Magic Trip

Fly Nonstop to Telluride this Winter

12.11.2024
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Ready for a magic trip? It doesn’t get more magical than a luxurious winter vacation where you’re surrounded by enchanting 14,000-foot mountains in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. Telluride is a storybook winter escape. It’s also a National Historic Landmark District. And now you can get there with ease: Fly nonstop from Los Angeles or Orange County to Montrose Regional Airport, where you’re a scenic 65 miles away from Telluride. Immerse yourself in a paradise of powdery peaks and a walkable Main Street flowing with food, culture, and upscale après.

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A luxurious winter escape to Telluride is a non-stop flight away. This enchanting mountain haven is the complete winter package, including ease in arriving and ease in getting around for a collage of adventures and experiences.

Main Street is strollable, accommodations include ski-in, ski-out, and the no-fee gondola up to Mountain Village keeps things hassle free.

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Telluride Ski Resort is ideal for its balanced blend of beginner-friendly, intermediate, and advanced terrain (looking at you, Black Iron Bowl)—over 2,000 acres await skiers and boarders. Catch a lift directly from Telluride, or hop the (no charge) gondola to Mountain Village to start your adventures in finding fresh pow or corduroy bliss. Snowy fun goes beyond the boundaries of skiing, though. Find snowshoeing and cross-country skiing—even sleigh rides—in the backcountry and open space.

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After the revelry of skiing Revelation Bowl, get your food and drink fix. Glide right up to your favorite après from the slopes of Telluride Ski Resort (Telluride Brewing Co. and Allred’s are just a few of the popular spots for some high-elevation food, drink, and relaxation).

Or take the gondola to Main Street, Telluride. There are exactly zero chain restaurants or stores, just the Rocky Mountain landscape blending into a contemporary and cozy ethos as you stroll the streets. If you don’t feel like walking, step aboard the Galloping Goose, another of Telluride’s efficient transportation gems—the bus has a Town Loop circuit that’s no charge. Find plenty of restaurants—from Thai to Mediterranean—and relish a traditional rite-of-passage with a Prost Pilsner at Last Dollar Saloon.

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