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Telluride Visitor Guide Summer-Fall 2012
A resource for visitors to Telluride and Mountain Village, Colorado.
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS | FARM FRESH | A NEW BAKED | MEETING EXPECTATIONS TELLURIDE THE TOWN & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE VISITOR'S GUIDE SUMMER-FALL 2012 S U M M E R F E S T I VA L LINEUP JULY 3 4 4 8 Red, White & Blues Firemen's Fourth of July Rundola KOTO Presents Featuring Ziggy Marley and Beats Antique MAY 25 - 28 Mountainfilm AUGUST 3 KOTO Duck Race 3 � 5 Telluride Jazz Celebration 9 - 19 Chamber Music Festival 11 - 12 Full Tilt Bike Race 16 - 19 Mushroom Festival 17 - 19 Telluride Festival of the Arts 20 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 1 Finish SEPTEMBER 8 Imogene Pass Run 14 - 16 Blues and Brews Festival 22 Mountains to Desert Ride JUNE 1 - 3 Balloon Festival 4 - 9 Wild West Fest 9 - 10 Heritage Festival 21 - 24 Bluegrass Festival 27 - JULY 1 Wine Festival 27 - JULY 8 Musicfest 29 - JULY 5 Plein Air 9 - 15 Playwrights Festival 12 - 15 Yoga Festival 13 - 15 Hardrock 100 18 � 22 Compassion Festival 19 - 21 Ah Haa Art Auction 20 - 22 Rotary 4x4 20 - 28 San Miguel Basin Fair & Rodeo OCTOBER 6 Fall Tilt Bike Race 12 - 14 Horror Show 27 KOTO Halloween Bash 25 � 26 Rock and Roll Festival 31 - SEPT 3 Film Festival VISITTELLURIDE.COM Greetings AS THE SNOW MELTS, caf� doors open to the breeze, and alpine meadows burst with their annual fireworks of colors, we all warmly welcome summer back to our two beloved mountain towns. Welcome to Telluride and Mountain Village, where the saying goes, "We came for the winter, but stayed for the summer." In our 2012 Summer-Fall issue, you'll find personal profiles of the people who make our towns as colorful as the meticulously tended flower boxes on main street, which is Colorado Avenue if you're new to town. From the new, iconic Baked in Telluride and the glorious farmers' markets, to our eclectic shops, prospective creative district and our new season--the "Gold Season" in honor of fall and the Gondola continuing through November 5. Summer 2012 promises to be special in so many ways. From the inspiration of Mountainfilm to the clamor of Bluegrass, we look forward to a record year for welcoming visitors, including Ken Burns and other gifted filmmakers, John Fogerty, Alison Krauss, k.d. lang, and many, many others. July is anchored by the Firemen's Fourth of July, which truly rivals any small-town celebration anywhere--think Norman Rockwell meets John Wayne and Jerry Garcia, and they get along famously. Follow that up with events like a festival for playwrights, a Ziggy Marley concert, a weekend of yoga, a 100mile trail running race, Ah Haa Art auction and much more. Like the rest of the summer, July will be, as it always is, fun for the whole family. August is shaping up to be a must-visit month, too. The month's festivals include the sophistication of jazz, chamber music and Festival of the Arts and the playfulness of mushroom. We also welcome two more events to our summer festival lineup: the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and Telluride Rock and Roll Festival. The USA Pro Cycling Challenge is one of the largest cycling events in United States history and will feature the best of the best in professional cycling when it pulls into town for the Stage One finish, August 20. Levi Leipheimer will defend his title as reigning champion, while millions more around the world watch the Telluride finish live on television and online through the Tour Tracker. The month closes with the world-renowned Telluride Film Festival, which ushers in September with what has been described as the "Tiffany's" of film festivals around the world. Summer greets fall for the Blues and Brews in September and the Gondola keeps us moving through Gold Season, a special time for visitors and locals alike. You may have noticed, we're dubbing this season the Summer of Love; it's not so much about 1967 as it is those special moments that seem to sneak up and grab you here in Telluride. We would like nothing more than for you to experience the undeniable energy that is intrinsic to our box canyon. Make it your summer to fall in love with Telluride. See you on main, TELLURIDE & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OFFICIAL VISITOR'S GUIDE This guide is produced in partnership with Telluride Publishing. For a digital version go to www.VisitTelluride.com TELLURIDE TOURISM BOARD 700 W. Colorado Boulevard Telluride, Colorado 81435 88-TELLURIDE www.visittelluride.com President & CEO MICHAEL MARTELON Director of Marketing & Public Relations KIERA SKINNER Marketing Manager EMILY COLEMAN Marketing Administrator LISA EIDSMO Director of Leisure Sales & Experiences BILL NOYES Certified Destination Concierge JODY LAMBERT Destination Concierge WESLEY HIGHT Photographer RYAN BONNEAU TELLURIDE TOURISM BOARD GROUP SALES 888.605.2579 Director of Group & Conference Solutions TODD GEHRKE Group Sales Asssociate MACKENZIE HOLLAS ������ TELLURIDE PUBLISHING a division of Big Earth Publishing For correspondence, subscriptions and advertising: 307 Society Drive, Suite D Telluride, CO, 81435 970.728.4245 www.telluridemagazine.com firstname.lastname@example.com Publisher JOHN ARNOLD Editor-in-Chief DEB DION Associate Publisher & Art Director KIM HILLEY ������ Michael Martelon President & CEO, Telluride Tourism Board Telluride & Mountain Village Official Visitor's Guide is published twice per year by: Telluride Publishing, a division of Big Earth Publishing Copyright �2012, All Rights Reserved. Cover and contents must not be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher. 4 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Features 7 9 11 13 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 33 Discovering Telluride CREATIVE ENDEAVORS | FARM FRESH | A NEW BAKED | MEETING EXPECTATIONS An Introduction to the Region TELLURIDE THE TOWN & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE The Best of Both Worlds Telluride & Mountain Village Cycling Tour Brakes in Telluride USA Pro Cycling Challenge VISITOR'S GUIDE SUMMER-FALL 2012 Live From Town Park Festivals & Entertainment The Welcome Visitors sign that appears on the Visitor's Guide cover still hangs on a shack in a back alley in Telluride, a memento of a bygone era and additional inspiration for our Summer of Love 2012. The Superb View From Above Outdoor Activities Finding Your Way Outdoor Activities Contents Calendar of Events .........34-35 Travel Information .............37 Navigating the Towns ..........39 Accommodations ...........40-50 Venues ..............................51 Dining & Spirits .............52-57 Shopping ......................58-63 Outfitters and Guides..........65 Historic Walking Tour ......66-67 Mountain Village Map .........68 Town of Telluride Map.........69 Business Directory .............70 SUMMER�FALL 2012 Telluride's Creative Potential Arts & Entertainment Bakery Rises Again Dining & Nightlife Skincare From the San Juans Health & Wellness Unleashing the Power of Play Family Activities Local Shopping Al Fresco Shopping & Retail Experience Telluride As a Team Groups & Gatherings Telling Your Love Story Weddings From Mining Town to Ski Village The History of Telluride The Gold Season Autumn in Telluride 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 5 " Telluride is the best place to take a vacation. The weather, mountains, cool people in town, the gondola ... everything is amazing in Telluride." -- MOLLY EDWARDS 6 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride's Magic " Telluride has the most amazing scenery, great restaurants and you can walk everywhere you need to go. I love that about this town." -- KELLI WILSON JAMES Discovering WHO WHAT WHY Wes Hight Destination Concierge "I assist my clients as if I am booking a vacation for myself, or my friends and family." IT WAS THE SIREN SONG of mermaids that used to lure ancient mariners, and the melody from the Pied Piper's flute that made the children line up and follow him, but when Wes Hight was drawn to Telluride from North Carolina, it was the music of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival that enticed him to come. He made the long drive with a friend from college, and in order to arrive in time for Yonder Mountain String Band's Saturday afternoon set at the bluegrass festival, they had to make a ten-hour push the day before. They pulled into Mountain Village, where they were staying, and hopped on the gondola to Telluride. It was on this inaugural gondola ride that the magnitude of the move hit Hight. "I was thinking, my God, this place is heaven. Absolutely unreal. I had seen the pictures, but I was taken aback by the 14,000-foot snowcapped mountains in every direction you look. It was the height of summer so I was able to take advantage of the hiking, biking, flyfishing, rock climbing.... I knew I'd made the right decision." Hight hasn't looked back since, and now he's putting his marketing degree to work by showcasing Telluride to other newcomers. Hight is a destination concierge for Telluride Tourism Board, a job he loves. "It's fun being the `expert' here," says Hight. "I like facilitating people having a great time. I assist my clients as if I am booking a vacation for myself, or my friends and family." Hight is surprised at how many people only recognize Telluride as a ski resort. Having moved here in the summer, Hight was immediately introduced to the festivals, outdoor sports and cultural events that mark the season. But there are lots of people who venture into Telluride as they drive through the region, who come to the visitor center and ask Hight what there is to do here in the summer. "Summertime is sometimes overlooked because Telluride is so well known for the ski area. There's just so much to do here besides skiing. There's a festival every weekend, all of the restaurants are top-notch, and there are countless outdoor activities." Hight loves telling people where to dine, what the best hike or bike ride is, or a fun spot to grab a drink. He enjoys talking about the vibrant live music scene and always knows what bands are playing at which venues. He is an avid flyfisherman, so he also knows the local rivers and how to fish them. He is happy to tell people where they can fish, but he smiles when I ask him if he reveals his own fishing holes. "There are some secrets I get to keep. I can tell them which river is fishing well and what type of flies to use, but I am not necessarily going to point out where I catch the biggest trout." 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 7 Both Worlds CALL THE TELLURIDE AND MOUNTAIN VILLAGE NEXUS what you want: uptown and downtown, chic and bohemian, historic and high-end, Old West and New West. No matter how you look at it, it's the best of both worlds. Telluride sits in the southwest corner of Colorado, where geology did some of its best work. Fourteen-thousand-foot peaks melt into redrock mesas surrounded by lush stands of evergreen and aspen. Telluride has a vibrant, historic feel. While it has matured from a booming mine camp to a bustling ski town, the 12-block-by8-block core of Telluride still looks much like it did in the 1880s, with brick hotels and clapboard storefronts. Telluride is designated a National Historic Landmark District, meaning that all construction must adhere to the Victorian town's Wild West image and code. Meanwhile, the steep walls of the glacially carved box canyon keep Telluride intimate and easy to stroll. Connected to Telluride by the free gondola, Mountain Village is surrounded by some of the highest, most magnificent peaks in the San Juan Mountains. Incorporated in 1995, the town's design combines European-alpine architecture with the rustic traditions of the Rockies. Mountain Village offers alpine living in a ski village setting with sophisticated amenities and easy access to outdoor adventure. Perched above the Valley Floor at 9,500 feet, Mountain Village is tantalizingly close to nature, whether it's Telluride Ski Resort or the Uncompahgre National Forest. Park your car at the Gondola Parking Garage during the day and take a quick gondola ride into the pedestrianoriented Mountain Village Center. 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Colorado avenue / telluride, Co 81435 / firstname.lastname@example.com / www.telluride-Colorado.com all information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. USA Pro Cycling Challenge In last year's first USA Pro Cycling Challenge, 135 of the world's most elite cyclists competed on the high-altitude, spectacularly scenic Colorado course. The event was an immediate hit with riders and with spectators, and this year's race promises to be another incredible competition. In 2012, Telluride hosts the finish line for the first stage. The race stages include: � � Monday, Aug. 20 Stage 1 Durango to Telluride Tuesday, Aug. 21 Stage 2 Montrose to Crested Butte Wednesday, Aug. 22 Stage 3 Gunnison to Aspen Thursday, Aug. 23 Stage 4 Aspen to Beaver Creek/Vail Valley Friday, Aug. 24 Stage 5 Breckenridge to Colorado Springs Saturday, Aug. 25 Stage 6 Golden to Boulder Sunday, Aug. 26 Stage 7 Individual Time Trial in Denver In Telluride � � � � � Cycling Tour Brakes but never before in his career has he witnessed such a successful play as last summer's inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge. "I think I'd sum it up by saying that it was a great moment of truth for Colorado. It had an $84 million impact on the state, and the intense national and international media coverage served as a postcard for the state to the entire world." And the world took notice, as Olympians, Tour de France podium winners and international champions pedaled the incredibly challenging and breathtakingly beautiful Rocky Mountain course. The highest place that cyclists travel on the Tour de France, says Hunter, is the elevation at which Colorado's USA Pro Cycling Challenge started last year--a little more than 6,000 feet. "The riders will go through more challenging elevations than anywhere else in the world," says Hunter. "As one of last year's riders said, `we start high, we go higher and we finish high.' It's very demanding terrain." Hunter is the co-chairman and CEO of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. His career in the sports industry encompassed launching the Tour of California, which was at the time the largest cycling event in the US, and the presidency of AEG Sports, which owned more than a dozen sports teams around the world, including the Lakers. But the cycling tour in Colorado was a true slam dunk; here, where stage racing was born, and where the scenic beauty and terrific terrain make for a picture-perfect setting, the sport of cycling once again gained some traction. "I've heard it said a lot lately that cycling is the new golf," laughs Hunter. "Last year there were more American teams in the Tour de France than from any other country. That's a powerful statement for where the sport is in our country. We feel the momentum." So does the media, apparently--NBC is going to carry the race, broadcasting 29 hours of coverage, says Hunter. Last year, one million spectators gathered along the roadsides to watch the race, which was broadcast in 161 countries. This year Telluride is proud to be one of the places where ecstatic fans, waving wildly and wearing crazy costumes, will gather to cheer the riders as they finish the first leg of the race on August 20. Telluride is the site of the first stage finish, its dramatic scenery the setting of the first showdown between cycling's most elite racers. "Why Telluride? It was a tough choice," answers Hunter. "Twenty-three cities bid to host a stage. But Telluride has a world-class reputation and we thought it would be an important part of the puzzle. And it has a beautiful backdrop in that box canyon for television." SHAWN HUNTER has been in the sports business for the last 20 years, Park It and Stay the Week While you're in town for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge first stage, don't miss the exciting events before and after the riders finish. The weekend before is Telluride Mushroom Festival and Telluride Festival of the Arts, and the following weekend is Telluride Rock and Roll Festival--so park your car, stay the week and enjoy the fine food, beautiful art and great music. During the stage finish, parking will be provided along the Spur, which is the four-mile highway that accesses Telluride from its intersection with Colorado Highway 145 at Society Turn. Free shuttle service is available from the Spur and within town, and a paved recreation path runs along the Spur for walking or biking. Parking in Mountain Village is encouraged--Mountain Village is accessible from Highway 145 and connected to Telluride by a free gondola. Overflow parking will also be available in Lawson Hill and a shuttle service will be provided. Throughout the event, Telluride will be best navigated by foot, bike or shuttle, as parking will be scarce and many of the roads will be closed to traffic to accommodate the race. Please plan accordingly and allow sufficient time for parking and access. For more information: TellurideProCyclingChallenge.com 11 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com Live from Town Park Coming to You JENNIFER KOSKINEN Festival Fever Telluride was first called the "Festival Capital of the Rockies" in the 70s, but in 2012, we fit that bill better than ever before. Every weekend is devoted to some type of celebration. Music festivals include Telluride Bluegrass Festival in late June, Telluride Jazz Celebration in early August, Telluride Rock and Roll Festival and Chamber Music Festival in late August and Telluride Blues and Brews Festival in September. Two film festivals bookend the summer season; on Memorial Day weekend cinephiles celebrate films and mountain culture with Mountainfilm in Telluride, and the internationally acclaimed Telluride Film Festival hits the big screens each Labor Day. The