Telluride Ski Resort
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Telluride Ski Resort is a ski resort
located in Mountain Village, Colorado
right next to Telluride
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The resort was founded by Joseph T. Zoline
who hoped to build a "world class resort" from scratch. Telluride's remoteness, Zoline acknowledged, is also what makes the resort special. Weekend warrior skiiers from the big cities don't get there by car. This makes Telluride a more out of the way, full-service ski resort with exceedingly short lift lines. The Telluride and Montrose Regional Airports now boast non-stop air service from nine cities around the country on six different carriers, making Telluride more accessible than ever. Telluride was also host to the 2009 and 2010 Visa LG Snowboardcross World Cup, and will be hosting the event a third time in 2011.
Telluride Ski Resort (TelSki) was purchased in 1999 by Joe Morita. Telluride was then purchased by a private investment group in 2003.
Telluride Ski has greatly increased its skiing area in recent years much to the enjoyment of local and international skiers. These have been:
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
located in Mountain Village, Colorado
Mountain Village, Colorado
Mountain Village is a Home Rule Municipality in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. The town is expanding rapidly due to the presence of the Telluride Ski Resort....
right next to Telluride
Telluride, Colorado
The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
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The resort was founded by Joseph T. Zoline
Joseph T. Zoline
Joseph T. Zoline was the founder and developer of Telluride Ski Resort. He was born in Chicago, the child of Russian immigrants, he went on to work his way through the University of Chicago where he gained highest honors both as an undergraduate and at the Law School...
who hoped to build a "world class resort" from scratch. Telluride's remoteness, Zoline acknowledged, is also what makes the resort special. Weekend warrior skiiers from the big cities don't get there by car. This makes Telluride a more out of the way, full-service ski resort with exceedingly short lift lines. The Telluride and Montrose Regional Airports now boast non-stop air service from nine cities around the country on six different carriers, making Telluride more accessible than ever. Telluride was also host to the 2009 and 2010 Visa LG Snowboardcross World Cup, and will be hosting the event a third time in 2011.
Telluride Ski Resort (TelSki) was purchased in 1999 by Joe Morita. Telluride was then purchased by a private investment group in 2003.
Terrain Features
The mountain itself covers the face facing the town of Telluride as well as goes over onto the other side(Prospect Bowl). Telluride has a total of 120 runs and 2,000+ acres (810+ hectares) of skiable terrain. 23% of Telluride's runs are ranked at Beginner, 36% Intermediate and 41% Advanced / Expert. Telluride on average receives 309 inches (789 cm) of snow each winter season. All lifts on the mountain close at 4:00 PM, while those on the upper areas of the mountain close earlier so to make sure skiers make their way down the mountain in time for closing.Telluride Ski has greatly increased its skiing area in recent years much to the enjoyment of local and international skiers. These have been: