbing, Via Ferrata 970.708.0260 or 970.390.6278 Telluride Nordic Center Nordic skiing - classic and skate 970-728-1144 Telluride Offroad Adventures summer only Off-road / 4x4 adventures 970.708.5190 Telluride Outfitters Winter — snowmobiling Summer — fly fishing, mountain biking, RZR tours, rafting Town Hall Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.4475 Telluride Outside/Telluride Angler Winter — fly fishing, snowmobile tours Summer — 4-wheel drive tours, fly fishing, mountain biking, rafting, standup paddleboarding 800.831.6230 Telluride Paragliding Tandem paragliding flights 970.708.4247 Telluride Snowkite Snowkite instruction 541.490.4401 Telluride Sports Various summer and winter activities 970.728.4477 ext 211 Telluride Wranglers Horseback Riding 970.759.3183 Wild Hare Snowshoe Tours Backcountry snowshoe tours 970.708.1374

Annie’s Nannies of Telluride 970.728.2991 Telluride Sitters, LLC PO Box 2647, Telluride 970.708.0170 Traveling Lite, LLC 970.318.6543

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Alpine Chapel 122 South Aspen Street Telluride 970.728.3504 Christ Presbyterian Church 434 West Columbia Avenue, Telluride 970.728.4536 St. Michael’s Episcopal Church 301 North Spruce Street, Telluride 970.325.4655 St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 301 North Spruce Street, Telluride 970.728.3387 Telluride Christian Fellowship 100 East Columbia Avenue, Telluride 970.728.4864

Fuel Station 205 East Colorado, Telluride 970.708.1590 Kaiut Yoga International 238 E. Colorado, 2nd Floor, Telluride 970.729.2354 Madeline Studio Madeline Hotel & Residences Mountain Village 970.369.8961 Mangala Yoga 333 West Colorado, Telluride 970.239.6169 Pilates Balance 168B Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.729.0678 Practice Telluride 317 East Colorado, Telluride 970.316.3097 Sequence Pilates and Core Align 700 West Colorado, Telluride 970.708.0717 Studio Telluride Authentic Pilates 135 South Spruce, Telluride 970.729.2336 Telluride Crossfit 137 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.728.4622 Telluride Yoga Center 395 East Colorado, Telluride 970.729.1673 The Peaks Resort & Spa 136 Country Club Drive, Mountain Village 970.728.6800

CLASSSES & WORKSHOPS Ah Haa School for the Arts Creative classes, camps and workshops 970.728.3886 Pinhead Institute Science-based educational experiences 300 South Mahoney, Telluride 970.369.5190 Telluride Rock and Roll Academy Lawson Hill, Telluride 970.708.1140 Wilkinson Public Library 100 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.4519

COMMUNITY Telluride Historical Museum 201 West Gregory, Telluride 970.728.3344 Telluride Town Park & Recreation 970.728.2173 Wilkinson Public Library 100 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.4519

ENTERTAINMENT Club Red / Conference Center 580 Mtn Village Blvd, Mountain Village info@clubred.com Michael D. Palm Theatre 721 West Colorado, Telluride 970.369.5669 New Sheridan Bar 231 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4351 Nugget Theatre 207 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3030 O’Bannon’s Irish Pub at Fly Me to the Moon Saloon 136 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6139 Ride Lounge 135 East Colorado, Telluride 970.729.8912 Sheridan Opera House 110 North Oak, Telluride 970.728.6363 The Liberty 121 South Fir, Telluride 970.728.2942

Polished Fun 970.596.1974 Simplify 970.708.8260 Soirée Telluride 970.708.0297 Telluride Presents 970.708.0870 Telluride UnVeiled 914.830.2238

TOURS Historical Tours of Telluride 970.728.6639 Telluride Green Tours Cannabis dispensary tours 970.708.3739 Telluride Historical Museum 201 West Gregory, Telluride 970.728.3344 Telluride Sleighs and Wagons Sleigh & wagon rides, stories & dinner 970.260.2524