colorful Telluride Balloon Rally lifts off in spring, after which the Sheridan Opera House trots out the annual celebration of the spirit of the West, the Wild West Fest. Each June, yogis and yoginis hit the mat for the Telluride Yoga Festival, and visitors can take a step back in time at Heritage Fest. In July, Telluride Compassion Festival celebrates spiritual and emotional evolution, and for some regional flavor, check out the Telluride Mushroom Festival, which sprouts up each August. Visual artists congregate for Telluride Plein-Air in mid-summer and in late August for the Telluride Festival of the Arts. In October Telluride Horror Show is a festival dedicated to horror movies. WHO WHAT WHY Suzanne Cheavens aka The Electric Angel Live Festival Broadcaster for KOTO "It's just a big carnival." SUZANNE CHEAVENS IS BLESSED. Cheavens, aka "Electric Angel" on the local KOTO airwaves, gets to broadcast the summer music festivals and live interviews with the artists that come to town. For some people, attending an outdoor music festival in Telluride, encircled by a natural mountain amphitheatre, is an experience of a lifetime. But Angel gets to do it several times each summer. Effervescent, with glimmering eyes and a permanent smile, Cheavens admits how much she loves broadcasting the festivals. "I live for it." The festival scene in Telluride is vibrant and colorful. Tarps are spread out on the grass in the town park and some have elaborate set-ups: lawn chairs, wind screens, sunscreens, backpacks and big flags or wind socks in bright hues to help friends locate your spot. The whole park is thrumming with activity: barefoot dancing, hula hooping, Frisbee, hackysack. Families abound and kids tackle the climbing walls and bungee trampolines, wear fairy wings and wield squirt guns. Anything goes when it comes to festival fashion, from summer frocks to wild costumes, attention-grabbing hats, body paint and glitter. You'll see cowboy boots and flip-flops, down jackets and bikini tops, often on the same day. Cheavens, who also works year-round as KOTO's music director, relishes the season. "It's just a big carnival. Festivals are like an explosion of thousands of new people. There is music pouring out of every door and on every corner. It's a music lover's paradise." It's fun for the performers, too, says Cheavens. Often the artists will have just finished a set on stage when they go to the media tent to be interviewed, and they are still buzzing with energy. "The artists are always really happy to be here. Look at the view! The natural beauty of this place elicits some very inspired performances." Festivals are very visual events, but Cheavens and her team work hard at making sure the whole picture--not just the live music--translates over the radio. The broadcasts offer an intimate backstage perspective of the festival, and because they are streamed live over the web, they cast a wide net around music aficionados, Facebook friends and Telluride's extended family of people who have lived here or visited here and fallen in love with the town. Keeping people connected is the business of KOTO, and that collective energy is what makes the festivals such a powerful experience. "The festival community is very large and engaged. It feels like we're reaching out to an awful lot of people." 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 13 View From Above Outdoor Activities Telluride is synonymous with adventure. Take your pick from the long list of fun, outdoor activities this summer. You can experience Telluride by air, with a glider ride, a tandem paragliding flight or a hot air balloon excursion. By land, there is unbeatable hiking, mountain biking and road cycling. The mountaineering here also is exceptional, and there are a host of local guides and outfitters who can show you the ropes. There is great bouldering and climbing all around, including the manmade bouldering site (Mountain Village's Adventure Rock) and two indoor climbing walls, at the high school and at Telluride Gravity Works. The Telluride Golf Course is world-class, with breathtaking views and elevation; at 9,500 feet the thin air is an advantage when driving the ball. Telluride Town Park has sand volleyball, basketball and tennis courts; Mountain Village has tennis and paddle tennis. Disc Golf is free, with courses in Telluride and Mountain Village, and skateboarders can hit the skate parks in Town Park and at the Youthlink Center. The mountain passes, trails and rugged dirt roads make great terrain for dirtbikes, ATVs and 4X4 vehicles. You can also take in Telluride by water. Flyfishing on the local rivers is world-renowned, on the Gold Medal Waters of the San Miguel, Dolores and Gunnison Rivers, and there are fishing holes all around, at the Kids Pond in Telluride Town Park and Elk Pond in Mountain Village, or the stocked waters of Alta Lakes, Trout Lake, Woods Lake and Miramonte and Ridgway Reservoirs. Rafting, kayaking and Stand Up Paddling (SUP) is phenomenal in the area and there are guides and rentals to help you get afloat. The Superb WHO WHAT WHY `Glider Bob' Saunders Owner/Pilot of Soaring Telluride "As far as the sheer beauty, there's no place better than Telluride." "GLIDER BOB" SAUNDERS HAS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE on Telluride. That's because he is usually looking at it from thousands of feet above, through the pane of his cockpit, as his glider plane soars across the sky. "I've flown all over the country, but there's no place like this. There are hundreds of miles of mountains; it's mesmerizing. As far as the sheer beauty, there's no place better than Telluride." Glider Bob's plane has a motor, so he climbs into the sky above the Telluride valley before he shuts off the engine and it vanishes, folding up in the nose. Then his piloting skills shine, as he finds the invisible columns of rising air called thermals, gently dips one wing and corkscrews upward to an altitude of 18,000 feet or more. His cruising speed is 80 to100 mph as he buzzes over the hikers on the summits of Ballard or Ajax Peaks, waving a greeting. From his perch, the town is a tiny square of civilization amid a vast expanse of wilderness, waterfalls, canyons and lakes that range from the deep indigo of Hope Lake, to the brilliant blue of Columbine Lake or the surreal clarity of Mud Lake, where you can see straight to the bottom. Because he does this every day, Glider Bob is as comfortable in the air as most people are on the ground. But for the first-timer sitting next to him in the cockpit, with the plane's second set of controls moving in his hands and beneath his feet and a panorama of pristine mountain ridgelines and crystal-blue atmosphere above, this is the thrill of a lifetime. "I've never had a dissatisfied customer," he laughs. "A lot of people say it is the best thing they've ever done, or that it feels just like their dreams about flying. Even pilots and people who fly a lot are just blown away by how cool it is, how peaceful, to fly without a motor." Glider Bob moved his sailplane operation from Durango to Telluride in 1990. He says he likes the compactness of the town, the tight-knit community, the way he can walk everywhere he needs to go. The flying conditions that exist here are unsurpassed: thermals build even during the winter months, and it can be great soaring anytime, early in the day, in the middle of the day, or late in the day. But it's not just the flying that makes this place special, says Bob. The immense, pristine wilderness that surrounds Telluride and the town's distinctive historic charm and character make this an extraordinary place to live. He wants to make sure it stays that way, and he is in his sixth year on Telluride Town Council, serving his community and protecting the integrity of his home. "It's a unique area we have here, in so many ways. The way we keep Telluride looking like Telluride is what sets us apart." www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 14 Finding Your Way back in the 70s, her idea of being outside was sitting on the grass at UCLA and reading poetry. Now, forty years and three editions of her Telluride Hiking Guide later, she is the local expert on the network of trails in the region. She is 71 years old and extremely fit, and still hikes in the high country surrounding her Telluride home. "I love the smell of the trees, the fresh air, the feel of the wind...to me, it's uplifting to be out in it." She came up with the idea for a guidebook while she was writing biographies of the local miners for the Telluride Times-Journal. She interviewed the miners and their families and decided to find the old mines and encampments in the mountains above town that they talked about, taking notes as she went. One of the first places she explored was the Sheridan Crosscut Mine, after talking to her neighbor Mrs. Clemente, a miner's wife who used WHO Susan Kees to be a cook at the Sheridan. As Kees made the long uphill trek, WHAT Author of Telluride Hiking Guide she marveled at the thought of Mrs. Clemente and other women WHY "I love the smell of the trees, the fresh air, the feel of the wind...to me, it's uplifting." from that era teetering around on the trails and over the rugged mine debris in high heels. For almost two decades, she researched the people and the trails and realized in 1988 that she had collected enough information for a book. "Two things inspired me to write the Telluride Hiking Guide: the miners I'd met who shared their stories with me, and the fact that I got lost everywhere." Kees enjoys helping people find their way--and her advice has not been limited to just the trails. In addition to writing the guidebook, she was a high school teacher and counselor, and a therapist who practiced for more than 15 years in Telluride. She inspired her students by bringing them up to the top of Coonskin Ridge, and has done some of her best informal counseling on the trails. "Getting exercise, being outside, hiking--it's my antidepressant." The third edition of her Telluride Hiking Guide, a must-read for visitors, is due out this summer. It is more than just a guidebook for finding the best trail for your hike, bike ride or trail run--it is also full of captivating history and engaging stories that will make you feel acquainted with the town and the network of trails that surround it. Kees is proud to have hiked every step of every trail in the guide, and with this latest edition she has also had to take a step into the digital age, including GPS points, maps, and a website, www.telluridehikingguide.com. Kees said she was surprised by the popularity of her book, but she chalks it up to the "spiritual, magical" quality of this place and the high country that surrounds it. And even though she has fond memories of all the trails she has hiked here, she refuses to play favorites. "Which hike do I like best?" she smiles. "The one I'm on." WHEN SUSAN KEES FIRST MOVED TO TELLURIDE 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 15 nurture your inner artist weekly drop in classes june through august all levels open clay studio tuesdays 4:30 - 7pm Telluride's premiere art school offering 1-5 day creative intensives with nationally recognized artists a sampling of our summer 2012 lineup Susan X. 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There are numerous galleries, studios and workspaces throughout town, and despite the compactness of the district, just eight blocks by 12 blocks, we have three incredible and unique performance venues: the historic Sheridan Opera House, the gorgeous, state-of-the-art Palm Theatre and the vibrant Telluride Town Park outdoor stage. For special arts events, the town will even shut down traffic on the main street in front of the courthouse for a block party setting. Telluride is rife with creative institutions, for young and old, residents and visitors, accomplished artists and novitiates--we have the Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride Dance Academy, Rock and Roll Academy, Telluride Theatre, Stronghouse Studios, Nugget Theatre, American Academy of Bookbinding and a vital arts scene that is shepherded by the organization that oversees the arts in this community, Telluride Arts. "What is unique in such a small community is the way we inspire, incubate and export the arts," says Kate Jones, executive director of Telluride Arts. "People come here to create and there are so many activities and opportunities to engage in." Telluride Arts helped many of the local institutions take shape, and it also supplies individual artists with grant funding. Now Telluride Arts will take the lead in the formulation of this Creative District, updating the town's cultural master plan, mapping the assets in the region and creating an interactive community calendar to act as a hub for arts and special events. "What struck me when I first came to Telluride was the quality and the authenticity of the arts here," says Jones, who moved from Washington to take the helm of Telluride Arts. "The opportunity for all of these nonprofits and organizations to collaborate and be more cohesive was a desire expressed by virtually everyone I met. This Creative District recognition will help--it has had a galvanizing effect on the arts scene here." www.VisitTelluride.com Recognizing Telluride's If you want to delve into the arts scene in Telluride, start with the Artwalk, a gallery and studio tour held the first Thursday evening of each month. In addition to the visual arts, Telluride Theatre is a local professional troupe and community theatre group that puts on original plays, classic works of theatre and musicals; Telluride Rock and Roll Academy coaches budding musicians and holds seasonal shows; and Palm Arts teaches performing and media arts and houses a dance academy. Telluride has unique venues: large audiences and multimedia presentations are held at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village; the Palm Theatre is an incredible, state-of-the art stage; and the historic Sheridan Opera House is a beautifully renovated, acoustically magical place. 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Dining & Nightlife There are dozens of places to dine out or go for a drink in the area, from simple to stupendous. Local restaurateurs are increasingly trying to find local, organic and sustainable food sources. Some of the beef, lamb, poultry, fish and game you order from the menus comes from nearby ranches in the foothills of the San Juans. Much of the fresh produce is grown locally and organically. The mushrooms from a dish might even be handpicked by your chef on a foray into the mountains. For a complete listing of all the local establishments and what type of fare is offered, see pages 52-53 or VisitTelluride.com. NO ONE WAS HARMED in the fire that razed Baked In Telluride in February of 2010, but people still lamented the loss of their "loved ones." The bagels, the pizza, the M&M cookies, the macaroons, the tacos, the donuts with sprinkles and other favorites were among the casualties, and a collective cry went up from fans of the bakery asking owner Jerry Greene to rebuild. In its absence, the bakery's loyal customers realized how important the iconic, decades-old business had become. "It was like attending my own funeral," says Greene, shaking his head. "I got condolences--and suggestions--all day long." A neighborhood bakery such as B.I.T. is a community institution, explains Greene, and no one was about to let this one go up in smoke. At the insistence of his clientele, the building rose again, a phoenix from the ashes, in just 15 months. "Take the insurance money and run? I didn't see that as an option. I had an obligation to my employees and my customers. The people who were most affected were the kids--there was something both heartbreaking and heartwarming in how much it affected the kids." The rebuilt bakery has a familiar fa�ade, but the interior is more airy and modern, with high ceilings, an open kitchen and a tall, glass pastry case acting as the centerpiece of the dining area. Patrons walk slowly around the case, eyes wide with anticipation. "Mom!" cries one happy child, pointing to the coconut glazed donut in the bottom corner. "Please?" It is the after-school rush, and the bakery is flooded with parents and kids. Even the artwork on the walls includes broad, colorful paintings by the children in Telluride who have toured the bakery with their classes or who frequent the two-for-one donut special after 2 p.m. There is a warm, content feeling that permeates the building that is not just created by the giant, steel ovens. When Greene first came to Telluride in 1975 it was to build another community institution, the local radio station KOTO. Greene was an engineering/psychology graduate from Cornell University who spent much of his college career in the student radio station, but when he came to Telluride, he realized he would not be able to support himself solely by working in community radio. He decided what the town needed was a good bakery. He was not a chef, but something about the formulaic nature of baking appealed to his scientific mind. The idea of a neighborhood bakery appealed to Greene's civic nature; he is active in town government, and served on council and on various committees and boards. He is still Telluride's elected Town Meeting Moderator. Greene lectures at the school, donates baked goods and food to various nonprofit events and sponsors an annual footrace, the 13-mile, high-elevation Sneffels Highline Run. (Greene is a distance runner himself, and has completed the Imogene Pass Race a notable 27 times.) He is a beloved local employer who has sponsored his employees in their athletic endeavors and helped integrate the local Latino community. His social outreach is just one ingredient in his recipe for a successful business. "We're proud of what we're doing and we put our heart in it. My business model is that I want to see my customers every day. The bakery is a part of people's life." 