Telluride, CO Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Lying at the flat base of a bowl of vast steep-sided mountains, TELLURIDE , 120 miles northwest of Durango on Hwy-145, is located in one of the most stupendously picturesque valleys in the Rockies. Another former mining village, in the 1880s the town was briefly home to the young Butch Cassidy, who robbed his first bank here in 1889. These days Telluride is better known as the home of a top-class ski resort that rivals Aspen as the prime winter destination for the stars. It has, however, achieved this status without losing its character, exemplified by the low-slung buildings on the wide main street, beautifully … more »