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THE NEW SHERIDAN HOTEL has shared in the rich history of Telluride since 1895. Offering modern amenities paired with historic ambiance, we invite you to experience a new level of service. The Sheridan Hotel was originally constructed in 1891 as a wooden frame two-story structure. A fire destroyed the original building in 1893. A newly constructed three-story brick building was completed in 1895 and reopened as the New Sheridan Hotel. Thus, the Sheridan has been “new” since 1895. Located just two blocks from the gondola, the hotel’s location in the heart of downtown Telluride provides an ideal base for visitors. During an expansive renovation completed recently, the hotel’s 26 guest rooms received a luxurious transformation under the guidance of internationally renowned designer Nina Campbell. Each individually designed room captures the historic charm of Telluride in an atmosphere of warmth and comfort. On-site dining options include the renowned Chop House & Wine Bar, The Roof Bar, The Parlor and the historic New Sheridan Bar, ranked among the world’s top 10 aprés ski bars by Forbes Traveler. The New Sheridan Hotel was also recognized by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler as one of the “Top 5 Best Places to Ski & Stay in North America” and was awarded the 2023 AAA Four Diamond Hotel rating.

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Telluride’s Most Luxurious Boutique Residences W I T H F I V E - S TA R H OT E L A M E N I T I E S

Rugged natural beauty meets luxury accommodations at the award-winning Lumière with Inspirato, a boutique hotel nestled at the base of Lift 4 in Mountain Village. Enjoy custom on-site Black Tie ski services, including ski valet, personalized fittings, and on-site equipment rentals as well as ski-in, ski-out access before unwinding in our cozy lounge at the end of the day. Our 18 recently remodeled hotel residences make the perfect home base, with ample space, high-end chef’s kitchens and dramatic mountain views.

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457 Mountain Village Boulevard • Telluride, Colorado • 866.368.6867

762+

120

Historic Swede-Finn Hall

1,700

250

Ethos 970.728.0954

Event & Gallery Space on Main Street

1,000

Il Salona 970.728.4046

Event Space

Michael D. Palm Theatre 970.369.5669

Performing Arts Center

New Sheridan American Room 800.200.1891 or 970.728.4351

Victorian-style Room

Nugget Theatre 970.728.3030

Theatre

BAR

96 200

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SPECIAL NOTES

Event, Gallery & Wedding Space

Elks Lodge 970.728.6362

AUDIO/VISUAL

Ah Haa School for the Arts 970.728.3886

IN-HOUSE CATERING

SEATED CAPACITY

SETTING

SQUARE FOOTAGE

TOWN OF TELLURIDE

STANDING CAPACITY

VENUES

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outdoor/indoor rooftop space

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150

30,000

680

500

1,674

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adjoins Rustico Ristorante

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stage & outdoor deck open event or gallery space

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alcohol with special permit downtown Telluride

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186

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quaint, intimate

Ride Lounge 970.729.8912

Telluride Main Street Space

2,500

120

100

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can be combined with downstairs

Sheridan Opera House 970.728.6363

Historic Theatre / Reception Space

1,400

265

230

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intimate setting for gatherings

Side Work 970.728.5618

Reception Room

900

100

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liquor license, projector

Telluride Town Park Core & Warming Hut 970.728.2173

Outdoors, Canopy, Picnic Tables

public can’t be excluded

Town Park Pavilion 970.728.2173

Spacious Covered Pavilion

26,000

300

available for private events

Transfer Warehouse 970.728.3930

Event Space

5,700

499

Wilkinson Public Library 970.728.4519

Program Room (small rooms also available)

959

2,000

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300

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downtown Telluride

124

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downtown Telluride

200

150

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wedding packages avail.

TOWN OF MOUNTAIN VILLAGE Bear Creek Lodge 970.369.4900

Great Room

Gorrono Ranch Telluride Weddings & Events 970.728.7446

Mountain Ranch

6,000

200

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Madeline Hotel & Residences 970.369.0880

Idarado Ballroom

3,315

270

210

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Mountain Village core Mountain Village core

Jasper Room

Mountain Lodge at Telluride 970.369.5000

Peaks Resort and Spa 800.789.2220 or 970.728.6800

676

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Reflection Plaza

6,240

400

200+

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outdoor venue

Hospitality Suite

1,800

50+

35+

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plus 1,200 sq. ft. deck

Summit Room (summer only)