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com BRETT SCHRECKENGOST 19 L A B o R AT E d u R E ... L u d I T E d u R E W o R K h A R d ... P L Ay h A R d In the luxurious Hotel Madeline Telluride. A virtual treasure chest full of rejuvenating, nature inspired transformational therapies. Place it high � very high - on your list of "must do's" in Telluride. Telluride Mountain School TELLuRIdE'S INdEPENdENT SChooL Reach Your Peak at Low Student-Teacher Ratios Challenging Academics Nurturing School Culture Comprehensive Arts and Language Programs Innovative Music Program Experiential and Service Learning 568 Mountain Village Blvd. (970) 369-8961 Visitors Warmly Welcomed Call Karen Walker at 970.728.1969 to schedule a visit www.telluridemtnschool.org Financial Aid Available SO YOU THINK the fountain of youth is just a myth? Think again. A natural spring at 9,600 feet in the foothills of the San Juans is the precious water source for some amazing, anti-aging skincare products made locally. The cold, sweet water shimmers gold and blue, says Bunnie Gulick, the creator of ISUN and OM PUR products, because it has a high concentration of Ormus energy. Ormus elements are a special class of mineral metals; their superconductivity increases cellular metabolism, accelerating the skin's regeneration and repair. The water used in the processing of the skincare lines is not the only local ingredient; Gulick also wild-crafts horsetail herb, nettle, plantain, arnica, geranium, yarrow and other plants from the surrounding mountains to use in her products. "Wild-crafted ingredients sustainably harvested in natural, pristine environments possess the richest nutrient values and the greatest energetic properties," says Gulick. It is not just the purity of the ingredients, but the way that she uses them, that make ISUN and OM PUR special. Gulick started out as a nutritionist in the 80s before she became a sought-after designer of skincare products. When cosmetic chemists tried to convince her to add her cutting-edge herbal formulas (she was one of the first people to use antioxidants for skincare) in a generic, chemical base, she refused. Instead, she studied the laboratory sciences and became her WHO Bunnie Gulick own chemist, so she wouldn't have to compromise the qualWHAT Creator of ISUN and OM PUR skincare products ity of her products. Gulick learned unique processes such WHY "Giving back ... is our true path, the essence as how to keep herbs "alive," with their active components of our integrity and the pure intention that is deeply embedded in every product we create." slowly diffusing into the oil at low temperatures and in ultrarich concentrations. Gulick is 63 but looks as young and luminous as someone half her age. Her skincare lines have a devoted following, from high-end spas and beauty shelves in Telluride to salons, estheticians and pharmacies as far away as Norway and Japan. ISUN is the top line used by the Peaks Spa to treat their clients. "I had never received compliments about my skin until I started using ISUN. Now I hear words like `glowing,' `fresh,' and `healthy,'" says Tricia Avery, the Peaks Spa's lead esthetician. "But beyond the noticeable differences on the outside, ISUN is a product I can believe in. The philosophy and integrity behind every wild-crafted ingredient has changed my entire perspective on skincare." Gulick designed skincare lines for companies all over the world, including an Ayurvedic line to support humanitarian projects started by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, before she struck out on her own with ISUN. Today, her company gives loyally to global charities such as Feed The Children and The International Association for Human Values. Altruism is just another part of Gulick's formula. She operates a highly principled operation, from the way she harvests her ingredients, to the manner in which she captures their essence to help give people the radiant glow for which her products are named. The whole process is a sacred one for Gulick and her staff, and she says it's important to reciprocate for the gifts we get from nature. "Giving back in all our relationships is our true path, the essence of our integrity, and the pure intention that is deeply embedded in every product we create." the San Juan Mountains Skincare from Health & Wellness Want to stay in shape? You can exercise your options at Telluride and Mountain Village's two yoga studios, Pilates spaces and a plethora of fitness centers. And a visit here is not complete unless you experience one of our world-class spas. Pamper yourself with a treatment: wraps, scrubs, deep tissue massages, reflexology, acupressure, aromatherapy, manicures, pedicures, facials, oxygen and laser therapy are just some of the things you will find on local spa menus. Order something special--you're worth it. For a complete list of spas check out VisitTelluride.com/health-wellness. 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Telluride Town Park has a skateboard park, basketball court, the Imagination Station playground, a kids' fishing pond, tennis courts, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits and a small outdoor pool. Kids can experience the arts scene by learning how to play music at The Rock and Roll Academy, how to dance at the Palm or how to paint, draw or sculpt at the Ah Haa School for the Arts. They can work out at the climbing gym at Telluride High School or Gravity Works. The Wilkinson Public Library Youth Services Desk is the ultimate play station for families, with books, movies and games for kids of all ages. And when it's time to call in the hired guns, let the pros take care of the kids while the parents play. Daycare and babysitting services include Annie's Nannies, Telluride Sitters and Mountain Village Nursery. WHO WHAT WHY Luke Brown Program Director at Telluride Academy "Working with kids is an amazing opportunity." THE ONLY THING THAT DISTINGUISHES LUKE BROWN from the group of kids surrounding him is that he's at least a foot taller than they are. Despite being in charge, Brown still shares the same unbuttoned enthusiasm and volcanic energy as the students he leads, and it shows in his wide, boyish grin. "My childhood was spent traveling and adventuring around the backyard, playing hard outdoors. It wasn't until I started working at Telluride Academy that I realized how blessed I was. I get to share my childhood with 800 kids a year." Telluride Academy is also blessed to have Luke Brown. Brown grew up in southwest Colorado, in nearby Dolores, and his love of the outdoors was more than just part of a happy childhood--it became a profession. Brown, whose parents were outdoor educators, went on to earn a degree from Colorado State University in natural resources and recreation with a focus on environmental education. He started with the academy as a field instructor, leading programs as diverse as theater performance and trekking the Grand Canyon, but after just three seasons he was hired on year-round as the program director in 2007. "It's a really good fit, and the Academy is good about letting me work with the groups. It's the part of the job that I enjoy the most." Telluride Academy programs, like the kids who participate in them, have a hard time standing still. The instructors all have 15-passenger vans and are completely mobile, says Brown, so they can spend their time exploring the region's outdoor activities. Discovering new experiences is what the Academy does--whether it's closer to home, in the mountains and canyon lands of the Southwest, or farther afield. Brown has taken teenagers on the spring international trips to Nicaragua, Northern India, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Chile and Turkey. He says the experience has a profound effect on the young sojourners. "It's transformative, and you get to see that growth and progression in the way they perceive the world. It's life-changing." Brown says he loves seeing the power of play at work. On the first day of an introductory boating week, one of his young charges was terrified of the swim test; by the end of the session he became the most skilled paddler of the whole group. Telluride Academy is about getting kids out there, away from the computer, TV and game screens they are constantly watching and into the real world. The best thing about kids, says Brown, is how they embrace the opportunity to try new things; they are open and enthusiastic about the unknown. "As an adult, being in that environment, you can't help but feed off that energy. 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All of the vendors are local and regional, so you can feel good about the produce and meat you buy from places like Indian Ridge in Norwood, the handcrafted wood furniture by local artisan Matt Downer, yarn and wool products spooled from San Juan Alpacas or the bottle of wine you select from Mason La Belle View Winery out of Palisade. "The market provides an avenue to support regional and local businesses that offer homegrown and homemade products," says Nichole Zangara Riley, the community relations manager for Mountain Village. The markets are a great way to enhance the sense of community and to support regional growers, ranchers, chefs and artisans. It is that community connection between producer and buyer, seller and shopper, which the markets seek to foster. Kris Holstrom is one of the organizers of the market, and she has spent time on both sides of the table. She is the owner of Tomten Farms, and has been a vendor and a shopper. "If you're in a hurry to shop, it's going to be tough, because the market is really such a great gathering place. It is a unique and delightful way to interact with your community." Local Shopping 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com Shopping If you're looking for that special something, start your treasure hunt in Telluride and Mountain Village. Retailers carry unique and unusual merchandise that you can't find in big box stores or shopping malls; local artisans and craftsmen make shopping in Telluride an exclusive experience. Just the short list of signature pieces includes freshly made chocolate truffles, vintage Telluride apparel with the retro resort logo, clothing by local designers such as July Five, handmade jewelry by local artists, hand-dyed silk scarves and mosaic-ceramic furniture. 25 Every made-in-Telluride moment begins with VisitTelluride.com. It's the virtual equivalent of your own, personal Telluride vacation planner. 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No matter what kind of group it is--a conference, wedding, reception, reunion, retreat, seminar, meeting, family get-together, team building or incentive trip--we have the perfect location for you. From the spacious, state-of-the-art Telluride Conference Center to the intimate charm of an old Victorian parlor, the historic opera house or a mountain lodge, Telluride has something to suit every type of gathering. YOU CAN REALLY GET TO KNOW your friends and your colleagues when you are encouraged to let your guard down, says Todd Gehrke, Telluride Tourism Board's director of group and conference solutions. The things that you learn about yourself when you participate in a group activity or a team-building workshop might surprise you. "I didn't realize that I looked that good in drag," laughs Gehrke, "until I stood on the stage of the Sheridan Opera House reenacting a Western brothel theatre scene in turn-of-thecentury costume." The historic reenactment is just one of the myriad activities that Gehrke has tailored for visiting groups. He partners with professional facilitators who use local service providers to create customized activities. The programs focus on different objectives, from leadership development to motivating rewards, but there is one component that is common to all of them: fun. Imagine all of the workers from your office, broken into teams, competing in the Box Canyon Amazing Race, Telluride's take on the popular reality show. Adventurers visit local landmarks and use their intuition, physical and mental strengths and emotional stamina to complete special tasks and cross the finish line first. Or, visualize your extended relatives getting acquainted at the San Juan Off-Road Rally. This isn't your typical family reunion; these 4X4 scavenger hunts travel over jeep roads and mountain passes, showcasing the area's stunning terrain and mining history. Participants use navigational devices and strategy as they race to the various high-elevation spots in this unique challenge. There are other types of experiences: orienteering quests, workshops that teach rock climbing, advanced navigation and survival skills, social responsibility programs where participants rebuild trails, replant trees or perform community service, tandem paragliding or balloon flights to motivate workplace performance, even flyfishing courses that integrate angling skills and professional leadership abilities. "Our goal is to offer potential group partners something different. A spectacular destination experience, integrated with truly effective experiential programs," says Gehrke. Telluride does more than just offer groups something different--Telluride has things to see and do that are truly one-of-a-kind experiences. It's not just about hosting group activities in a spectacular setting; it is about engaging our visitors. "The Telluride Group and Conference experience is all about unique venues and community interaction. Today's group participants are yearning for that sense of true, mountain-town culture." 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 27 Whether you are planning an intimate gathering or grand affair, we have majestic mountain locations and extraordinary service to exceed your expectations. The Telluride Ski & Golf Resort boasts spectacular venues, including Gorrono Ranch and Allred's, that offer elegance for any occasion. 28 Please contact us for information at 970.728.7446 or TellurideSkiResort.com/weddings www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Love Story Telling Your BEN ENG PHOTOGRAPHY Weddings Telluride is the ultimate place to gather guests, whether your wedding is outside in a cathedral of towering peaks, in an alpine meadow filled with wildflowers or inside an elegant ballroom, historic opera house or mountaintop lodge. It's easy to round up the necessities for a romantic celebration here--Telluride and Mountain Village are filled with hotel rooms, restaurants, caterers, photographers, florists, bands, DJs, hairdressers, estheticians and wedding planners. Telluride Tourism Board (800.525.3455) is your one-stop resource for group services information. Check out VisitTelluride.com to find the best of everything for your dream wedding. INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY WHO WHAT WHY Martinique Davis Prohaska Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant "The stories are what I love the most, the little things that make them who they are and what makes them click." BEHIND EVERY WEDDING is a great love story, and the secret to a beautiful ceremony is telling that story. Martinique Davis Prohaska is a "celebrant," someone who officiates weddings and other rites of passage, and it is her job to help brides and grooms create the perfect ceremony. "You put so much effort into all the other elements of a wedding, when really it should be about you and what makes your partnership sacred," says Prohaska. "How do you acknowledge that? It should be your words, your ceremony." Prohaska studied for seven months to become a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant at Wellspring Ceremonies. She became interested in becoming an officiant after she and her husband were married by one, she says. They sat down with their celebrant for an interview, they filled out questionnaires, and the questions got them thinking deeply about their relationship. It was sort of like a secular version of sitting down with a priest or a rabbi for pre-marriage counseling, and it resulted in a very personal, spiritual and memorable ceremony. A celebrant can help incorporate different religious or spiritual elements, especially when the bride and groom are from different faiths or ethnic backgrounds. Celebrants are able to help a couple pick and choose the customs and practices that are meaningful and integrate them. Prohaska was intrigued to learn about so many different and beautiful rites and traditions in her celebrant studies: the Greek circling ceremony, where the priest leads the couple around the altar three times, symbolizing the first steps together on their eternal journey; the Native American blanket ceremony where a blanket is draped over the couple, representing the shelter they will be to one another; the Celtic hand-fasting where the pair's hands are lashed together in a visual example of their commitment; or the Spanish arras, where coins are poured back and forth between the bride and groom, signifying that all that is his will be hers and all that is hers will be his. "Celebrants study the history and tradition of ritual across all faiths, and the universal symbolism of those traditions," says Prohaska. "Celebrations are important. All cultures mark certain occasions because they are a part of our evolution as humans; they are life transitions." While penning vows or planning a ceremony might seem like hard work to a bride and groom about to be married, for Prohaska, it's a labor of love. She is a writer, so interviewing people and telling their story is her specialty. The foundation of the ceremony is that personal story, the tale of how they came together and why they're getting married. "That's why I was drawn to this. The stories are what I love the most, the little things that make them who they are and what makes them click. Being able to write a couple's love story is amazing." 