North America’s Resort Gem

In the fall of 1972, Ski Magazine featured an article titled, “The New Two,” which heralded the debuts of both Copper Mountain and Telluride. I avidly read that article and then passionately announced to my friend (and eventual brother-in-law) Peter Flagg, “That’s it! We’re going to Telluride!” To me, Copper sounded like a watered-down version of Vail, whereas the Telluride portrayal was steeped in alpine box-canyon allure and adventure.

As promised, in December 1972 we drove from Connecticut to Telluride Colorado, a former Wild West mining town that was tenuously subsisting via its last remaining gold and silver mine. And in that inaugural winter, an indigenous population of 250 miners and dependents collided with about the same number of long-haired hippie ski bums, hell-bent upon unlocking their ultimate high-altitude adventure. The rest is history.

Richard Gardella

North America’s Resort Gem

In the fall of 1972, Ski Magazine featured an article titled, “The New Two,” which heralded the debuts of both Copper Mountain and Telluride. I avidly read that article and then passionately announced to my friend (and eventual brother-in-law) Peter Flagg, “That’s it! We’re going to Telluride!” To me, Copper sounded like a watered-down version of Vail, whereas the Telluride portrayal was steeped in alpine box-canyon allure and adventure.

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Get Pampered

Both the historic downtown Telluride area and Mountain Village offer an ahh-inducing spate of spa environments and services. Deserving of consideration are The Hotel Telluride, Camel’s Garden, the IceHouse, Madeline Hotel, Fairmont Heritage, Auberge Residences, and of course The Peaks Resort & Spa, which boasts the largest spa (42,000 square feet!) in the state of Colorado.