574

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near Tell. Conf. Center

Mt. Emma Room

500

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easy gondola access

Appaloosa Lounge

1,682

100

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casual cocktail room

Big Billie Ballroom

2,046

225

140

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can divide into 2 rooms

Crystal Room

1,600

163

100

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floor to ceiling windows

Great Room Deck

1,440

125

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off of the Great Room

Legends Restaurant

2,790

250

160

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each 551

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Mt. Wilson Terrace

7,900

350

200

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Palmyra Deck

1,508

150

100

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Liberty Bell and Golden Slipper Rooms

Telluride Conference Center 970.728.7590

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rustic dining venue can combine for 1,100 sq. ft. connects to Crystal/ Legends connects to Palmyra restaurant

Palmyra Restaurant

1,980

225

180

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connects to Palmyra deck

Mountain Village Ballroom

6,069

890

564

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22,000 total sq. ft. indoors

Klammer Boardroom

732

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55,000 sq. ft. outdoor plaza

Fallon Room

367

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voice/data circuits

Chipeta Room

312

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voice/data ports

1,189

100

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optional reception hall

Mezzanine St. Sophia Ceremony Site 970.728.7446

no private vehicles

Top of the Gondola on the Ski Resort

outdoor venue

RUSTIC MOUNTAIN RETREATS Alta Lakes Observatory 970.239.0027

Rustic Mountain Lodge

2,200

High Camp Hut 970.708.3786

High Mountain Hut

2,500

walk 2.5 miles from hwy.

Schmid Family Ranch 970.901.6830

Rustic Setting at base of Wilson Peak

two cabins, summer only

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remote lakeside lodge

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SAVOR THE

UNPARALLELED CUISINE

WHATEVER YOUR PALATE MAY BE, our tailored menus will serve you. Select from one of our fine establishments and delight in some of the best cuisine in the West. Dine in style at our signature restaurant, the Chop House – world renowned for its dry aged USDA Black Angus. We create our delicious fare using only organic free range fowl, non-threatened fish species and local ingredients. Pair a red or white from Telluride’s only nitrogen wine bar with a scrumptious meal for an unforgettable experience. FAVORITES FROM BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER CLASSIC EGGS BENEDICT / 17 Canadian Bacon, Poached Eggs, Hollandaise Sauce, Roasted New Potatoes FRENCH TOAST / 16 Fresh Berries, Maple Syrup

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TROUT SALAD / 19 Pistachio Encrusted Trout, Spinach, Warm Bacon-Sherry & Mustard Vinaigrette, Crostini, Poached Egg

FRENCH ONION SOUP / 16 Carmelized Onions, Gruyére Cheese

TURKEY CLUB / 16 Applewood Smoked Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Rémonlade, Baguette

CHOP HOUSE WEDGE SALAD / 16 Tomato, Egg, Chopped Bacon, Croutons, Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

CHOP HOUSE STEAK BURGER / 25 Cheddar, Gruyère or Blue Cheese

MAC & CHEESE / 16 Andouille Sausage, Spring Onions, Smoked Gouda Mornay Sauce

STEAMED MUSSELS / 26 Coconut-Ginger Broth, Thai Chili, Lemongrass, Grilled Baguette

STEAK TARTARE / 24 Sherry, Whole Grain Mustard, Chive, Quail Egg CRISPY TOFU / 29 Peppers, Carrots, Onion, Broccoli, Snap Peas, Bok Choy, Jasmine Rice, Sesame, Chili Sauce PRIME NEW YORK STRIP 15oz / 69 DRY AGED BISON RIBEYE 18oz / 76 COLORADO RACK OF LAMB 12oz / 64 FILET MIGNON 10oz / 69 Seasonal menu. Items and pricing subject to change.