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com BEN ENG PHOTOGRAPHY ALPINE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 29 Birth of a Mining Town THIS SAN JUAN MINING TOWN was first called "Columbia," but after less than ten years, an order from the United States Postal Service changed all that. With handwriting the way it was, the hassle of deciphering between Columbia, California and Columbia, Colorado was too much. And so it was, that by 1887, letters sent out of this box canyon were labeled: From Telluride. Word traveled fast. These mountains were laden with riches including gold, silver, zinc, lead and copper. With the arrival of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad in 1891, the region flourished with a population swelling to nearly 5,000 residents. Telluride became a melting pot of Finns, Swedes, Irish, Italians, Germans, and many other people from various nations. By 1893 there were even multiple Chinese laundries, a Chinese restaurant and a Chinese bakery, all in business in Telluride. Despite its remoteness, Telluride boasted all the amenities of a thriving community including saloons, gambling, stores, and even a redlight district. The nightlife rivaled that of today: At the turn of the last century there were at least thirty-seven watering holes. Money and opportunity hung like a carrot on a stick, just out of reach for most. Greed was rampant. A muleskinner named Robert LeRoy Parker was overtaken with the desire to get rich quick. He robbed his first bank here in 1889 and got away with $24,000. People later came to know him as Butch Cassidy. In 1909, after the Trout Lake Dam broke, both roads and rail tracks were washed away. The town was cut off from supplies and the world. When a relief train finally arrived, some were dismayed while others thrilled to welcome the pack of mules that carried nothing but cases of beer. Parson Hogue traveled from Silverton each week to Jimmy Hurley's saloon on Sundays just to save the poor souls of Telluride. Hurley would cover the gambling tables with sheets, out of respect. After the sermon, however, Parson Hogue would take the collection money and try his hand at doubling the donations at the poker table. Bulkeley Wells, a mine manager, built a house with a hydroelectric power station in its belly, atop Bridal Veil Falls, all to keep pace with the wealthiest family in Ouray. His extravagance was notorious and the beautiful residence, which has since been restored (along with the hydropower plant) by Eric Jacobson, still sits high above the valley today. All this prosperity in Telluride prompted the local booster club to coin the slogan, "Telluride, the town without a bellyache," boasting to the world that one could not want for anything in this prosperous mining town. There was even a hospital, at the top of Fir Street and the base of Imogene Pass--a prime location for receiving the sick and injured miners, most of whom worked near Tomboy, the mining camp three miles above town. Life was hard for the miners, and many were fatally wounded in industry accidents or in avalanches. Many others died from alcohol-related deaths. The town may not have had a bellyache, but it probably had a throbbing head. Throughout the Prohibition era, isolation served Telluride well; you could get a drink just about anywhere, including the Courthouse. Still, the pace of the town had already begun to slow. Mining wasn't what it used to be. There were fewer men and more machines doing the work. Both WWI and WWII took their toll on the population and many young people left Telluride for the promise of work and wealth elsewhere. By the 1960s, the community was as tight as ever and the Independence Day celebrations were renowned. But the hospital and even the banks closed, and only 400 locals remained. The saloons, though, carried on. A decade later, when the ski bums and hippies bellied up, they ushered in a new era of history, change and population growth. The year 1972 marked the beginning of the next chapter for Telluride--its growth into a tourist destination. --Beth Roberts, Telluride Historical Museum www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 PHOTOS COURTESY OF TELLURIDE HISTORICAL MUSEUM 30 Telluride Telluride in the 70s: A Time of Transition HARD TO IMAGINE what would have happened if Joe Zoline, a corporate lawyer from Chicago, hadn't struck up a conversation with the stranger seated next to him on one fated flight in the late 1960s. Or if that stranger hadn't been Joern Gerdts, a photographer from Aspen. Or had Gerdts not told Zoline, upon learning of his hopes to open a ski resort, to check out Telluride. It's easier to imagine Zoline's likely reply: "Telluride? Where's that?" For decades, Telluride's economy was tied to a waning mining industry. By the time Zoline caught wind of things, there was but one mine operating and a population that had atrophied to 400. When he first heard the word Telluride, an entire city block could have been acquired for $500. When stars align like this, maybe, somewhere, there is a corresponding click, not unlike the sound of a ski boot communing with a binding. Zoline pursued the tip and ventured to what was fast becoming a mining ghost town; Telluride was nearly three hours from the nearest airport, void of a population base, with a lone gas station (which closed at 5 p.m. and never even opened on Sundays) but he saw, miraculously, the potential for an unmatched ski resort. Click goes the universe's heel into fate's ski binding. The good people of Telluride suddenly found themselves in lines at the grocery, pharmacy and hardware stores alongside strange, young, longhaired ski enthusiasts. "We heard there weren't any jobs, so we got here as soon as we could," jokes George Greenbank, one of the first "long-hairs" to arrive. Greenbank's pilgrimage, and others like his, forecasted the transition of Telluride from mining town to world-class ski area. After all, "mines don't last forever," explains William "Senior" Mahoney, an icon of the transitional decade. Mahoney, now an octogenarian, left his post as mine foreman to serve as the first mountain manager of the ski resort. By December 1972, instead of trams hauling ore carts, chairlifts started ferrying skiers. Telluride Ski Company boasted five lifts, all on the Mountain Village side. Buses delivered skiers from town to the day lodge. The ski company bought the gas station and a very honest marketing campaign was launched to the world: "Yeah, you've been to Aspen. Yeah, you've been to Sun Valley. But you've never been to Telluride." Despite all the odds, the ski resort, town and decade grew robust with winter skiers and festivals in summer months. The town soon earned the nickname "Festival Capital of the Rockies," and that decade saw the start of the world renowned Telluride Film Festival, the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride Jazz Celebration and Chamber Music Festival, all of which still exist today. By 1978 the final chapter of Telluride's mining history closed with the operation of the Idarado Mine. Those hearty souls who closed out the eleventh hour of the mining tradition and those wily hippies who sought to carve out a new kind of town made an odd couple, but their fates were destined to tangle. Today, the goggles fog and the two narratives appear as one singular story, the legacy of which can be heard in every binding click and each loud snap of a fully extended festival tarp. --Beth Roberts, Telluride Historical Museum 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 31 with Power. one line unites us all�the gondola line between mountain Village and telluride. From this line, a lot of good things come. but it takes a large amount of electricity--coal--to make those good things happen. we choose to continue with the good stuff, and choose to be smarter about the way in the future. we choose to invest in renewable, we operate the efficient energy, as part of the green gondola Project, to save you money and hopefully give you peace of mind that status quo will not do. Commute in that same Vein, you haVe the Power to make ChoiCes, you have the power to choose to save money--to invest in renewable, efficient energy, and be a leader who demands that the way things were done yesterday isn't the way things have to be done tomorrow. and, more imPortantly, you and your Family. ChoiCes that will imPaCt the Planet green gondola ProjeCt, 100% will be sPent making the eVery dollar you giVe to the run more eFFiCiently. to adoPt a Cabin today, Visit green gondola ProjeCt Find a donation box outside of the station and drop in your change, a few bills, whatever you can afford. if you want to make a larger contribution--an cabin for the season or year and in individual, family or business--sponsor a that cabin is space to advertise your message. www.townofmountainvillage.com/greengondola. sPaCe is still aVailable, but limited. WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET ... some of us believe the best time of year in Telluride is autumn. Most visitors stream into town for a festival in the summer or to ski and snowboard in the winter, but in some ways, fall is the best of all. The aspen leaves are illuminated in gold, the mountain peaks have a fresh dusting of snow, the days are still warm and the nights are just starting to turn crisp. The weather is perfect, the biking and hiking trails are in great condition and there is a leisurely and lovely pace about our mountain town. Time is suspended for the fall season, as summer unwinds and winter waits in the wings. "It is the gold season. We do have a wonderful Indian summer," says Willie Wilson, the executive director of Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, the group that operates the gondola. This year, the gold season is getting greener: the gondola is staying open through virtually all of autumn, so that visitors and residents won't have to get in their cars to navigate Telluride and Mountain Village. "Running the gondola longer means fewer vehicles traveling up and down Lawson Hill and a reduction in the carbon output for the community," says Wilson. On October 21, the main line of the gondola that extends from the Oak St. Plaza in Telluride, up over the Coonskin Ridge and St. Sophia Station to Mountain Village and Heritage Plaza, will remain open. The scenic and beautiful alternative mode of transportation will operate from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. through November 5. The Village Parking Gondola line will be closed during that time. "There's still so much life left in Telluride at that time of year--it made sense to elongate the season. It's a great time to get away for the weekend, have a fine dining experience, or simply enjoy the outdoors. It's also the perfect time for a wedding," says Wilson. Take advantage of the fall season with specials and packages-- book your vacation at VisitTelluride.com. www.VisitTelluride.com 33 The Gold Season 800.525.3455 34 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 1 2 3 4 5 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com MAY 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CALENDAR OF EVENTS u MAY 25-28 Mountainfilm in Telluride Mountainfilm celebrates the spirit of the mountains, culture and the environment with films, presentations, seminars and the gathering of proactive people. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 l 20 21 22 23 24 JUNE 1-3 Telluride Balloon Festival u 25 u 26 Hot air balloons launch at sunrise to fly above Telluride, and at sunset, the balloons are lit up and decorate the town's main thoroughfare. l l JUNE 4-9 Wild West Fest u 27 u 28 29 30 31 Celebrate the culture of the West at this family-oriented festival hosted by Sheridan Arts Foundation. JUNE 9-10 Heritage Fest Listen to old cowboy stories, see performances by Ute Indian drummers and dancers, watch a reenactment of Butch Cassidy robbing San Miguel Bank, pan for gold, ride a stagecoach and learn about mining at this celebration of Telluride's history. JUNE l l 3 1 l l l 2 l l l JUNE 21-24 Telluride Bluegrass Festival One of the country's most renowned bluegrass music events, Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held each year during the weekend of the summer solstice. l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 9 JUNE 27-JULY 1 Telluride Wine Festival Soak up all the information you can about fine wine at this five-day event, with seminars, tastings, winemakers' luncheons and cooking demonstrations. E l 10 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 JUNE 27-JULY 8 Telluride MusicFest Elite musicians come to Telluride to perform in four classical music concerts hosted at the Mai Ranch. This year MusicFest presents "Vienna to Budapest." 18 19 b 20 l 21 l 22 l 23 30 Plein-Air l JUNE 29-JULY 5 the nation come to paint Telluridevistas. Plein-air Landscape artists from across the region's painting is done outdoors, and artists brave the often-fickle weather to create work which is exhibited and auctioned as a benefit for the Sheridan Arts Foundation. l 24 25 26 l 27 l 28 l 29 l lb l l n n JULY 3 Red, White & Blues Mountain Village hosts a free concert on the Sunset Stage to celebrate the nation's independence. JULY 4 Firemen's Fourth of July JULY l 1 ll l l n 8 2 n n 3 n n 4 ll l 9 10 11 l n n n n 5 6 7 Telluride's Independence Day features a grand parade down main street, an oldfashioned community barbecue and picnic in Town Park, games for kids and amazing fireworks. There is also the "Rundola," a running race from the gondola's base on Oak Street to its top station. n 12 b 17 n nn n n 15 16 b n 23 n n 18 19 22 n 24 25 26 b 31 n n n n n n n 13 n nn n n n 14 n n n n n JULY 8 KOTO Presents Fun, family-friendly concert in Telluride Town Park to benefit local community radio station KOTO. This year's guest is Ziggy Marley. JULY 9-15 Telluride Playwrights Festival 20 21 The Playwrights Festival provides a laboratory setting for actors, playwrights and directors to network and nurture new work. JULY 12-15 Telluride Yoga Festival 27 28 Yoga instructors from around the globe convene in Telluride to offer workshops in all types of yoga, meditation, kirtan and other practices. JULY 13-15 JULY 18-22 Hardrock 100 Telluride Compassion Festival 29 30 Endurance trail running race covers 100 miles of high-country terrain. b Sunset Concert Series Live music for free in Mountain Village every Wednesday at 6 p.m. June 20 through August 22, with a special Blues and Brews show at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. Telluride Institute and Stanford University CCARE sponsor a conference to investigate the science, cultural practices, and educational potential of compassion. n JULY 20 Ah Haa Art Auction Joie de Vivre-Cirque d'Ah Haa is the theme of this annual art auction. Enjoy live entertainment and bidding as well as a silent auction to support the local arts school. www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 35 CALENDAR OF EVENTS n JULY 20-28 San Miguel Basin Fair & Rodeo A weeklong county arts and crafts fair, complete with a dessert contest and blueribbon pies. The final weekend features a professional rodeo. AUGUST b s 5 6 7 1 2 s AUGUST 3 s AUGUST 3-5 s AUGUST 8-19 s AUGUST 11-12 s AUGUST 16-19 s AUGUST 17-19 s AUGUST 20 s AUGUST 25-26 s AUGUST 31-SEPT. 3 KOTO Duck Race Sponsor a yellow rubber duck, and if it floats down San Miguel River fast enough, you can win a variety of prizes, including a ski pass. The race is a benefit for the local nonprofit, commercial-free radio station KOTO FM. s b 8 s 9 s 3 s 4 s s 10 s 11 s Telluride Jazz Celebration The 35th annual jazz festival hosts the genre's finest musical acts on the Town Park stage during the day and at various local venues at night. Telluride Chamber Music Festival s 12 s 13 s 14 s 15 s 16 s 17 s 18 s b s ss s s 21 b 22 23 24 s 19 s 20 s 25 ss s 26 27 28 29 30 Roy Malan, the festival's artistic director and concertmaster with the San Francisco Ballet, brings high-caliber classical musicians to town to perform. s 31 Full Tilt in Telluride The best mountain bikers from all over the West flock to this local event in the Mountain States Cup Series Telluride Mushroom Festival Telluride Festival of the Arts SEPTEMBER The festival features everything from foraging to lectures and cuisine. s s 2 1 Mountain Village celebrates the culinary and visual arts with an outdoor promenade of art booths, lectures, exhibitions and live music. s 3 4 5 6 7 X 8 USA Pro Cycling Challenge 9 10 11 12 The first stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge starts in Durango and finishes in Telluride. This second annual event features elite cyclists and champions from all over the world. b 13 X 14 X 15 21 Telluride Rock Fest A new, two-day music festival featuring rock & roll artists; the shows will be held outdoors in Telluride Town Park. X 16 23 17 18 19 20 X 22 29 Telluride Film Festival This world-renowned festival keeps its program secret until opening day, but always features movie premieres, classic films, and discussions with the industry's top filmmakers and stars. 