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Top “100 Best Hotels
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Conde Nast Traveler
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Departures magazine
“One of the West’s
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| Mountain Village and Telluride |
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From colorful past…..
 Telluride's story
began with nomadic Ute Indians who hunted and fished this abundant
valley---imparting legends and lore that survive today. The San Juan Mountains
surrounding Telluride were named by Spaniards on their many fur-trapping
explorations extending north from Santa Fe in the late 1700's. With the
discovery of gold in 1858, this isolated mountain hideaway became known to a
melting pot of fortune seekers and prospectors. Telluride was established as a
town in 1887 and grew to 5,000 people as mining boomed and silver, zinc, lead
and copper were carved from the San Juans. Butch Cassidy made his first bank
heist at the local Bank, L.L. Nunn created the world's first long distance AC
power transmission, revolutionizing the mining industry, and gambling saloons
and the red-light district thrived alongside traditional family life. When
silver prices crashed in 1893, followed by World War I, the town shrunk to about
600 people. Mining continued until 1972, when Telluride's magnificent mountain
beauty was discovered by skiers who were charmed by this main street historic
town. A vibrant arts community attracted summer visitors and in 1972, the
Colorado's first legendary festivals ----Film, Chamber Music, Bluegrass and a
Hang Gliding came into being. Today, the flavor of Telluride's colorful past
still lingers in the Historic District where fine restaurants and boutiques
reside in Victorian era buildings.
….to
modern alpine village
 A dream became reality in 1987, when Telluride's mountain
ranchlands that loomed above the town were re-born as a thriving ski and golf
resort. A life-line was extended to the historic town of Telluride in the form
of a free gondola transit system that efficiently and quietly ferried visitors
to and from the new mid-mountain village. Telluride's amazing alpine vistas are
magnified at this elevated location and create an incredible scenic setting for
a world-class 18-hole resort golf course and Telluride Ski Resort with a network
of 14 ski lifts serving Beginner to Expert terrain. A true summer and winter
destination, Mountain Village offers everything from skiing and heli-skiing to
hiking, golf, and endless summer activities, concerts and festival events. |
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