THE NEW SHERIDAN HOTEL has shared in the rich history of Telluride, Colorado since 1895. Offering modern amenities paired with historic ambiance, the New Sheridan invites you to experience a new level of old world service. ADDRESS: 231 West Colorado Ave., Telluride, Colorado 81435 TELEPHONE 800.200.1891 or 970.728.4351 • NEWSHERIDAN.COM

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DINING & SPIRITS MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

LOCAL SPIRITS

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SKI RESORT

Alpino Vino Fine Wines, Traditional Northern Italian Upper See Forever, Telluride Ski Resort 970.728.7560 Big Billie’s Family Dining, Soups, Burgers, Sandwiches Base of Lifts 1 & 10, Telluride Ski Resort 970.728.7556

Buckel Family Wine Tasting Room 201 West Colorado, Telluride 970.729.2869 Communion Wine Bar Wine, Full Bar, Nibbles Franz Klammer Breezeway, M. Village 970.538.9510 Last Dollar Saloon Cocktails, 10 Brews on Tap, Rooftop Bar 100 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4800

Allred’s Contemporary American Cuisine Gondola Station St. Sophia 970.728.7474

Silverpick Coffee Coffee, Smoothies, Pastries, Sandwiches Peaks Resort & Spa, Mountain Village 970.728.2651

Altezza Locally Sourced Indo-European Cuisine Peaks Resort & Spa, Mountain Village 970.728.2525

Starbucks Coffee, Tea, Pastries, Paninis Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.369.0880

Black Iron Kitchen & Bar Modern Mountain Cuisine Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.369.8949

Telluride Brewing Company & Kitchen Local Beer, Food Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.728.1120

Counter Culture Sandwiches, Burgers, Fries The Brew Pub, Madeline Hotel, M. Village 970.728.1120

Telluride Coffee Company Coffee, Breakfast, Lunch, Pastries Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.369.4400

Crazy Elk Pizza Handmade Pizza, Salads, Sandwiches Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7499

The Great Room American Bistro, Cocktails Peaks Resort & Spa, Mountain Village 970.728.6800

El Rhino Taco & Coffee Bar Coffee, Smoothies, Ice Cream, Snacks 456 Mtn. Village Blvd, Mountain Village

The Pick Gourmet Burritos and Bowls Reflection Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.2633

Cindybread Artisan Bakery Sandwiches, Bakery 168 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.369.1116

The View Bar & Grill Locally Sourced Comfort Food Mountain Lodge, Mountain Village 970.369.5000

Counter Culture Sandwiches, Burgers, Salads, Grains 156 Society Drive, Unit A, Lawson Hill 970.239.6211

Telluride Brewing Company 156 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.728.5094 Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.728.1120

Timber Room Elegant Mountain Modern, Cocktails Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.369.8943

Sawpit Mercantile Authentic BBQ, General Store Highway 145, Sawpit 970.728.9898

Telluride Distilling Company Signature Cocktails, Billiards Franz Klammer Breezeway, M. Village 970.728.2910

Tomboy Tavern Colorado Comfort Food Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7467

Telluride Coffee Roasters 164 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.369.0060

The Liberty Cocktails, Live Music, DJ 121 South Fir, Telluride 970.728.2942

La Piazza del Villaggio Authentic Italian Sunset Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.8283 Poachers Pub American Pub Sunset Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.9647 Shake ‘n Dog Hot Dogs, Salads, Shakes Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.1565 Siam’s Talay Grille Contemporary Asian Tapas and Seafood Sunset Plaza, Inn at Lost Creek 970.728.6293

Tracks Café & Bar Casual American, Cocktails Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.0677

Bon Vivant Classic Country French Cuisine Top of Lift 5, Telluride Ski Resort 970.728.7670

New Sheridan Bar Cocktails, Pool Hall 231 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4351

Gorrono Ranch & The Saloon Burgers, Sandwiches, Chili, BBQ Mid-Mountain Lift 4, Telluride Ski Resort 970.728.6900

O’Bannon’s Irish Pub at the Moon Live Music, Cocktails 136 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6139

REGIONAL

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Ride Lounge Live Music, Cocktails, Pool, Shuffleboard 135 East Colorado, Telluride 970.729.8912

Telluride Sleighs and Wagons Colorado & Basque Influenced Menu Aldasoro Family Ranch 970.260.2524

Show Bar at the Sheridan Opera House Cocktails, Private Events 110 North Oak, Telluride 970.728.6363 Tellurado Studio Art Gallery, Bar 219 East Colorado, Telluride 970.239.6440

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Delicious SURROUNDINGS Soak in the dramatic views of Palmyra Peak while enjoying a French country menu paired with world-class French wines for an unforgettable on-mountain experience.