24 25 26 27 28 X SEPTEMBER 8 X SEPTEMBER 14-16 Imogene Pass Run Runners test their mettle on this 17-mile course that gains more than 5,000 vertical feet, beginning in Ouray, topping out at 13,000-plus feet in elevation and ending in Telluride. OCTOBER 30 1 2 3 4 5 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 7 8 9 10 11 v 6 Sample the best of both: Listen to international blues and rock musicians all day in Telluride Town Park and late night at the local clubs and taste the latest fermented favorites from microbreweries around the world. v 12 v 13 19 20 X SEPTEMBER 22 v v v OCTOBER 6 Mountains To Desert Ride Cyclists race from Telluride to Gateway Canyons Resort in this annual fundraiser for the Just For Kids foundation. v 14 21 15 16 17 18 Fall Tilt Bike Race 22 23 24 25 26 Fall Tilt is a 12-hour endurance downhill mountain bike race challenge geared toward experienced riders. OCTOBER 12-14 Telluride Horror Show v 27 v The newest film festival in Telluride, this three-day event screens independent horror flicks and hosts special programs and guests. OCTOBER 27 KOTO Halloween Bash b Sunset Concert Series Live music for free in Mountain Village every Wednesday at 6 p.m. June 20 through August 22, with a special Blues and Brews show at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. Community radio station KOTO hosts an annual Halloween party. Project1_Layout 1 3/12/12 10:53 PM Page 1 MayaAir photo: ron kanter Specializing in Jetprop Charter Service in the Rockies 1-866-MAYA-AIR (1-866-629-2247) www.MayaAir.com email: firstname.lastname@example.com MayaAir goes Green with TerraPass www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 37 GETTING HERE TRANSPORTATION FLYING IN Getting to Telluride has never been easier, especially because recent airport improvements have expanded the runway to allow for larger aircraft and greater passenger capacities. At 9,070 feet above sea level, the Telluride Regional Airport is one of the world's highest and most scenic commercial airports. The drive from the airport to Telluride or Mountain Village takes approximately ten minutes. Carriers and services change seasonally. Contact a reservationist to check for direct flights and specials, 800.525.3455. Airports � ellurideRegionalAirport T 970.728.8600 5 miles from Telluride, 6 miles from Mountain Village � ontroseRegionalAirport M 970.249.3203 67 miles from Telluride and a 1.5-hour drive, depending on weather Other Regional Airports: �Durango/LaPlataCountyAirport 970.247.8143 �GrandJunction/WalkerFieldAirport 970.244.9100 �CortezMunicipalAirport 970.565.7458 Summer Air Carriers Telluride & Montrose �American �GreatLakes �United VIA THE HIGHWAY Mileage from Telluride Albuquerque, NM Cortez, CO Denver, CO Durango, CO Grand Junction, CO Gunnison, CO Las Vegas, NV Moab, UT Montrose, CO Phoenix, AZ Salt Lake City, UT Santa Fe, NM 800.428.4322 800.554.5111 800.241.6522 For more information and for winter travel planning, go to "Plan Your Trip" at VisitTelluride.com. PRIVATE FLIGHTS Private flights can be arranged through one of Telluride's professional charter services: �PeakAeroGroup 877.610.8683 �FlightOne 888.574.5861 �MayaAir 866.629.2247 Private flights can also be arranged through many of the national charter companies, including Net Jets, Flex Jet, and Avanti Air. 320 75 330 125 127 125 585 130 67 475 366 280 Current road conditions 877.315.7623 or go to www.cotrip.org. RENTAL CARS Telluride and Mountain Village Hertz 970.369.4995 Alamo/National 800.227.7368 or 970.728.9380 Montrose Regional Airport Avis Budget-Montrose Dollar Hertz National 800.331.1212 or 970.240.4802 800.527.0700 or 970.249.6083 800.800.4000 or 970.249.3770 800.654.3131 or 970.240.8464 800.227.7368 or 970.252.8898 TAXIS & SHUTTLES Custom trips and private transfers are available. Advance reservations are recommended. Free public transportation options in Telluride and Mountain Village are described on page 39. These services are available from Telluride and Montrose airports: Alpine Luxury Limo 877.728.8750 or 970.728.8750 Mountain Limo 888.LIMOTXI or 970.728.9606 Telluride Express 888.212.TAXI or 970.728.6000 Telluride Taxi 970.728.6668 Your Local Real Estate Experts We are a full service Brokerage Firm specializing in Telluride regional real estate. We are also the authorized agents for the Fairmont Heritage Place Franz Klammer Lodge offering exclusive fractional real estate. Daily Open Houses 970.728.2330 � www.TellurideVillageRealEstate.com "The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent with nutrition." THOMAS EDISON Have you ever considered having a home based business where your earning potential is limitless? Where you can be a part of one of the most explosive up and coming industries in the world? It has been said that Preventative Health and Wellness will be the next trillion dollar industry. 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This popular scenic attraction serves as public transportation as well as providing access to the Mountain Village Bike Park in the summer and ski area in the winter. The gondola has four primary stations where you can board and unload: Station Telluride at Oak Street in the historic town of Telluride; Station St. Sophia, the mid-mountain stop that provides access to the ski resort trails and Allred's Restaurant & Bar; Station Mountain Village, which is situated in Mountain Village Center; and Station Village Parking, with paid parking for Mountain Village guests. The gondola is handicap, ski, snowboard, bicycle and pet accessible. � 7a.m.tomidnightdaily(or2a.m.afterspecialevents) � penMay24,2012throughNovember5,2012(fromOct.22 O through Nov. 5 gondola service and hours are limited) � 970.728.0588forinformation FREE RIDES � nthetownofTelluride,GallopingGooseshuttlebusesloop I through town every 30 minutes, starting at 7 a.m. daily. Designated stops are located every few blocks, and the bus will drop off and pick up from any corner on the route. Detailed schedules are posted at bus stops and on the buses. Regional bus transportation is available to Lawson Hill, down valley and Norwood. Call 970.728.5700 for 24-hour shuttle information. � nMountainVillage,duringtheskiseason,theChondolaopI erates daily from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. In spring, summer and fall Mountain Village offers bus service, which also operates daily. � ial-A-RidetaxiservesridersgoingtoandfrommostresidenD tial homes in Mountain Village. Call 970.728.8888 to schedule a pickup. PAID RIDES � everal local taxi companies offer service in and around S Telluride, Mountain Village and the surrounding neighborhoods. See listings on page 37. PARK IT In Telluride: � indfreedaytimeparkingintheCarhengeLot,justoff F West Pacific Avenue at the west end of Telluride, near the base of Lift 7 and at the south end of Mahoney Drive (no overnight parking). �Somesidestreetsallowfreetwo-hourparking(seemap). � In Telluride's historic downtown, solar-powered park ing meters stand mid-block on main and side streets. Fifty cents buys one hour, with a three-hour max. The meters accept credit cards, coins or parking tokens. Parking limits are enforced (Telluride Marshal's Department, 970.728.3818), 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Parking is free on Sundays and holidays. In Mountain Village: � arkingisavailablefor$7adayand$25overnightinthe P Gondola Parking Garage, payable by credit card. � aidparkingisalsoavailableatHeritageParkingGarage P below Hotel Madeline (west of hotel off Mountain Village Boulevard), free for the first three hours and payable by credit card only thereafter at $2 per hour. � arkingattheTownHallPlazaparkinglotisfree,with P a one-hour limit from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and without any limit between 5 p.m. and midnight, but there is no overnight parking. � hereisalsofreedayparkingintheMeadowsRunParkT ing lot, located at the end of Adams Ranch Road--there is no overnight parking without a valid permit. � aidparkingisalsoavailableattheNorthVillageCenP ter lot. No overnight parking is allowed. The meters accept credit cards, quarters or the Mountain Village Parking Card (Mountain Village Code Enforcement, 970.729.3455). TRANSPORTATION MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PARKING REGULATIONS SU NN Y RI D G A GO ND OL A E B B IV DR E A B C Peaks Resort C CONFERENCE CENTER PLAZA HERITAGE PLAZA Station Mtn.Village North Village Center Parking metered parking 30-minute free parking Y TR UN CO U CL Short Term Parking Centrum Bus Stop & Drop Off South Village Center Drop Off & Short Term Parking 30-minute free parking G MO TELLURIDE PARKING REGULATIONS Metered Parking 8am-6pm Mon.-Sat. 3 hour maximum TENNIS COURTS TA IN SUNSET PLAZA LOST GREGORY AS PE N 2-hour Free Parking No Daytime Restrictions No Parking /Permit Only TM Free Shuttle Route RID GE IV DR E GOND OLA T1 LIF A OL ND HO /C UN VI LL AG E D R ICK BR D OA CREE K LA NE B LV D. D W YELLO E F G Town Hall Plaza Parking free 1-hour parking VIS CHER DRIVE SPRUCE WILLOW ASPEN ALDER GALENA To Hwy 145 and Gas Stations Court House MAPLE COLUMBIA Bus goes to Gold Run Turnaround MAHONEY TOWNSEND ASPEN PACIFIC PACIFIC Grocery Store Visitor Information Center DAVIS COLORADO Town Park Parking Station Village Parking F E PINE OAK SA N J O FIR AQ U IN R OA D CORNET Gondola Parking Garage paid daytime and overnight parking Post Office Heritage Parking Garage metered parking, first 3 hours free Carhenge Free All-day Parking (No Overnight) SAN JUAN LA NDO G Oree rideVtolage il F Mo in unta N Luxury Vacation Rentals Enjoy Telluride's finest vacation rentals. We offer a selection of handpicked condos, townhouses and private homes that are unique, beautiful and well maintained. Only properties that meet our high standards are offered to our guests, which means you won't have to search a huge inventory of "not so great" properties to find something you like. BOOK ONLINE w w w . 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Pine Street in the Pick & Gad Building, Telluride www.vacationtelluride.com email@example.com If you are looking for your ideal vacation rental, look no further, you have found it. Our residences in Telluride and Mountain Village provide the best lodging value in the area. Whether you are on a budget or are looking for ultimate luxury lodging, we have just the right place for you. Select from Victorian homes and cozy cottages, uber luxury slope side retreats, one-of-a-kind contemporary luxury penthouses, and classic ski condos. With our T.L.C. (Telluride Local Concierge) team, all the information and services you need to make your Telluride vacation a lasting memory is yours for the asking! Your accommodations will be perfectly appointed and with all the comforts of home. We will make planning your Telluride vacation easy and fun. "Locals, making you feel like one, too!" AUBERGE RESIDENCES AT ELEMENT 52 970.728.0701 398 South Davis Street, Telluride www.element52.aubergeresorts.com Step into a rarefied setting of contemporary alpine elegance and exhilarating natural beauty. The Auberge Residences at Element 52 are a unique collection of two- to five-bedroom luxury residences and townhomes nestled at the base of the ski mountain, along the banks of the San Miguel River, and just steps from the charm of historic downtown Telluride, with direct ski-in/ski-out access. Cascading down a gentle hill, 33 magnificent residences seamlessly blend dramatic mountain-inspired architecture and contemporary interior design while paying homage to the natural environment. Offering 1,400 to 5,700 square feet with stylish furnishings, gourmet kitchens, fireplaces, expansive picturesque windows, large exterior decks and all the comforts of home. As a guest of Element 52, you can expect world-renowned Auberge comfort and service throughout our slope side community. Amenities include a private ski lift, ski concierge, heated soaking pools, a spa and fitness center, a private clubroom with fireside lounge, indoor heated garage, pre-arrival grocery service, private chef arrangements, complimentary local transportation and more. Discover an endless array of outdoor activities from world-class skiing, snowshoeing and sleigh rides in the winter to hiking, biking and river rafting in the summer. Take your next Telluride stay to new peaks at Element 52. www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 43 BEAR CREEK LODGE 877.376.9769 or 970.728.3388 135 San Joaquin Road, Mountain Village www.telluridelodging.com Nestled among spectacular 13,000 and 14,000 ft. peaks in Telluride, Colorado, Bear Creek Lodge is the ideal vacation property for your entire family or group of any size. Bear Creek offers direct access to hiking and biking trails, and within close proximity to all of Telluride's summer events. Bear Creek Lodge offers the following amenities: � nsitecheckin/frontdeskstaff,fullserviceconciergeservice O � argecommonareagreatroom/lobbywithfreecoffee,tea L and hot cider bar � idsactivityareawithWii,pingpong,foosball,airhockey K � FreeDVDrentals,parking � ree wireless high speed internet, business center with F 2 computers and printers � rivateshuttleserviceinMountainVillagewhichgivesyou P access to the free Gondola 1 � indoorhottuband2outdoorhottubs,heatedoutdoor pool, fitness center � Fullservicespawithsteamroomandsauna � Outdoorfirepitwith2gasgrills Ouroversized1,2,3and4bedroomcondominiumstyleunits offer fully equipped kitchens, fireplaces, jetted bath tubs, washer and dryer. ACCOMMODATIONS CAMEL'S GARDEN RESORT Hotel & Condominiums 888.772.2635 or 970.728.9300 250 West San Juan Avenue, Telluride on Telluride's Gondola Plaza www.camelsgarden.com "Few places compare to Telluride. And nothing in Telluride compares to the Camel's Garden." Camel's Garden is Telluride's finest full-service resort property. Located along the river just three blocks from festival grounds, 15 feet from the Gondola and two blocks from Main Street, Camel's Garden is in an ideal location. The luxurious rooms, suites and condominiums with balconies, fireplaces, custom-crafted furniture, Italian marble bathrooms and oversized tubs give a feeling of ultimate indulgence and wellbeing. An extraordinary 25-foot hot tub offers spectacular views of the San Juan Mountains. The Camel's Garden is also home to Atmosphere Day Spa, Oak restaurant, Telluride Sports, and a Telluride Ski Area ticket office. "One of the world's most romantic ski hotels." -- London Sunday Times 44 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com HOTEL COLUMBIA ACCOMMODATIONS 800.201.9505 or 970.728.0660 301 West San Juan Avenue, Telluride www.columbiatelluride.com Remodeled in 2008, Hotel Columbia is proud to offer guests a modern, yet timeless feel in Telluride's premier location. Located at the base of the Gondola, the Hotel Columbia provides immediate access to hiking and biking at the world-famous Telluride Ski Resort and is within walking distance of all that downtown Telluride has to offer. The redesigned Hotel Columbia features a new layout that provides spacious rooms and suites with multiple bedding options. This new, innovative design provides guests with maximum flexibility for individual and family lifestyles, and the ultimate in guest experiences and luxury. In addition, certain rooms/suites feature a gas-burning fireplace, a balcony, an in-suite hot-tub, and a fully equipped kitchenette. All rooms/suites are equipped with complimentary, wireless Internet, an HD TV and an iPod docking station. The Hotel Columbia is also dog friendly and offers lobby-level bicycle and golf club storage. The Cosmopolitan Restaurant and the Hotel Columbia are pleased to offer a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast to hotel guests served every morning in our guest-only dining room. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is waiting to make your stay at the Hotel Columbia a memorable one. We look forward to showing you our spirit of hospitality in the Rocky Mountains. HOTEL MADELINE TELLURIDE 866.475.4403 or 970.369.0880 568 Mountain Village Boulevard, Mountain Village www.hotelmadelinetelluride.com Named one of the hottest new hotels in the world by Conde Nast Traveler, Hotel Madeline Telluride is the center of Mountain Village, just steps from the complimentary gondola and all the amenities Telluride has to offer. Our ideal location is the starting point for a day of exploring the mountain or meandering through downtown shops. Your experience begins well before arrival as our concierge arranges every vacation detail. Once here, elegant guestrooms, suites and one to four bedroom condominiums outfitted with the most modern amenities welcome you. Oversized couches in the living room are the perfect spot to curl into a good book while enjoying our signature hot cocoa. M's Restaurant features locally-inspired, yet casual cuisine using the bounties of Colorado. A casual bite, creative cocktails and local brews can be enjoyed in BAR M. After a day of adventure, The Spa at Hotel Madeline offers restoration from the active mountain lifestyle that Telluride inspires. Special offers and packages are available at www.hotelmadelinetelluride.com. www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 45 ICE HOUSE LODGE & CONDOMINIUMS 800.544.3436 or 970.728.6300 310 South Fir Street, Telluride www.icehouselodge.com "Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America" -- Cond� Nast Traveler Our commitment to old-world comfort and service continues to be our focus as we enter our 23rd year as a celebrated Telluride tradition. Newly renovated, the Ice House displays contemporary elegance, and offers a swimming pool, large hot tub, eucalyptus steam room, Rico's Bar in the afternoon and a complimentary continental breakfast. Located on the river, one-half block from the gondola and two blocks from main street, the Ice House is the closest hotel to the festival grounds in Town Park and minutes from many of Telluride's most popular hiking trails. The Ice House has 16 one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums up to 2,000 square feet in size. Condo amenities include full kitchens, washer and dryer, large living and dining areas, walk-in master closet and oversized master bath with jetted tub. Hotel accommodations include suites or standard rooms. Our 10 spacious, luxurious suites have a living room with privacy door, wet bar, queen sofa bed, a full bath in the master bedroom and a half bath in the living room. All rooms have HD flat panel TVs, DVD player, CD player and wireless high-speed Internet. ACCOMMODATIONS Ice House INN AT LOST CREEK 888.601.5678 or 970.728.5678 119 Lost Creek Lane, Mountain Village www.innatlostcreek.com Top 100 "Best Hotels in the World" � Conde Nast Traveler Located in the core of Telluride's Mountain Village, The Inn At Lost Creek is small in scale and big in heart. Each of the Inn's 32 suites is a true mountain feel in its d�cor with timbers, natural stone, and handcrafted furnishings. In-room comforts include fireplaces, petite kitchens, balconies, in-suite laundry, jetted tubs and steam showers. You will have the best ski-in/ski-out slope side access. After a day on the slopes you may enjoy apr�s ski or a casual dinner at 9545 Restaurant & Bar located slope side. You can also enjoy two roof top hot tubs at The Inn at Lost