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Telluride

The most beautiful place you'll ever ski.

A restored mining town at the end of a box canyon, ringed by the San Juans and joined to Mountain Village by a free gondola. Remote, dramatic, and worth every mile — handled end to end.

~8,750 ft
Town elevation
Box canyon
Free gondola to Mountain Village
TEX / MTJ
Nearest air
Fly in
~330 mi from Denver
Telluride, Handled

Telluride is Colorado at its most cinematic — a National Historic Landmark mining town tucked into a box canyon beneath 13,000-foot peaks, linked to Mountain Village by the country's only free public gondola. Its remoteness is the point: fewer crowds, dramatic terrain, and a festival calendar that draws a discerning, low-key crowd.

We solve the logistics that keep Telluride exclusive — the flights, the homes, the festival access — so the distance becomes part of the luxury, not a barrier to it.

What We Arrange

Every detail, before you land.

Stays

Town & Mountain Village Homes

Historic-district homes in the town of Telluride and slopeside residences in Mountain Village, linked by the free gondola and secured early.

Dining

Tables & Private Chefs

The handful of tables worth planning around, plus private chefs for homes where the view is the whole evening.

Experiences

Peaks, Falls & Festivals

Private ski guides, heli and backcountry access, Bridal Veil Falls, and priority around the film and bluegrass festivals.

Transport

Arrival & Ground

Telluride (TEX) and Montrose (MTJ) arrivals, private aviation coordination, and transfers through some of Colorado's most striking country.

Signature Experiences

Telluride, at its best

A few of the moments we plan here — matched to your group, your dates, and the season.

Winter

Steep Lines, Empty Slopes

Some of the most dramatic in-bounds terrain in North America with a private guide — and lift lines that, by Colorado standards, barely exist.

Festivals

The Room Nobody Can Get

Film festival in the fall, bluegrass in the summer — we arrange the home, the access, and the schedule for weekends that sell out a town this size instantly.

Summer

Waterfalls & High Country

Bridal Veil Falls, alpine hikes straight from the gondola, and the San Juans at their green, uncrowded best.

When To Come

Reading the seasons

Winter
Dec–Mar
Dramatic terrain and light crowds — Telluride's calling card. Book homes and flights early; the town is small and fills fast over holidays.
Summer
Jun–Sep
Festivals, waterfalls, and the most spectacular hiking in the state — arguably Telluride's finest season.
Shoulder
Apr–May, Oct–Nov
The town at its quietest and most local — beautiful, restful, and easy on the calendar.
Getting Here

The arrival

Telluride Regional (TEX) is the closest airport for smaller aircraft, weather permitting; Montrose (MTJ), about an hour out, handles larger jets and more reliable commercial service. Telluride is a long six-plus hours from Denver by road, so most guests fly — and we coordinate the aviation and the scenic final transfer.

The Address Book

Where we book in Telluride

A working shortlist from our address book — the tables and properties we place clients in, verified current as of August 2026. One message books any of them.

Dining

Allred's
Contemporary American · Gondola Mid-Station, 10,551 ft · $$$$

Dinner at the top of the gondola, above the box canyon.

221 South Oak
New American · Town Core · $$$$

Chef Eliza Gavin's tasting menus in a historic house off Colorado Avenue.

The National
New American · Colorado Avenue · $$$

Raw bar and wood-fired mains over the main street.

La Marmotte
French · San Juan Avenue · $$$$

Bistro classics in the town's 1800s icehouse, since 1976.

New Sheridan Chop House
Steakhouse · Colorado Avenue · $$$$

Prime steaks inside the 1895 New Sheridan Hotel.

Rustico
Italian · Colorado Avenue · $$$

Handmade pasta and a cellar of more than 1,000 Italian labels.

Wood Ear
Ramen & Whiskey · Colorado Avenue · $$$

The basement noodle bar and whiskey lounge.

Black Iron Kitchen
American · Madeline Hotel, Mountain Village · $$$

All-day dining at the Auberge flagship, with plaza patio.

Timber Room
Small Plates & Cocktails · Madeline Hotel · $$$

Cocktail-forward dinners and live music.

Alpino VinoSki Season
Northern Italian · On-Mountain, 11,966 ft · $$$$

Among the highest fine dining rooms in North America.

Bon VivantSki Season
French · Top of Polar Queen Express · $$$$

Open-air, ski-in French lunch under a heated canopy.

Tomboy Tavern
Tavern · Mountain Village, Lift 4 · $$

The slopeside patio in Heritage Plaza.

Stays

Madeline Hotel, Auberge Resorts
Luxury Resort · Mountain Village

The ski-in/ski-out flagship, with rooftop pool deck and spa.

The Peaks Resort & Spa
Resort & Spa · Mountain Village

One of Colorado's largest spas at about 42,000 square feet.

Lumière by Dunton
Relais & Châteaux · Mountain Village

18 keys steps from the Village Express, now run by the Dunton Hot Springs group.

Element 52, Auberge Residences
Residences · Town Edge

Private funicular to the ski run, spa, and ski valet.

Fairmont Franz Klammer Lodge
Residence Lodge · Mountain Village

Two- and three-bedroom units by the gondola plaza.

New Sheridan Hotel
Historic Boutique · Colorado Avenue

On the main street since 1895, with the Chop House downstairs.

Hotel Columbia
Boutique · Gondola Base

21 rooms directly across from the gondola terminal.

Camel's Garden
Boutique · Gondola Base

Riverside at the base, with an on-site spa.

Inn at Lost Creek
Boutique Ski Lodge · Mountain Village, Lift 4

32 suites with rooftop hot tubs; Siam Talay Grille on site.

Mountain Lodge Telluride
Log Lodge · Mountain Village

On the See Forever trail, with heated outdoor pool.

Hotel reservations arranged through us include preferred-partner benefits where available — upgrades, resort or spa credit, daily breakfast, and early or late checkout — at the same rate as booking direct. Begin planning.
Good Questions

Telluride, answered

Why is Telluride considered so exclusive?

Its remoteness. Tucked at the end of a box canyon far from any major city, Telluride stays uncrowded and unhurried in a way the I-70 resorts can't. That isolation — plus dramatic terrain and a selective festival crowd — is exactly what its guests come for.

What's the easiest way to get to Telluride?

Most guests fly into Montrose Regional (MTJ), about an hour away with reliable service and larger-jet capability, or Telluride Regional (TEX) for smaller aircraft when weather cooperates. We coordinate the aviation and the final transfer; driving from Denver is six-plus hours and rarely worth it.

Can you get access during the film and bluegrass festivals?

Yes — these are the hardest weekends of the year in a very small town. We plan festival stays and access months ahead and hold the relationships that make them possible.

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Telluride starts with one message.

Tell us your dates and your group. We'll follow up with a plan and a clear quote — no obligation.

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