Indulge in a unique European-inspired dining experience that rises above any other. At nearly 12,000 feet, enjoy the quaint hütte ambience and take in breathtaking views of the Wilson Range on the deck of North America’s highest elevation fine-dining restaurant. In evening, make a reservation for a private snowcat ride to enjoy an intimate five-course Italian alpine gourmet dinner and world class wine list.

DINING & SPIRITS FOOD CARTS

Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village Grilled Cheese a la Cart Lady Bird Baking Latin Creations Place de Crepes Sunset Plaza, Mountain Village Finnegan’s La Colombiana Gondola Plaza, S. Oak Street, Telluride Coffee Cowboy Tala’s Tacos

CATERING & CHEFS

221 South Oak Modern Bistro 221 South Oak, Telluride 970.728.9507

Smugglers Union Restaurant & Brewery Casual American, Brewpub 225 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.5620

Baked in Telluride Pizza, Pasta, Bakery 127 South Fir, Telluride 970.728.4775

Steamies Burger Bar A Modern Burger Joint 300 West Colorado, Telluride 844.the.buns

Brown Dog Pizza Pizza, Pasta, Subs, Sports Bar 110 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8046 Bruno Coffee, Baked Goods 212 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4504 Caravan Middle Eastern Fare, Smoothies 123 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.5611 Clark’s Market Made-to-Order Food, Full Deli 700 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3124 Coffee Cowboy Coffee, Baked Goods, Smoothies Oak Street, Gondola Plaza, Telluride 970.729.8912 Cornerhouse Grille American Grill, Sports Bar 131 North Fir, Telluride 970.728.6207 Cosmopolitan Contemporary Seasonal Cuisine 301 Gus’s Way, Telluride 970.728.1292

221 South Oak Catering 970.708.1437 Aemono Fine Foods & Catering catering@aemonofinefoods.com Backcountry Catering 609.760.5678 Bon Appétit Catering 970.209.5217 Counter Culture 970.239.6211 Mountaintop Catering 970.708.8656 Pescado Catering 970.708.0640 Telluride Private Catering 970.729.3620 The Amend Collective 214.641.9409

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TOWN OF TELLURIDE

Esperanza’s Casual Mexican 226 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8399 Floradora Saloon Burgers, Salads, Sandwiches, Steaks 103 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8884 High Pie Pizzeria & Tap Room Pizza, Salads, Calzones 100 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2978 Kazahana Traditional Japanese 126 East Colorado Ave, Telluride La Cocina de Luz Fresh, Organic, Local Mexican 123 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9355

La Marmotte Contemporary French 150 West San Juan, Telluride 970.728.6232 Lunch Money Salads, Grain Bowls, Wraps 126 West Colorado, Telluride 970.239.6383 Mountain Gate Teahouse & Gallery 101 West Colorado Unit B, Telluride 303.842.4660 New Sheridan Chop House & Wine Bar Upscale American, Steaks, Seafood 231 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9100 Oak, The New Fat Alley BBQ, Casual American Oak Street, Gondola Plaza, Telluride 970.728.3985 Over the Moon Gourmet Cheese & Food 223 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.2079 Pescado Sushi, Japanese, Latin-Infused Dishes 115 West Colorado, Telluride 970.239.6025 Petite Maison French Haute Cuisine 219 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.7020 Rustico Ristorante Traditional Italian 114 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4046 Siam Thai, Thai Fusion 200 South Davis, Telluride 970.728.6886 Side Work Contemporary Comfort Food 225 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.5618

Stronghouse Brewery Alpine Comfort Food, Brewpub 283 South Fir, Telluride 970.728.2890 Telluride Truffle Artisan Chocolate Chocolate, Ice Cream, Pastries 171 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.9565 The Alpinist & the Goat Fondue, Dessert, Cocktails 204 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.5028 The Butcher & The Baker Café Fresh Gourmet Deli, Bakery, Take-Out 201 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2899 The National Modern New American 100 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.1063 The Village Market Full Service Grocery Store 455 Mtn. Village Blvd, Mountain Village 970.633.4700 The West End Bistro at Hotel Telluride Casual American, Cocktails Hotel Telluride, Telluride 970.369.1188 There... Signature Cocktails, Appetizers 627 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.1213 Uno, Dos, Tres Creative Tacos 123 South Oak, Telluride 970.728.7004 Wok of Joy Authentic Thai Cuisine 200 West Colorado, Telluride 970.708.0149 Wood Ear Texas Whiskey Bar with Japanese Fusion 135 East Colorado, Telluride 970.852.0469