Creek, as well as a pool, fitness center and relaxing treatments at The Spa at Hotel Madeline Telluride. Special offers and packages are available at www.innatlostcreek.com. 46 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com LUMI�RE ACCOMMODATIONS 866.530.9466 or 970.369.0400 118 Lost Creek Lane, Mountain Village www.lumieretelluride.com "There is nothing rustic about this indulgent boutique hotel." � Inside Weddings Located in the heart of Telluride's Mountain Village, lumiere is Telluride's most luxurious hotel and residences. Accommodations consist of guest rooms, one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences and two-, three-, and four-bedroom penthouses. All units are consistently designer furnished to the highest standard with hardwood hickory floors, hand-blown glass fixtures, and original artwork. All one-bedroom and larger residences and penthouses feature a gourmet kitchen, washer/dryer, living area with gas fireplace, dining area, balcony with stunning views, surround sound, flat panel televisions, and oversized luxury baths with separate steam shower and deep soaking tub. Each guest room offers a large, luxury bathroom, flat panel television, mini Subzero refrigerator, microwave and sink. The little bar at lumiere offers the perfect place to unwind with freshly prepared sushi and signature cocktails. Plunge pools and hot tubs line the patio of the little bar, perfect for star gazing and taking in the alpenglow. Concierge, wireless internet, daily maidservice, spa services and complimentary SUV service to and from the Telluride airport are just a few of the signature services offered by lumiere telluride. MOUNTAINSIDE INN 877.376.9769 or 970.728.1950 333 South Davis Street, Telluride www.telluridehotels.com The Mountainside Inn offers the largest selection of affordable hotel rooms in the town of Telluride. The majority of hotel rooms feature kitchenettes, but in addition, the property offers a selection of one bedroom condominiums and a large, riverside 3 bedroom condo. Amenities include: � Onsitecheck-in/staff � Newmattresses,pillows,bedding � Freewirelessinternet � Coffeemakers,hairdryers,humidifiersandfansineachroom � Largecommonoutdoor,riversidehottub � Spaceavailableonsiteparking � Outdoorriversidebarbequegrillswithpicnictables � Onsitecoinoperatedwasher/dryer � Oneblocktodining,liquorstore,deli 3 � blockstoMainStreetTellurideandadjacenttotheriver trail (which takes you to town park � where many music festivals are held). � Petfriendlyroomsavailable 46 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 47 MOUNTAIN LODGE TELLURIDE 970.369.5000 457 Mountain Village Boulevard, Mountain Village www.mountainlodgetelluride.com A blend of rustic elegance and Western charm, The Mountain Lodge Telluride is your window to the splendor of the San Juan Mountains. Perched at 9500 feet, this ski-in/ski-out resort offers private luxury cabins, deluxe condominiums and lodge rooms that provide a comfortable retreat from the ordinary. Room amenities include gourmet kitchens, jetted tubs, fireplaces, and private balconies. New this year in our Tavern, The Mountain Lodge is pleased to announce the opening of THE VIEW Restaurant and Bar featuring a vaulted lobby with a 50 foot high timbered ceiling and massive stone fireplace. Food service will feature traditional tavern cuisine with an upscale flare. Open for breakfast, apr�s ski, and dinner entrees, The View affords an intimate atmosphere for private parties, large catered affairs, family dinners or romantic evenings in a spectacular setting. Complete catering services are provided for large and small groups. Please call our Reservations department at 866-368-6867 to inquire about our current specials or go to our website; www.MountainLodgeTelluride.com and click on SPECIAL OFFERS. ACCOMMODATIONS NEW SHERIDAN HOTEL 800.200.1891 or 970.728.4351 231 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride www.newsheridan.com The New Sheridan Hotel has served as Telluride's social center since 1895. Located just two blocks from the ski lifts, the hotel's location in the heart of downtown Telluride provides an ideal base for visitors. During an expansive renovation completed in late 2008, the hotel's 26 guest rooms received a luxurious transformation under the guidance of internationally renowned designer Nina Campbell. Each individually designed room captures the historic charm of Telluride in an atmosphere of warmth and comfort. On-site dining options include the renowned Chop House Restaurant & Wine Bar, the Parlor, and the historic New Sheridan Bar which was ranked among the world's top 10 apr�s ski bars by Forbes Traveler. The New Sheridan is proud to be on the National Historic Register. 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 47 48 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com TELLURIDE ALPINE LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS 877.376.9769 324 W Colorado Avenue, Telluride www.telluridelodging.com Offering luxury homes, cozy condos to affordable hotel rooms, Telluride Alpine Lodging offers the largest selection of affordable, moderate and luxury vacation rentals in the region. With more than 25 years of combined property management experience, choose from: � widevarietyofhotelrooms,Bed&Breakfasts,condosand A private homes � most located near major festival venues. � LocationsinthetownofTellurideandMountainVillage � uxuryrentalswithhigh-endfinisheswithconciergeservices L provided � alesspecialiststrainedtohelp"match"youwiththeideal S vacation rental � udget, moderate to high-priced rentals available � B depending on your preferences � woBedandBreakfastpropertiesofferingcontinentalorfull T breakfast�complimentary � Petfriendlyaccommodationsavailable Check our or website at www.telluridelodging.com to see our current specials. TELLURIDE RESORT LODGING 800.778.8581 or 970.728.7350 www.tellurideresortlodging.com firstname.lastname@example.com Offering the Best Lodging, Ski, Golf and Spa Packages in Telluride and Mountain Village Telluride Resort Lodging, the official lodging company of the Telluride Ski & Golf Resort, offers the finest year-round accommodations in Telluride and Mountain Village. � acationrentalsrangefromcozystudios&hotelroomsto V six bedroom luxury homes, with a wide variety of properties in the Telluride region to fit every need, style, location, and budget. � ellurideResortLodgingoffersone-stopvacationbooking T with the best Stay & Ski, Stay & Golf, and Stay & Play packages in Telluride. � elluride Resort Lodging provides the best full property T management services for homeowners, from short term rental management to complete caretaking packages. resort lodging www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 49 THE HOTEL TELLURIDE 866.468.3501 or 970.369.1188 199 North Cornet Street, Telluride www.thehoteltelluride.com � Awarded `Top 50 Hotels' by Conde Nast � Awarded `World's Best 500' by Travel & Leisure � Travel & Leisure - 'Top 100 Hotels in North America' � Awarded #44 in 'Top 50 Ski Hotels' by Conde Nast 2008 The Hotel Telluride is the premier full-service boutique hotel located in the heart of downtown. Guests receive the highest level of personal attention while relaxing in comfortable accommodations. A private balcony to enjoy the spectacular Telluride views, Aveda products, large bathrooms, a 'pillow menu' to customized your pillow choice, featherbed mattress, complimentary wireless internet and complimentary 24-hour coffee service are just a few of the things that make The Hotel Telluride the perfect choice for your mountain vacation. Start your day out in The Nook with a delicious hot full breakfast. The Nook transforms in the evening into a casual dining experience with fresh daily drink and entr�e specials, along with good company. Other amenities include: full-service spa treatments, steam shower, work-out facility, and two outdoor hot tubs. The true essence of Telluride is found at The Hotel Telluride. We hope to see you soon. ACCOMMODATIONS THE PEAKS RESORT & SPA 1.800.789.2220 or 970.728.6800 136 Country Club Drive, Mountain Village www.ThePeaksResort.com Named as one of the top "50 Best Places to Ski and Stay in North America" and ranked "15th Best Spa in North America" by Cond� Nast Traveler, the ski-in/sk-out Peaks Resort & Spa is Telluride's premiere full-service resort hotel. The property includes 161 beautifully appointed guest rooms including 32 suites, as well as penthouse condominiums and multi-bedroom mountainside residences � all with unmatched mountain views. The resort features its own on-site helipad for heli-boarding and skiing with local outfitter Helitrax and offers fine and casual dining options including Palmyra, The Lift, Legends as well as in-room private dining. The onsite Spa at The Peaks Resort, at 42,000 sq. ft., is the largest spa in Colorado. The Spa features 32 treatment rooms and a variety of relaxing and rejuvenating signature treatments. The Spa also encompasses a full-service salon, fully equipped fitness center including Pilates and yoga studios, certified fitness instructors providing a variety of private and group classes, three-lane lap pool with Telluride's only indoor water slide, indoor climbing wall, gender specific steam rooms, saunas and Roman tubs, and indoor/ outdoor heated pool and hot tubs. The NEW Laser Center at The Peaks is located within the Spa at the Peaks and offers Botox, Restylane, Juvederm and Laser-assisted surgery. Visit http://www.thepeaksresort.com/spa. 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com 49 50 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com THE VICTORIAN INN ACCOMMODATIONS 800.611.9893 or 970.728.6601 401 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride www.victorianinntelluride.com Named "Best Lodging Value" by Men's Magazine and Mercedes Momentum Magazine Conveniently located in the heart of Telluride...only one block from the complimentary gondola and one block from historic Main Street. Comfortable and newly refurbished hotel rooms, kitchenettes, a suite and a separate cozy guest cottage. All accommodations feature: � Oneortwoqueensizebedswithprivatebath � FreeWI-FIhighspeedwirelessinternet; � Coffeemakers,hairdryers,humidifiers,mini-refrigerators Property amenities feature: � Onsitecheck-in,lobbyandstaff � omplimentary continental breakfast each morning that C includes: low fat yogurt, assorted cereals, oatmeal, apples, fresh baked cinnamon rolls, coffee, orange juice, assorted teas and hot cocoa � utdoor hot tub with adjoining dry sauna; outdoor O barbequegrills;bikeracks;guestlaundryfacility;dailymaid service � Allroomsarenon-smokingandpetsarenotwelcome Magazine E X C L U S I V E I N S E RT: O F F I C I A L T E L L U R I D E & M O U N TA I N V I L L A G E V I S I T O R ' S G U I D E W I N T E R / S P R I N G 2 0 11 - 2 0 12 THE COMPLETE TELLURIDE ADVERTISING PACKAGE P U B L I S H Magazine I N G TELLURIDE MAGAZINE Telluride's original, award-winning magazine, celebrating the region for 30 years � Available on national newsstands in 23 states, DIA and other Colorado locations � Find the in-room edition bound with the Telluride & Mountain Village Official Visitor's Guide in all Telluride accommodations � Available online at TellurideMagazine.com � Free digital subscriptions BURIED ALIVE | FULL MOON FIESTA | SOFA SOJOURN $4.95 PRICELESS IN TELLURIDE LOCALS MAKE U.S. SKI TEAMS | FAREWELL TO SHASTA TOWN ALTA LAKES OBSERVATORY: A RETROSPECTIVE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS | FARM FRESH | A NEW BAKED | MEETING EXPECTATIONS TELLURIDE THE TOWN & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE TELLURIDE AND MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OFFICIAL VISITOR'S GUIDE The only publication endorsed by the Telluride Tourism Board � Dedicated to marketing the two towns as a premier travel destination � Telluride Ski Resort uses the Visitor's Guide as a primary marketing tool � Available online at VisitTelluride.com, TellurideSkiResort.com and TellurideMagazine.com VISITOR'S GUIDE SUMMER-FALL 2012 For advertising information contact John Arnold email@example.com or 970.728.4245 ext. 1 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 51 STANDING CAPACITY IN-HOUSE CATERING SQUARE FOOTAGE SEATED CAPACITY TOWN OF TELLURIDE Ah Haa School for the Arts/Historic Train Depot 970.728.3886 Aspen Street Inn, The 970.728.5910 Camel's Garden 888.772.2635 or 970.728.9300 Elks Lodge 970.728.6362 Ice House Lodge 800.544.3436 or 970.728.6300 Michael D. Palm Theatre 970.369.5669 New Sheridan American Room 800.200.1891 or 970.728.4351 Nugget Theater 970.728.3030 Sheridan Opera House 970.728.6363 Telluride Elementary School 970.369.1205 SETTING gallery room and large outdoor deck dining/sitting meeting area historic Swede-Finn Hall conference room full-service performing arts center Victorian-style room theatre theatre/ballroom/reception space cafeteria gym/auditorium 900 450 525 1,700 360 30,000 500 1,674 1,400 3,600 4,000 26,000 959 170 65 50 250 25 586 45 265 500 300 124 80 30 30 200 20 667 35 186 240 100 500 125/50 300 88 ADA compliant, on the river downtown Telluride next to gondola stage & outdoor deck next to gondola alcohol with special permit downtown Telluride quaint, intimate plus a gallery for 140 small raised stage no alcohol or smoking on-site parking no alcohol or smoking public can't be excluded available for private events SPECIAL NOTES VENUES AUDIO/VISUAL BAR VENUES Telluride Middle/High School 970.369.1205 multi-purpose and music rooms gym Telluride Town Park Core & Warming Hut 970.728.2173 Town Park Pavilion 970.728.2173 Wilkinson Public Library 970.728.4519, ext. 20 outdoors, canopy, picnic tables covered ice rink program room (smaller rooms available) downtown Telluride TOWN OF MOUNTAIN VILLAGE & SKI AREA Bear Creek Lodge 970.369.4900 Hotel Madeline 866.475.4403 or 970.369.0880 Gorrono Ranch 970.728.7446 Inn at Lost Creek 866.475.4403 or 970.728.5678 Mountain Lodge at Telluride 970.369.5000 great room ballroom and Jasper room mountain ranch executive board room and wedding patio Summit Room (summer only) Mt. Emma Room Peaks Resort and Spa, The 800.789.2220 or 970.728.6800 Appaloosa Palmyra Room Big Billie Ballroom Legends Mt. Wilson Terrace Liberty Bell and Golden Slipper Rooms Ridge Club's Great Room, The 970.728.5677 Telluride Conference Center 970.369.4760 multi-purpose facility plus deck Mountain Village Ballroom Klammer Boardroom Fallon Room Chipeta Room Mezzanine St. Sophia Ceremony Site 970.728.7446 ski area mountain top, outdoor venue 2,000 3,300 6,000 525 574 500 1,682 2,228 2,835 2,790 7,900 551 1,900 6,069 732 367 312 1,189 200 270 35 60 50 225 225 225 250 350 50 175 890 60 35 100 150 150 200 20 40 35 120 120 170 110 200 40 80 564 40 20 18 70 - wedding packages avail. versatile meeting space no private vehicles wireless business center near Tell. Conf. Center easy gondola access sunset view sunset view can divide into 2 rooms 10 foot ceilings outdoor terrace, great views can open to one big room easy gondola access 22,000 total sq. ft. indoors 55,000 sq. ft. outdoor plaza voice/data circuits voice/data ports optional reception hall tent and chair rentals avail. RUSTIC MOUNTAIN RETREATS Alta Lakes Observatory 404.226.5186 High Camp Hut 970.728.8050 Schmid Family Ranch 970.708.1108 rustic mountain lodge high mountain hut with great views rustic setting at base of Wilson Peak 2,200 2,500 75 35 25 35 - remote lakeside lodge ski or walk 2.5 miles from hwy two cabins, summer only 52 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com TOWN OF TELLURIDE RESTAURANTS CUISINE DINING & SPIRITS 221 South Oak 221 S. Oak 970.728.9507 Aemono Market Deli 105 S. Davis 970.728.4748 Baked in Telluride 127 S. Fir 970.728.4705 Brown Dog Pizza 110 E. Colorado 970.728.8046 Butcher and The Baker, The 217 E. Colorado 970.728.2899 Caravan La Cocina Plaza 970.728.5611 Cornerhouse Grille 131 N. Fir 970.728.6207 Cosmopolitan & Tasting Cellar 300 W. San Juan 970.728.1292 Emilio's Grill & Bar 226 W. Colorado 970.369.1101 Flavor Telluride 122 S. Oak 970.239.6047 Floradora 103 W. Colorado 970.728.8884 Honga's Lotus Petal 135 E. Colorado 970.728.5134 La Cocina de Luz 123 E. Colorado 970.728.9355 La Marmotte 150 W. San Juan 970.728.6232 Maggie's Bakery & Cafe 300 W. Colorado 970.728.3334 The Brown Bag 126 W. Colorado 970.728.5556 New Sheridan Chop House & Wine Bar 231 W. Colorado 970.728.9100 New Sheridan Parlor 231 W. Colorado 970.728.4351 Nook, The 199 N. Cornet 970.369.1188 Oak, The New Fat Alley 122 S. Oak 970.728.3985 Rustico Ristorante 114 E. Colorado 970.728.4046 Shanghai Palace 126 E. Colorado 970.728.0882 Siam 200 S. Davis 970.728.6886 Smuggler Joe's Brewpub & Grille 225 S. Pine 970.728.0919 Sweet Life, The 115 W. Colorado 970.728.8789 Telluride Bistro 142 E. Colorado 970.728.5239 There... 