Telluride
Colorado, US — size L · 100 km of trails · 1150 m vertical · 20 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Nov 26 – Apr 11
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | 7 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 100 km — size L
- Vertical
- 1150 m
- Summit
- 3812 m
- Base
- 2662 m
- Lifts
- 20
- Trees
- 4.9 km, 4.9% of mapped runs — Captain Jack's, Enchanted Forest, Gold Rush
- Region
- Mountain Village, Colorado, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 522 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 36% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 6 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 342 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.53 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
It drops 1150 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median is 324 m. 100 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. Its lift fleet runs to 1 funicular and 3 gondolas among 20.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.8 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle25.3 km · 30 runs
- intermediateblue square41 km · 63 runs
- advancedblack diamond17.4 km · 36 runs
- expertdouble black15.4 km · 27 runs
- other0.1 km · 1 run
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1funicular
- 3gondolas
- 11chairlifts
- 1mixed lift
- 2platters
- 2magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Mountain Ski Area | 20 km | 2 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Purgatory Resort | 33 km | 67 km | heavy | Power Pass | compare |
| Powderhorn | 130 km | 37 km | moderate | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Crested Butte | 133 km | 56 km | heavy | Epic Pass (shared) | compare |
| Monarch Mountain | 146 km | 37 km | heavy | Power Pass, Snow Pass | compare |
FAQ
- Is Telluride on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants 7 days at Telluride for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Telluride get?
- Telluride has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 522 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Crested Butte (133 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo