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The Top Five 14ers Near Telluride
Added: Jan 30, 2019
Category: Explore Colorado
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A number of famous peaks near Telluride draw mountain climbers from all over the world, but it's hiking Colorado's "14ers" (mountains with an elevation over 14k feet), that puts hikers and mountaineers in a special club.
Here are SilverStar's "top picks" of the best Colorado hiking trips near Telluride with some fun facts and details on bagging each peak.
Top 5 14ers Near Telluride
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Telluride, A Town With A Rich Historic Past
Added: Jan 30, 2019
Category: Explore Colorado
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It's hard to imagine that the bustling town of Telluride of today was once a lush valley used as a summer camp by Ute Indians before a mining boom drew fortune seekers to southwest Colorado in 1840. Back then, the verdant valley floor turned into a primitive tent colony on 25-foot lots – temporary homes for miners – as they sought to make a living extracting copper lead and zinc.
It seems like a romantic story from the past, but from 1870 to 1940, there was definitely "gold in them hills." Miners were a tough lot, not afraid of the hard and hazardous work that brought them there, but looking up at the snow-covered San Juan mountains, a few realized there was also some fun in those hills…with skiing. In 1937, an enterprising local ... |
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Telluride: The Perfect Ski Vacation
Added: Jan 30, 2019
Category: Ski Telluride
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Trying to decide which ski resort is completely worth spending your winter vacation? For five out of the past six years, Telluride has been named the #1 Ski Resort in North America in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards.
Telluride Ski Resort is considered one of the United State's ultimate ski towns for a multitude of reasons and we're going to tell you why.
The Views
No resort can match the... |
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Forbes & Conde Nast Traveler Magazines Name Telluride "Top Ski Area"
Added: Jan 30, 2019
Category: Ski Telluride
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There's a reason Telluride consistently wins the accolades of magazines and the hearts of skiers—it's a top-tier ski town that still flies under most people's radar. Yet, with more than 2,000 skiable acres set like a jewel within a majestic box canyon, a low-key "Old West Vibe" and a town that offers five-star accommodations, spas, an entrepreneurial spirit and inventive cuisine, Telluride, Colorado, checks every box for travelers.
A December 2018 Conde Nast Traveler article, "Why Telluride Keeps Being Named the Best U.S. Ski Tow... |
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