627 W. Pacific 970.728.1214 New American Cuisine (*Sunday Brunch) Deli/Sandwiches/Salads/Gourmet Take Out Bakery/Sandwiches/Pasta/Pizza/Mexican Pizza/Pasta/Subs/Wings/Family Dining Handmade Organic Local Cuisine Middle Eastern Food/Ice Cream/Smoothies Sports Bar/Restaurant Contemporary American Family Mexican Restaurant New Orleans-Style Upscale Bistro Fresh, Housemade Meals Asian/Sush/Local/Sustainable Mexican/Whole Foods/Espresso Bar Contemporary French Bakery/Cafe/Burgers/Pizza/Sandwiches Deli/Takeout/Pastries/Sandwiches/Salads American Bistro/Steaks/Seafood Main Street Cafe and Restaurant Casual Fare/Tasty Drinks/Good Company Southern American BBQ/Veggies Traditional Italian Ristorante Authentic Chinese Authentic Thai and Thai Fusion American Brewpub/Wings/Steaks Burgers/Beer/Ice Cream/Candy/Cupcakes Mediterranean/Italian Bistro/Pasta/Pizza Cocktails/Conversation/Edibles B* D BLDS BLDS LD BLDS BLDS LDS D LD BLDS BLDS D BLDS LD BLS BLS BLDS BLDS BD LD D LD D LDS LDS LD LD COFFEE HOUSES OR COCKTAILS High Alpine Coffee Bar 224 W. Colorado 970.728.4504 Fly Me to the Moon 136 E. Colorado 970.728.9653 Last Dollar Saloon 100 E. Colorado 970.728.4800 New Sheridan Historic Bar 231 W. Colorado 970.728.4351 O'Bannon's Irish Pub 121 S. Fir 970.728.6139 Steaming Bean 221 W. Colorado 970.369.5575 Coffee/Espresso/Baked Goods Cocktails/Live Music A Blue-Collar Bar Since 1978 Cocktails Cocktails Breakfast/Quick Bites for Lunch BLS DS BS FOOD CARTS & GROCERY STORES Ay Caramba 142 E. Colorado 970.728.5247 Clark's Market 700 W. Colorado 970.728.3124 Coffee Cowboy 123 E. Colorado La Tortilla Ria 300 S. Mahoney 970.728.8678 Village Market 157 S. Fir 970.728.4566 Zest 700 W. Colorado 970.728.8874 Authentic Mexican Taqueria Grocery/Deli/Hot Entrees Coffee/Pastries/Smoothies/Ice Drinks Bakery/Breakfast Burritos/Beverages/Tortillas Grocery/Sandwiches/Hot Entrees Global Cuisine/Prepared Gourmet Foods LD BLDS S BLS BLDS LDS REGIONAL RESTAURANTS Aemono Fine Foods 156 Society Dr. Unit A, Lawson Hill 970.728.2085 Cindybread Artisan Bakery 168 Society Dr., Lawson Hill 970.369.1116 Telluride Brewing Company 156 Society Dr., Lawson Hill 970.728.5094 Deli/Pizza/Burgers/Take Out/Catering Bakery/Salads/Sandwiches/Pastries Local Brewing Company BLDS BLS LATE-NIGHT, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, SNACKS PRIVATE PARTIES RESERVATIONS DINING & SPIRITS FULL DINNER VEGETARIAN CASH ONLY COCKTAILS CATERING TAKE OUT www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 53 TOWN OF MOUNTAIN VILLAGE RESTAURANTS 9545 Restaurant & Bar Sunset Plaza 970.728.5678 Allred's Gondola Station St. Sophia 970.728.7474 BAR M Hotel Madeline 970.369.8949 Crazy Elk Pizza The Beach 970.728.7499 Diggity's Dog House Heritage Plaza 970.369.0364 La Piazza del Villaggio Sunset Plaza 970.728.8283 La Pizzeria Sunset Plaza 970.728.0737 Legends The Peaks Resort and Spa 970.728.6800 little bar at lumi�re lumi�re Hotel 970.369.0400 CUISINE Southwest American Creative American/Steaks/Seafood Rocky Mountain Gastro Pub Pizza/Salads/Soups/Sandwiches Hot Dogs/Hippie Dogs/Chili Dogs Authentic Italian Italian Traditional Crispy Crust Comfortable Full Service Breakfast Buffet Freshly Prepared Sushi and Signature Cocktails Colorado Farm to Table Ingredient-Driven Colorado Cuisine Classic Pub Fare Beer Garden and Patio Specialty Sandwiches and More BLD D LD LDS LS LD LD B D BDS D LDS LD BLS LATE-NIGHT, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, SNACKS PRIVATE PARTIES DINING & SPIRITS RESERVATIONS FULL DINNER VEGETARIAN CASH ONLY COCKTAILS CATERING TAKE OUT DINING & SPIRITS M's Restaurant Hotel Madeline 970.369.8989 Palmyra The Peaks Resort and Spa 970.728.6800 Poachers Pub Sunset Plaza 970.728.9647 Tomboy Tavern Heritage Plaza 970.728.7467 Tracks Caf� & Bar Heritage Plaza 970.728.0677 COFFEE HOUSES OR COCKTAILS Gondola Grounds Town Hall Plaza 970.519.1302 Great Room, The The Peaks Resort and Spa 970.728.6800 Lift at the Peaks, The The Peaks Resort and Spa 970.728.6800 Telluride Coffee Company Heritage Plaza 970.369.4400 Coffee American Bistro Coffee//Smoothies/Salads/Sandwiches Coffee/Fresh Pastries/Fresh Juices BLS S BS GROCERY STORES & FOOD CARTS Great Dane, The The Beach Market at Mountain Village, The Town Hall Plaza 970.728.6500 Danish Pastries and Food Grocery with Deli LS BLDS Aemono Fine Foods 156 Society Dr. Unit A, Lawson Hill 970.728.2085 Cindybread Artisan Bakery 168 Society Dr., Lawson Hill 970.369.1116 Telluride Brewing Company 156 Society Dr., Lawson Hill 970.728.5094 Deli/Pizza/Burgers/Take Out/Catering Bakery/Salads/Sandwiches/Pastries Local Brewing Company BLDS BLS LUMIERE / CHRIS GILES ALLRED'S 54 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com DINING & SPIRITS L oe c n CMcixniaade Lu a r e s ta u r a n t Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Organic & whole food ingredients Fresh-squeezed juices Coffee, espressos & cappuccinos Casual & family friendly Open daily 8aM�9pM � 728-9355 123 e. cOlOradO ave. www.lacocinatelluride.com TELLURIDE'S GATHERING PLACE LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE CORE LOOK FOR THE GIANT YELLOW UMBRELLA 970.728.7467 � DAILY 11:30AM-10PM z contemporary Food and ambiance make your online reservation at www.cosmotelluride.com In the Hotel Columbia � 970.728.1292 LUNCH & DINNER Tavern Cheese Burger... 10 oz.Fresh Ground Beef, Cheddar on a Toasted Sesame Brioche Bun ............................... 13 Portobello Mushroom Burger... Roasted Red Pepper, Grilled Zucchini, Boursin Cheese, Sprouts .................................. 10 Tomboy Chop Salad... Chopped Romaine, BBQ Chicken, Black Beans, Corn, Jicama, Tomatoes, Ranch .............................. 13 Grilled Ahi Burger... Pineapple Ponzu, Dikon Radish Sprouts, Wasabi Aioli, Brioche Bun .............................................. 13 Edamame Hummus Dip... Rice Crackers, Fresh Vegetables, Grilled Pita Bread..................................................... 12 Mixed Sausage Grill... Elk, Buffalo, Kurobuto Chorizo, Stone Ground Mustard, Red Onion Marmalade .......................... 15 Grilled Caesar Salad... Garlic Bread Spears, House Made Caesar Dressing, Olive Oil Marinated Tomatoes ......................... 13 Crispy Pork Schnitzel Sandwich... Apple Basil Slaw, Honey Mustard, Pretzel Bread .................................................... 12 32 FULL SERVICE INDOORS OR OUT! C R A F T B E E R S O N TA P www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 55 DINING & SPIRITS Shish Kebabs � Falafels � Hummus Tabouli � Spanakopita � Baba Ganouj Greek Salad � Fries F FRESH JUICES � ORGANIC SMOOTHIES HAND-MADE ICE CREAM La Cocina de Luz Patio, Downtown Telluride 36 YEARS OF TRADITION AND EXCELLENCE Why did I buy this ad when everyone knows Baked in Telluride? I'm talking to you, the tourist who discovers the bakery on the last day of your vacation, wishing it were your first. Dinners are unexcelled for quality or value. B-I-T makes Telluride's only homemade noodles, featuring rich Alfredo, Pi�on basil pesto, and a special pasta of the week. Kids specials include sgetti & meatball and penne & cheese sauce. Mom's Meatloaf is twice a week; we celebrate Thanksgiving Dinner every Thursday, Thanksgiving day included. Salads are fresh and generous. The Cobb salad is the greatest, featuring our own oven roasted turkey. Sandwiches on bakery bread use the finest of meats. Said one recent customer "Best. Reuben. Ever." Vegetarian sandwiches feature hummus, artichoke, and/or avocado. Mexican dinners feature enchiladas, tacos, and the Grande Burrito. Bring your kids for the best pizza in town, slice or whole pie, and a family friendly environment. First but not least, you'll be wowed by the wall of pastries (and bread and bagels). A selection of gluten free products is available, including our signature chocolate covered coconut macaroon, and our latest hit, the amazing almond horn. -- Sincerely, Jerry Greene, Chief Bagel 970-728-5611 LOCATED ON HERITAGE PLAZA AT HOTEL MADELINE TELLURIDE 970.728.4775 127 South Fir Street, Telluride 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. year `round Summer delivery by arrangement www.bakedintelluride.com 568 Mountain Village Blvd. Telluride, CO 81435 970.369.0880 | www.hotelmadelinetelluride.com 56 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com DINING & SPIRITS an elevated dining experience ARGENTINE GRILLE at the Rico Hotel s Sumptuous meals created by Chef Eamonn O'Hara using regionally cultivated ingredients. Open for Dinner 5-9 p.m. $15 Early Bird Specials from 5-6 p.m. Enjoy Sunday Brunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hotel rooms from $50 (restrictions may apply). located at inn at lost creek 119 Lost Creek Lane, Telluride, CO | 970.728.6293 | www.innatlostcreek.com s 124 S. Highway 145 in downtown Rico 970.967.3000 www.ricohotel.com A T T H E P E A k S This glass-walled restaurant is a local favorite with sumptuous cuisine and unmatched mountain views. Palmyra restaurant features fresh, seasonal ingredients and is the ideal setting for an intimate dinner with friends or a place the entire family can enjoy! The Palmyra and Great Room Decks are THE PLACE to be for live music, fireside seating, and staggering mountain views of the San Juan Peaks. Dinner at Palmyra at The Peaks is unlike any dining experience in Telluride. Drink specials, unmatched sunsets and delicious food for every palate are all part of the ambience of this unbelievably beautiful deck setting and longtime local favorite. Live Music Bar Specials Wine, Beer & Bubbles Greatest Sunset View in Telluride 970.728.6800 | ThePeaksResort.com www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 57 the little bar at lumi�re DINING & SPIRITS THE LITTLE BAR AT LUMI�RE 970.369.0400 118 Lost Creek Lane Mountain Village Core Mountain Village's hippest gathering spot featuring freshly prepared sushi and signature cocktails served fireside or poolside. Located on the 4th floor of the lumi�re hotel. "no other telluride restaurant comes close" �Snow Magazine Allred's offers an inspired steak & seafood menu, world class wine list, and signature cocktails. Few restaurants rival Allred's breathtaking views and welcoming atmosphere. Open daily at 5pm for happy hour in the bar and nightly dining. pinot grigio steamed pei mussels chorizo, saffron rice, chipotle broth english pea puree, sweet pea tendril buffalo mozzarella, arugula, heirloom tomatoes smaller plates olathe corn chowder tomato panzanella salad main courses roasted shiitake & portabello mushrooms, baby bok choy, ginger-mushroom broth located at the top of the gondola allredsrestaurant.com | 970.728.7474 slow roasted wild salmon colorado rack of lamb and braised lamb sweet & sour stone fruit glazed lamb shoulder, smashed fingerling potatoes, fennel puree 58 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com SHOPPING ANTIQUES [ TELLURIDE ] Sundance Mercantile 109 West Colorado 970.728.2441 970.728.5566 970.728.3930 970.728.3460 303.442.7790 970.728.3355 970.708.1331 970.728.6359 970.728.1345 970.728.3930 970.728.3300 ART GALLERIES [ TELLURIDE ] Elinoff & Co. 204 West Colorado Gallery 81435 230 South Fir Gold Mountain Gallery 135 West Colorado Kamruz Photography 333 West Colorado Lustre, an Artisan Gallery 171 South Pine Lyceum Arts Gallery & Studio 430 West Colorado Naturescapes Gallery 100 West Colorado Schilling Studio Gallery 398 West Colorado Stronghouse Studios 283 South Fir Telluride Gallery of Fine Art 130 East Colorado BEAUTY [ TELLURIDE ] AromaSpa, Salon & Boutique Atmosphere Spa Breathe Skin & Body Bliss Day Spa & Salon Studio G YX Salon - Jen YX Salon - Shayla CLOTHING [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Heritage Apparel Fairmont Franz Klammer Swanky Buckle Fairmont Franz Klammer 970.728.7340 970.728.7511 ELECTRONICS/CAMERAS/PHOTOS [ TELLURIDE ] The Hub 220 West Colorado 970.239.4142 ELECTRONICS/CAMERAS/PHOTOS [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Elevation Imaging The Beach 970.728.8058 EYEWEAR & EYE CARE [ TELLURIDE ] Alpine Eyecare & Eyewear 398 West Colorado Sunglass HQ 201 West Colorado FLORISTS [ TELLURIDE ] China Rose Florists & Greenhouse Gardenstore Old World Flowers & Antiques SHOPPING 970.728.4140 970.728.9199 191 South Pine 250 West San Juan 221 East Colorado 329 East Colorado 226 West Colorado Silver Bell Building Silver Bell Building 970.728.9515 970.728.0630 970.728.9772 970.728.1020 970.728.8700 970.708.0270 970.708.2308 Lawson Hill Business Ctr. 359 East Colorado 210 West Colorado 970.728.4169 970.728.1818 970.728.9424 BEAUTY [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Alpenglow Beauty Fairmont Franz Klammer Himmel Pool and Spa Boutique Fairmont Franz Klammer Spa Boutique at The Peaks Resort 136 Country Club Dr. Spa Linnea at Hotel Madeline 568 Mountain Village Blvd. BOOKS [ TELLURIDE ] Between the Covers Books CLOTHING [ TELLURIDE ] Alpen Schatz Appaloosa Trading Company Black Bear Trading Company Bounty Hunter Cashmere Red Down To Earth Hopscotch Kids Consignment Jagged Edge Kellie's Overland Sheepskin & Leather Pip's Fine & Funky Consignment Scarpe Shirtworks of Telluride Telluride Pilates Center Telluride Trappings & Toggery Two Skirts 970.728.7337 970.728.7113 970.728.6800 970.369.8961 FURNISHINGS & HOME DECOR [ TELLURIDE ] Azadi 217 West Colorado Customs House 135 West Pacific Dakota Home Furnishings 220 East Colorado Gardenstore 359 East Colorado Dakota Panhandler 220 East Colorado Lustre, an Artisan Gallery 171 South Pine Picaya 101 West Colorado Sundance Mercantile 109 West Colorado Timberline Ace Hardware 200 East Colorado Tweed Interiors 151 South Pine GIFTS [ TELLURIDE ] Sweet Life Telluride Truffle Zia Sun 970.728.4620 970.369.5003 970.728.4204 970.728.1818 970.728.4204 970.728.3355 970.728.0954 970.728.2441 970.728.3640 970.728.8186 224 West Colorado 970.728.4504 100 West Colorado 129 West Colorado 218 West Colorado 226 West Colorado 221 East Colorado 124 East Colorado 109 West Colorado 223 East Colorado 110 South Pine 100 West Colorado 100 West Colorado 250 East Pacific 126 West Colorado 307 East Colorado 109 East Colorado 127 West Colorado 970.728.4433 970.728.4966 970.728.6556 970.728.0256 970.728.8088 970.728.9316 970.728.2441 970.728.9307 970.728.5820 970.728.9700 970.728.3663 970.728.1513 970.728.6242 970.728.5003 970.728.3338 970.728.6828 115 West Colorado 101 North Fir 214 West Colorado 970.728.8789 970.728.9565 970.728.4031 GIFTS [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Telluride Naturals 565 Mountain Village Blvd. 970.728.7357 Telluride Resort Store 697 Mountain Village Blvd. 970.728.7358 GROCERY See "Dining & Spirits," pages 52-53 HARDWARE & BUILDING SUPPLIES [ TELLURIDE ] Alpine Lumber 140 Society Dr. Lawson Hill 970.728.4388 EcoSpaces 162 Society Dr. Lawson Hill 970.728.1973 Timberline Ace Hardware 200 East Colorado 970.728.3640 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 59 SHOPPING JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES [ TELLURIDE ] Dolce Designs 226 West Colorado Elinoff & Co. 204 West Colorado Hell Bent Leather & Silver 215 East Colorado Lustre, an Artisan Gallery 171 South Pine Picaya 101 West Colorado Schilling Studio Gallery 398 West Colorado Telluride Gallery of Fine Art 130 East Colorado Telluride Legacy 219 East Colorado Zia Sun 214 West Colorado 970.728.6866 970.728.5566 970.728.6246 970.728.3355 970.728.0954 970.728.1345 970.728.3300 970.728.2409 970.728.4031 PET SUPPLIES [ TELLURIDE Mountain Tails Telluride Veterinary Clinic Whiskers and Tails PHARMACY [ TELLURIDE ] Apotheca Sunshine Pharmacy ] 307 East Colorado 547 1/2 West Pacific 226 West Colorado 970.369.4240 970.728.4461 970.728.3664 126 West Colorado 236 West Colorado 970.728.0488 970.728.3601 JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Mountain Standard Time Fairmont Franz Klammer 970.728.7322 KNITTING & YARN [ TELLURIDE ] Needle Rock Fiberarts 320 West Colorado LIQUOR STORES [ TELLURIDE ] Telluride Bottleworks 129 West San Juan Telluride Liquors 123 East Colorado Wine Mine at Pacific Street Liquors 220 South Davis LIQUOR STORES [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Spirits at Mountain Village 455 Mtn. Village Blvd. MUSIC & DVD RENTALS [ TELLURIDE ] Wizard Entertainment 126 East Colorado Telluride Music Company 201 East Colorado OFFICE SUPPLIES [ TELLURIDE ] Ship It\Copy It 700 West Colorado Paper Chase 333 West Colorado 970.728.3427 970.728.5553 970.728.3380 970.728.6333 SPORTING GOODS [ TELLURIDE ] Bootdoctors Oak 236 South Oak Easy Rider Mountain Sports 101 North Pine Gravity Works 205 East Colorado Jagged Edge/ Journey Outdoors 223 East Colorado Life Cycles 236 West Colorado Paragon Bootdoctors 215 West Colorado Patagonia 200 West Colorado Telluride Outside & Telluride Angler 121 West Colorado Telluride Sports 150 West Colorado Telluride Sports Coonskin Plaza Telluride Sports Camels Garden SPORTING GOODS [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] Alternative Edge Heritage Plaza Bootdoctors Mountain Village La Chamonix Bldg. Christy Sports Sunset Plaza Christy Sports Heritage Plaza Eco Adventures 567 Mountain Village Blvd. Telluride Eco Adventures Boulder Breezeway Telluride Sports Gondola Plaza Telluride Sports/Neve Sports Hotel Madeline Telluride Sports Franz Klammer The North Face Heritage Plaza SHOPPING 970.728.4581 970.596.3681 970.728.4143 970.728.9307 970.728.3668 970.728.4525 970.728.4303 800.831.6230 970.728.4477 970.728.4228 970.728.3134 970.728.6500 970.728.4924 970.728.9592 970.728.8111 970.728.0235 970.728.6138 800.592.6883 970.369.4727 970.728.1334 970.728.7300 970.728.7300 970.728.8944 970.728.5722 970.728.0364 970.369.0332 OFFICE SUPPLIES [ MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ] High Country Shipping 456 Mountain Village Blvd. 970.728.1976 60 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com SHOPPING Featuring sophisticated timepieces, genuine and semi-precious jewelry and fashion focused sunglasses, Mountain Standard Time is the accessory boutique for the upscale mountain lifestyle. This upscale women's boutique provides a fresh twist on classic style. Swanky Buckle carries the latest fashions and an expansive collection of handbags, jewelry and accessories for every woman. Cole Haan � Eberjey Eugenia Kim � Goldsign Line � Madison Marcus Nicole Miller Project Alabama Three Dots � Waverly Grey 970.728.7511 Across from Bootdoctors in Mountain Village Core Open Daily � ew,Used&Vintage N StringedInstruments � .F.Martin,Collings, C Godin,Boss&Roland Products Watches by: Hamilton � Michele � Fendi � Tissot Victorinox Swiss Army � ESQ Sunglasses by: Oliver Peoples � Fendi � Seregeti � bolle and soon Tom Ford Jewelry by: Elizabeth and James � Aris Geldis 970.728.7322 Across from Bootdoctors in Mountain Village Core Open Daily � usicBooks, M InstructionMaterial &Accessories � usicCD's&DVD's M � essons&Stringed L InstrumentRepair 201 E. Colorado Ave. 970.728.9592 Open Daily www.telluridemusic.com 970.728.3355 � 171 South Pine Street, Telluride www.lustregallery.com Lustre Gallery presents handcrafted art for the home and self that is inspired by a love of nature. Tucked away on Pine Street one block south of Colorado Ave., Lustre is most noticeable to the passerby at night. Dozens of hand painted glass chandeliers by Ulla Darni illuminate the store. Fine inlaid furniture crafted with exotic woods and gem quality stones by John Arenskov, brings the term "conversation piece" to life. Marshall Noice's vibrant landscapes grace the walls, together with historical tin reliefs and earthy mixed media. Sculptural works and vessels are created by glass, bronze and fiber artists. Complementing jewelry for home with art for self, Lustre showcases several jewelers including art nouveau jewelry by Masriera, Gurhan's 24K gold collection and naturally colored diamonds by Todd Reed. Lustre's artists often find inspiration in nature and incorporate the most beautiful natural elements into their creations. Please stop by the gallery for a fuller appreciation of our artists. www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 61 WINE ~ SPIRITS ~ BEER More than a store, we're an experience. 