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Bella Fine Goods 213 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2880 Ethos 101 West Colorado, Telluride 202.550.7707 Hook 226 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.1087 Medicine Ranch 615 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.6084 Mountain Pick Gifts 217 West Colorado, Telluride Paradise Resort Wear 218 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8786 Shirtworks of Telluride 126 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6242 Telluride Room Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7357 Telluride Resort Store Gondola Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7358 Telluride Truffle Artisan Chocolate 171 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.9565

Telluride Music Co. 333 West Colorado #2, Telluride 970.728.9592

HOME DECOR Azadi Rugs 213 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4620 Bella Fine Goods 213 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2880 Hook 226 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.1087 Mixx 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.797.4040 Sage House Designs 150 East Pacific, Telluride 970.708.4044 Slate Gray Gallery 209A East Colorado, Telluride 130 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3777 The Gordon Collection Fine Navajo Weaving 220 East Colorado #1, Telluride 970.728.1443 Tweed Interiors 151 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.8186 T.Karn Imports 394 West Colorado, Telluride 970.708.4350

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Elinoff & Co. Gallerists & Jewelers 204 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.5566 Gold Mountain Gallery 135 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3460 Kamruz Gallery 100 West Colorado, Telluride 970.708.0135 Lustre, an Artisan Gallery 101 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3355 Mixx 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.797.4040 Red Dirt 201 West Colorado, Telluride 970.729.2869 Rinkevich Centrum Bldg., Mountain Village Center 415.516.2055 Schilling Studio Gallery 542 West Galena Avenue, Telluride artify@schillingstudio.com Slate Gray Gallery 209A East Colorado, Telluride 130 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3777 Stronghouse Studios 135 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.3930 Tellurado Studio 219 East Colorado, Telluride 970.239.6440 Telluride Arts Headquarters & Gallery 220 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3930 Tony Newlin Gallery 100 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8084 Woof 134 East Colorado, Telluride 970.708.0135

Bella Fine Goods 213 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2880 Crossbow Leather 217 East Colorado, Telluride orders@crossbowleather.com Elinoff & Co. 204 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.5566 Lustre, an Artisan Gallery 101 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3355 Medicine Ranch 615 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.6084 Mixx 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.797.4040 Scarpe 250 East Pacific, Telluride 970.728.1513 Slate Gray Gallery 209A East Colorado, Telluride 130 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3777 Sunglasses HQ & Optical 201 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9119 Telluride Room Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7357

CLOTHING Alt Vibes Relaxation Lounge 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9515 Black Bear Trading Company 226 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6556 Cashmere Red 221 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8088 Down To Earth 236 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9316 Fuel 205 East Colorado, Telluride 970.708.1590 FP Movement Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 267.541.8750 Heritage Apparel Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.7340

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Lucchese Bootmaker Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.538.7531 Overland Sheepskin & Leather 100 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9700 Paradise Resort Wear 218 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.8786 Patagonia 200 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4303 Rustler Supply 109 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9218 Scarpe 250 East Pacific, Telluride 970.728.1513 Shirtworks of Telluride 126 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6242 Society 109 West Colorado, Telluride Moving to 126 East Colorado, Telluride 970.369.7777 Sublime 126 West Colorado #102A, Telluride 970.728.7974 Telluride Toggery 109 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3338 The North Face Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.369.0332 Two Skirts 127 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6828 Western Rise 100 West Colorado Unit E, Telluride 855.981.7473

TOYS Ethos 101 West Colorado, Telluride 202.550.7707 Scarpe 250 East Pacific, Telluride 970.728.1513 telluride.com | 855.421.4360

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PET SUPPLIES

BOOKS

Sunglasses HQ & Optical 219 East Colorado, Telluride 970.729.9119

Elevation Imaging The Beach, Mountain Village 970.728.8058 Happy Print 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6525

