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Location:Lake City, FL

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Telluride ski resort: Skiers’ delight: Wed 3/10/2010 1:53AM; Article Source :- wintersports360.net

Telluride ski resort is located in Mountain Village, San Miguel County, southwest Colorado in the san Juan Mountains in the United States, right next to the town of Telluride. The resort was founded by Joseph T Zoline and was later purchased in 1999 by Joe Morita. In 2003, a private investment group purchased the resort. The ski resort had played to 2009 Visa LG Snowboardcross World Cup. Telluride receives an average snowfall of 309 inches every winter. The base elevation of the resort is 2,659 metres while the top elevation is 3,830 metres. The remote location of the ski resort makes it all the more unique.

Skiing at Telski:

Telluride ski resort, spread over an area of over 2,000 acres has a total of 120 runs of which 41 percent is meant for the advanced, 36 percent for the intermediates and 23 percent for the beginners. ‘Galloping Goose’ is the longest run measuring 7.4 km. The mountain lifts at TelSki close down at 4 pm while those on the upper levels close much earlier. TelSki has 18 lift systems including: 2 gondolas, 8 quad express lifts, 2 triple chairs, 2 double chairs and 4 others. In 2008, a fixed grip quad was installed at TelSki to facilitate the skiers. There are also three terrain parks at TelSki. It is also equipped with snowmaking and night-skiing facilities. A free gondola transportation system links Telluride with the modern Mountain Village. The gondola is the only transportation system of its kind in North America. It runs daily from 7 am till midnight.
To get more information about Telluride ski resort: visit :- Telluride ski resort: Skiers’ delight