Is your idea of a great winter or spring break getaway "sweet powder shots" and an eclectic mix of nightlife in a funky ski town surrounded by majestic 14,000-foot peaks? If so, Telluride definitely hits the spot. College passes, discounts on food, reasonable lodging and awesome skiing and riding are available at deep discount prices this spring - all in the coolest ski town around.
Located in the southwestern Colorado Rocky Mountains, the Telluride Ski Resort offers close to 100 runs with terrain to accommodate the beginner to expert skiers and boarders. There is more Telluride to enjoy with the last seasons opening of Prospect Bowl, 733 acres of new terrain. Telluride also offers some of the best free riding around and the largest snowboard terrain park in southwest Colorado - berms, banks, tabletops and pyramids guarantee major air and radical fun.
Telluride's energetic and wild nightlife takes off after the lifts have closed for the day and the enthusiastic skier can party 'til dawn. Telluride provides a rare and eclectic nightlife encompassing old historical Telluride with a cool retro style. Whether it's chilling at the new swank martini bar, playing pool or grooving to live music, Telluride has a variety of bars and nightclubs that will keep the night owls happy. For the individual who has the need for speed, a new nighttime tubing and sledding hill bustles with hip action, music and fun. In Telluride there is no need to drive, so dump the car and bar hop to your heart is content.
To top it off, Telluride offers college students one of the cheapest college passes around. Students can purchase season passes for $175 with no blackout periods. This pass is on sale before the season starts at various regional sales events and through college ski & snowboard clubs. Sale dates and locations are posted on the website at www.tellurideskiresort.com. The Telluride Ski Resort also offers students the college card, which costs $25 and allows the cardholder to ski/ride for $30 every day of the season with no blackouts.
Telluride is a destination that is hard to stay away from. From the skiing to the scenery to the nightlife vacationers find it hard to choose any other winter wonderland. Telluride truly provides all the essential elements of fun, sun and skiing to make for a great college getaway. Telluride, a land where people come to play. |
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