Animal Hospital of Telluride 6785 Park Drive, Ilium 970.728.1082 / 708.4359 (after hours) Dirt Dawg 215 East Colorado, Unit 1, Telluride 970.239.6448 Mobile Unit One Veterinary Service 970.708.1512 PET Telluride 238 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2095 Tricks & Treats Pet Sitting Service 970.708.5205

Between the Covers Books 212 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4504

SPORTING GOODS

OFFICE SUPPLIES

Bootdoctors Le Chamonix Bldg., Mountain Village 970.728.8954 236 South Oak, Telluride 970.728.4581 Box Canyon Bicycles 300 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.2946 Burton Telluride Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.6138 Christy Sports Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.1334 Mountain Lodge, Mountain Village 970.369.5267 Sunset Plaza, Mountain Village 970.369.4727 Jagged Edge/Journey Outdoors 223 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.9307 Neve Sports/Telluride Sports Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village 970.728.5722 Patagonia 200 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4303 Telluride Angler/Telluride Outside 221 West Colorado, Telluride 800.831.6230 Telluride Sports 150 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.4477 Camels Garden, Telluride 970.728.3134 Fairmont Franz Klmmr., Mountain Village 970.728.0364 Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.728.8944 The Peaks, Mountain Village 970.239.0339 Telluride Wax Guru Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village The Drop Board Shop & Print Lab 123 South Oak, Telluride 970.708.0688 The North Face Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village 970.369.0332 Wagner Custom Skis 620 Mtn Village Blvd, Mountain Village 970.728.0107

Happy Print 307 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.6525 Paper Chase 206 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.728.0235 Ship It/Copy It 125 West Pacific #2B, Telluride 970.728.8111

THRIFT SHOPS Second Chance Humane Society 335 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.1100

HARDWARE Alpine Lumber 140 Society Dr., Lawson Hill 970.728.4388 Timberline Ace Hardware 200 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3640

GROCERY & MARKETS

LIQUOR STORES

Clark’s Market 700 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3124 Over the Moon 223 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.2079 Telluride Truffle Artisan Chocolate 171 South Pine, Telluride 970.728.9565 The Market at Telluride 157 South Fir, Telluride 970.728.8958 The Village Market 455 Mtn. Village Blvd, M. Village 970.633.4700

Mountain Village Wine Merchant 622 M. Village Blvd. #100, M. Village 970.615.1077 Spirits at Mountain Village 455 Mtn. Village Blvd., M. Village 970.728.6500 Telluride Bottleworks 129 West San Juan, Telluride 970.728.5553 Telluride Brewing Company 156 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.728.5094 Telluride Distilling Company Franz Klammer Breezeway, M. Village 970.728.2910 Telluride Liquors 123 East Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3380 Wine Mine at Pacific Street Liquors 220 South Davis, Telluride 970-728-WINE

PHARMACIES Medicine Ranch (CBD) 615 West Pacific, Telluride 970.728.6084 Sunshine Pharmacy 333 West Colorado, Telluride 970.728.3601 Franz Klammer Breezeway, M. Village 970.728.3601

FLORISTS China Rose Florists & Greenhouse 158 Society Drive, Lawson Hill 970.728.4169 Flowers by Ella 359 East Colorado Telluride 720-900-7488

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The Village Market is a full-service grocery store offering fresh produce, quality fresh-made deli, in store seating area with fabulous views, full-service butcher and seafood counter, complete grocery selection including natural and organics, health and beauty/vitamins/supplements, and fresh floral dept.

We also offer a large selection of beer, wine and spirits at Spirits at Mountain Village, located within The Village Market. (970) 633-4700 • Open 365 Days-A-Year 455 Mountain Village Blvd • Mountain Village, Colorado

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T-pick Jewelry

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PARTING SHOT

“You just find so much passion in the people who live here, and that inspires me to keep pushing with my own loves and the things that I want to accomplish. And, the beauty of this place. When I am away from town for a while, when I come back, I am just blown away by how beautiful it is. It inspires me to go out and be in it and explore it and know it. I consider myself so lucky.” HILAREE NELSON from a 2019 interview with the Guide on why Telluride. A much-loved member of the local community, Hilaree was a renowned mountaineer and 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year who passed away in September 2022 while on an expedition in Nepal. She will be forever missed.

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