Telluride
United States · Kolorado · Single resort
Telluride is a ski resort in Kolorado (United States). It has 80 km of downhill runs and 18 lifts. The runs go from 2659 to 4049 m (1390 m vertical).
Piste length
80 km (2,000 acres)
Base station
2659 m (8,724 ft)
Top station
4049 m (13,284 ft)
Vertical drop
1390 m (4,560 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 23%
- Blue square: 36%
- Black diamond: 21%
- Double black: 20%
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
- Mostly facing north (31% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 18
Gondola / cable car: 3 · Chairlift: 12 · Drag lift: 2
- Sunshine Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2793–3323 m
- Village Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2902–3280 m
- Plunge Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2980–3627 m
- Gondola Line 1 · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 8 · 2668–3208 m
- Prospect Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3280–3599 m
- Polar Queen Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3125–3410 m
- Lift 7 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2662–3221 m
- Gondola Line 2 · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 8 · 2906–3208 m
- Gold Hill Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3283–3732 m
- Chondola · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2793–2909 m
On site
- 20 car parks (1 free)
- 11 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 2 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 55 cm, Snow depth 22 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 30 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 45 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 26 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 32 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 3222 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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