970.728.WINE � 220 S. Davis Street � www.wine-mine.com INDULGE ... You deserve the best! 1,200 wines - eclectic, cult, vintage, local, bargains plus spirits, beer, mixers, cigars PACIFIC AVENUE SHOPPING DAVIS STREET SIAM Free wine tasting every Thursday 4 p.m. � 7 p.m. Call for details On-site Sommelier � Free delivery Online wine tasting every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. thetastingschool.com introducing a introducing a revolutionary way to learn about wine. revolutionary way to learn about wine. We proudly offer the ability to store your wine in our Wine Mine. Deep in Telluride bedrock, our unique location provides perfect year-round cellaring conditions. Replicating subterranean environments of the best European cellars and caves, our Wine Mine safeguards your gems in secure, indulgent bliss. { { theta stin gsc hool .c om theta stin gsc hool .c om Telluride Trappings & TOGGERY Fine Clothes for Mountain Folk We are the source for Retro Vintage Telluride Apparel T-shirts, Hoodies, Sweatpants, Hats and More! WOMEN'S Brands free people � lucky brand � michael stars � johnny was big star jeans � lole � vintage revolution � latico � cp shades frye boots � kenneth cole � ugg � prarie underground � 3 dot MEN'S brands mod-o-doc � carhartt � columbia sportswear � robert graham jeremiah � royal robbins � gramicci � true grit � lucky brand tommy bahama � tori richards � born shoes � skechers 109 East Colorado Ave. Downtown Telluride 970-728-3338 www.TheTellurideToggery.com Open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. A TELLURIDE TRADITION... WE ARE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS! 62 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com G O O N A N A DV E N T U R E ! SHOPPING Offering a combination of stylish basics and designer labels, Heritage Apparel has Men's and Women's clothing for a look that is casually sophisticated, yet refined. Ted Baker � Rag and Bone � Nicholas K DL 1961 � Levis made and crafted BD Baggies � Closed Giles & Brother � FEED � MK Totem 970.728.7340 Across from Bootdoctors in Mountain Village Core Open Daily Kids Camp (ages 5 & up) ecoXtreme (ages 8-14) Outdoor Gear & Accessories So Much More... Let our friendly & knowledgeable staff help you discover Telluride Located in the Franz Klammer Breezeway in Mountain Village 970.728.7300 TellurideSkiResort.com/ecoadventures AVA I L A B L E E X C L U S I V E LY AT AVA I L A B L E E X C L U S I V E LY AT 970-728-5566 204 W. Colorado Avenue, Telluride www.elinoff.com www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 63 A Women's, Men's & Children's Boutique Clothing, shoes, accessories, gifts, and so much more! With the help of an experienced personal shopper and labels from around the world, we can give you a shopping experience unlike any other. And now we're not just dressing the ladies, but the men and kids too! ALC � Haute Hippie � Calleen Cordero � Velvet � Mother Denim � AG Jeans Jbrand � Hartford � Vince � Coclico � Hunter Boots � Frye � and more SHOPPING FOR THE WOMEN Converse by John Varvatos � Culturata � Steven Alan � NSF � Hartford AG Jeans � Seven for All Mankind � James Jeans � Autumn Cashmere � and more FOR THE MEN ... everything from Puzzles, to Banjos and Drums, the Perfect Onesie, and their new favorite Stuffed Animal. With clothing by: Charlie Rocket � Ever After � Petit Bateau � True Religion AND FOR THE LITTLE ONES ... 970-728-1513 � 250 East Pacific Ave. � www.shopscarpe.com COSMETICS SKIN CARE T R E AT M E N T S 970.728.7357 Across from Bootdoctors in Mountain Village Core Open Daily SKIN Focus Facial Treatments 30min $70 Signature Skin Treatments 30min $70 � 60min $100 � 90min $130 Telluride Naturals is THE place for local and regional gifts in Mountain Village. From jewelry to ceramics, soaps to food and Vodka made with Telluride spring water, we provide products that reflect the local region. COSMETICS Lesson $50 � Lash or Brow Tinting $20 Facial Waxing $15 � Strip Lash Application $15 Cluster Lash Extensions $80 BODY Customized Massage 30min $65 � 60min $95 To schedule an appointment, call 970.728.7337 Located in the Mountain Village Core T. LeClerc � Dr. Brandt Mario Badescu � Jane Iredale Fresh � Kevyn Aucoin � Astara Dr Sebagh � Fredric Fekkai Butter London � Om Pur Serge Lutens � and More Tomboy Soaps � Honeyville Jams & Jellies � Rico Flame Works Glass � Telluride Vodka � Ink Leaf Leather � Ida Estelle Wrap Bracelets Stop in and find a piece of Telluride to take home! Imagine an even better Telluride. Telluride Ski & Golf Club � The best of everything Telluride has to offer. S K I � G O L F � S PA � S O C I A L E V E N T S & M O R E Membership Information: 970.728.7302 � TellurideSkiandGolfClub.com www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 65 MOUNTAINEERING / CLIMBING OFF-ROAD / 4X4 ADVENTURES OUTFITTERS & GUIDES Adventure Tour Productions Ridgway Bootdoctors La Chamonix Bldg. Mountain Village 236 South Oak St. Telluride Dave's Mountain Tours Telluride Easy Rider 101 N. Pine St. Telluride Eco Adventures Heritage Plaza Mountain Village Historical Tours of Telluride Telluride Jagged Edge Journey Desk 223 E. Colorado Ave. Telluride John Sir Jesse Herb Walks Telluride Kayak Telluride -- 4 Corners Whitewater Life Cycles 236 West Colorado Many Ponies Outfit Norwood Paragon Bootdoctors213 W. Colorado Ave. Telluride Rocky Mountain Dirtbike Adventures Roudy's Telluride Horseback Adventures San Juan Balloon Adventures St. Sophia Nature Center San Juan Outdoor School/Telluride Alpinism 302 Adams Ranch Road, Telluride Telluride Adaptive Sports Program 568 Mountain Village Blvd., Suite 101, Mountain Village Telluride Flyfishers & Rafting Expeditions Telluride Gravity Works 205 East Colorado Telluride Telluride Mountain Guides Telluride Telluride Offroad Adventures Telluride Telluride Outside/Telluride Angler 121 W. Colorado Ave. Telluride Telluride Soaring Telluride Airport Telluride Sports/San Miguel Anglers 150 W. 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The first European settlers didn't arrive until 1876, settling on the Valley Floor, west of the present town's site. Once gold was discovered, the boom was on. In a short 20-year span, the town grew from a hodgepodge of cabins and shacks to rows of elegant Victorians and stately brick buildings. Businesses on main street were decorated with elaborate fa�ades, many of which remain today. Because of its important contributions to early mining, Telluride was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1964. To protect the town's character, Telluride established the Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC), which reviews new building or remodeling plans before construction begins. The buildings on this self-guided tour have withstood the passage of time, although most have been restored. 1. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE In 1886, a courthouse was erected on the south side of West Colorado Avenue. This building burned shortly after construction, but the bricks were saved to build the present courthouse less than a year later on the opposite corner (Colorado Ave. and Oak St.). Recently renovated, it is still used today. 2. NEW SHERIDAN HOTEL & OPERA HOUSE This Telluride landmark was built in 1895. For fine dining, the Continental Room had 16 velvet-curtained booths, equipped with phones so diners could call for service and not be interrupted by waiters. The Sheridan Bar remains much the same with its imported Austrian cherry wood bar. William Jennings Bryan delivered a speech, though not his famous "Cross of Gold," on a platform in front of the Sheridan. The Opera House, a lovely theater with a Venetian scene painted on its roll curtain by J. Erickson, was added in 1914. 3. ROMA BAR BUILDING Once one of Telluride's oldest bars, this building contains a period piece downstairs--an 1860 Brunswick-Balke-Collener Company bar of carved walnut with exquisite 12-foot French mirrors on the back bar. The Roma was one of the wildest and most raucous saloons in town. It was renovated in 1983 and again in 2006 to become Honga's Lotus Petal. 4. ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH This church was built in 1896 on Catholic Hill for $4,800. By 1899, it had 200 members. The wooden figures of the Stations of the Cross were carved in the Tyrol of Austria. In 2005, the interior of St. Patrick's was remodeled. 5. OLD WAGGONER HOUSE Charles Waggoner, president of the Bank of Telluride (yellow brick building with pillars on main street; see E on map), contrived a scheme purportedly to save his bank in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. By siphoning money from New York banks, he kept most Telluride depositors in the black. Waggoner testified in court, "I would rather see the New York banks lose money than the people of Telluride, most of whom have worked all their lives for the savings that were deposited in my bank." Waggoner was sentenced to 15 years in prison but was paroled after six years. He never returned to Telluride. 6. TOWN HALL On the corner of Fir Street and Columbia Avenue is Telluride's first schoolhouse. This one-room building was built in 1883 for the sum of $3,000. The first class held there had 53 students and one teacher. After a new school was built, the town offices occupied the building. The tower for drying fire hoses was added at that time. 7. TELLURIDE HISTORICAL MUSEUM The building itself was built in 1896 by Dr. Hall and served as a hospital for the miners, townspeople and county poor. It was renovated in 2002. An amazing collection of photographs and artifacts reconstructs the colorful days of Telluride's mining past and early days of skiing. 8. NORTH OAK HOUSE Built in 1900, this house was a survivor of the 1914 flood. A spring cloudburst caused Cornet Creek to turn into a torrent of mud and rocks that swept through town, depositing five feet of mud and debris from the Liberty Bell Mine down to Colorado Avenue. One woman was killed, and the Sheridan Bar was filled with mud halfway to the ceiling. This house has been completely restored to its original condition, enabling it to be on the National Register of Historic Homes. 9. DAVIS HOUSE E. L. Davis built this stately brick house in 1894. Davis was a mining and real estate entrepreneur who held numerous mining claims in the Ingram-Bridal Veil Basin and Bear Creek area. He owned all the land where the former Rio Grande Southern Train Depot now stands, as well as onethird interest in West Telluride. Davis sought to bring business to the town as vice-president of the Telluride Board of Trade. After Davis' death, the house was sold to Dr. Oshner, who used it as a hospital, particularly during the 1918 flu epidemic. The house was renovated in 1983. 10. L.L. NUNN HOUSE This white Victorian was bought by L.L. Nunn for his Telluride Institute, where "pinheads" from Cornell University came to expand their knowledge of the production of power. Today, Cornell University has a "Telluride House" funded by Nunn's estate. Next door, on the corner of Aspen Street and West Columbia, is the house in which Nunn lived, which was built in 1887 and remodeled extensively in 1980. 11. RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RAILWAY DEPOT This area was bustling and noisy after the railroad arrived in 1891. The depot was surrounded by boardinghouses and warehouses, some of which still stand on San Juan Avenue. In 1991, it was restored to accommodate a restaurant. Today, it houses the Ah Haa School for the Arts. 2 MAPS 3 4 5 6 www.VisitTelluride.com 800.525.3455 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide TELLURIDE & MOUNTAIN VILLAGE VISITOR'S GUIDE 67 67 7 13 GALENA TOMBO Y RD. 7 GREGORY N 4 SPRUCE WILLOW ALDER 8 5 10 9 6 D B COLUMBIA MAPS A Lone Tree Cemetery C 1 2 14 E 3 I Historical Plaque 8 14 TOWNSEND COLORADO AVE. Start Here Historical Plaque 13 ASPEN G 12 11 PINE OAK FIR F MAPS H 9 10 12. FINN TOWN Heading east, stroll past Finn Town. On the south side of the street are Finn Town Flats (originally a boardinghouse), Finn Hall and the smaller Swede-Finn Hall (pictured and now an Elks Lodge) on the corner. The two halls were the center of social life for Finnish immigrants. During parties and gatherings, each family brought food, a band played and people danced and socialized. Continuing east, detour briefly up South Oak Street to the Dahl House, a miner's rooming house built in the 1890s, now Flavor Telluride. 13. POPCORN ALLEY The Senate, Silver Bell, Cribs and madam's stone residence make up the restored buildings of Pacific Street's "sporting district." The Senate was one of the many places bustling with business between the 1880s and 1930s. The salon and gaming room closed in 1935. The Silver Bell, built in 1890, suffered a disastrous fire in 1923. It operated as one of Telluride's many "soda parlours" during Prohibition, and its numerous entrances hint at the other services offered there. It closed in 1959, was restored in 1991 and today houses the Pilates Studio. The three small Victorian houses standing in a row on Pacific Street, known as the Cribs, are all that remain of the "female boarding houses" that lined both sides of West Pacific Street all the way to Town Park. The Telluride Housing Authority saved these last cribs by renovating them in 1983. 14. THE PEKKARINE BUILDING Mr. Pekkarine emigrated to the U.S. from Finland in the late 1800s and opened a boot shop in the basement. On the second floor, he later operated a mercantile store. The Pekkarines lived on the third floor. At the settling of the Pekkarine estate in 1974, valuable turn-of-the-century artifacts were donated to the Telluride Historical Museum. More Historic Sites & Buildings A. LONE TREE CEMETERY: Glimpse into the perils of Telluride's mining-boom era when avalanches, flu epidemics, mining accidents and labor strikes took many lives. B. TELLURIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: When it was built in 1895, this building was considered to be the most modern of educational facilities. It was completely renovated in 1986, and an addition was built in 2000. C. GALLOPING GOOSE: This curious hybrid of auto and train rode Otto Mears' famous railroad line in the declining years of the Rio Grande Southern. The last run of the Galloping Goose was in 1953. (The Goose has been temporarily removed.) D. MINER'S UNION: Built by the "Western Federation of Miners" in 1901 as a hospital, it closed after only two years of operation because of labor strikes, which resulted in the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to restore order. E. BUTCH CASSIDY ROBBERY SITE: By most accounts, Butch Cassidy was a minor player in his first bank robbery of San Miguel Valley Bank in 1889. The old bank burned and was replaced by the Mahr Building in 1892. F. PICK & GAD: Patrons were treated to music, food, wine and ladies in this brick "parlour house" in Telluride's red-light district. 11 12 G. OLD TOWN JAIL: This stone jail is thought to have been built in 1885 and is now occupied by the Telluride Marshal's Department. The town's first calaboose, a wooden structure, was built in 1878 and is now located in Telluride Town Park's campgrounds. H. PENN TRAM TOWERS: At the turn of the century, the east end of the canyon was laced with the cables of aerial trams that lowered ore from the mines to mills in the valley below. These two towers are from the Pennsylvania Mine's tramline. I. IDARADO LEGACY TRAIL: Plaques along this interpretive walk recount the mining legacy of Telluride's east end. The riverside trail ends at the Pandora Mill site with a stunning view of Bridal Veil Falls. LIFT G OL OND A #8 Historical Plaque SAN JUAN Historical plaques give a brief history about the location and Telluride. 68 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor's Guide 800.525.3455 www.VisitTelluride.com MAPS TOWN OF MOUNTAIN VILLAGE TOWN OF TELLURIDE www.VisitTelluride.com C R E E K 9 C A 10,656' N Y Needle Rock O N OF TE L L T OW N B E A R UR I DE 800.525.3455 � ES T. 1 8 8 0 � TELLURIDE TRAIL BEAR CREEK TRAIL 8 TO VILL MOUNT AGE AIN CEN T ER 7 0 300 feet 600 feet (90m) (180m) a Be Be ave on rP d Ah Haa School r rC ee k N SAN JUAN R K P A AIL TR ER RIV RIVER TRAIL TO VALLEY FLOOR FREE Daytime Parking Carhenge * SAN MI GUEL RIVER EE K ONE WAY R C R BEA T A A Library O W * RIVER TRAIL Oak St. Plaza Fred Shellman Memorial Stage Hanley Pavilion Rive r Trai l WA Y W. P A C I F I C ST ONE WAY NE HO D A V IS E. PACIFIC Post Office Police Station ONE WAY W. PA C I F I C FREE SHUTTLE ROUTE END R YD OM S. T ON BOY E Medical Center V A L MA Restrooms Softball Fields Pool Soccer Fields Showers Picnic Area Campground Volleyball Courts Tennis Courts Skatepark Disc Golf Course Elks Park L E Y i gu e l R San M i ve r RIVER TRAIL EAST COLORADO AVENUE Nugget Sheridan Theatre Opera House County Courthouse Main Street WEST COLORADO AVENUE FR NET COR Visitor Welcome Center SMU F GGL ER L O EE O SH REL PINON ~ Veil Fa To Bridal lls R UT TL LAU TERY E R O PRO UT SPE CEME E. COLUMBIA W. C O L U M B I A Rebekah Hall KOTO Radio Town Fire Hall Dept. E CT PAVED BIKE PATH ASPEN TO W N SE to Society Turn & Last Dollar Rd. OCK PANDORA SP RU CE E R IN E HEML MAPL ALDE W IL LO W UMB PIN E FIR OAK D A V IS Elementary School W. G A L E N A ND Palm Theatre Middle & High School 145 k t COL E. 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