After getting adjusted to the altitude and reminding ourselves how to ski, we all had a great time skiing in Telluride. The mountain is really varied with a lot of beautiful green and blue (beginner and intermediate) slopes even way high up the mountain where it’s quieter and the views are amazing.
Once we figured out how to use the funicular from our apartment to the slopes, we were really quite the pros at skiing in and out. Here are some photos showing how we would end a day of skiing. First, we’d ski down a particular run, the Lower Village Bypass (green or beginner) to this spot:

Then, using the secret code only available to people staying in the Great Bear Lodge, we’d call the funicular. It would show up rather magically, like a little version of elevator in Charlie and Great Glass Elevator.

About 8 people can squeeze into the funicular and shut the door, choosing the destination with an elevator button, and away it goes.

White aspen trunks against a blue sky are a very typical pretty sight in the area.

This ski area is at the top of the Polar Queen Express lift. It was one of our favorite parts of the mountain, with wide open and very scenic runs, about 2/3 of the way up the mountain.

Miles and John at the top of the Polar Queen Express

Liam and I also at the top of the Polar Queen Express, but facing the other way with woods behind us.
Group selfie on a lift

View from a lift. Kinda crazy pretty!

Friendly Bear!

View from way up high — pretty much as high as you can go at Telluride at around 12,000 feet. There’s a run up there that goes along the boundary of the park, called “See Forever.” It’s a blue (intermediate) and not difficult to ski, but it can be challenging to both ski it and stop from taking in the incredible view, all the way to Utah

Liam and John in a gondola heading back to our car on our last day of skiing.

Panoramic view from the top of See Forever (or, See Forever and Utah).