Thursday, August 6, 2009

Telluride Ski Resort adds new mountain bike trails

Telluride Ski & Golf Company is adding two new mountain bike trails on the mountain this summer to be finished hopefully this August. Along with a $55,000 gift from the Mountain Village Owner’s Association (MVOA), a large team of young volunteers is creating a network of new mountain bike trails. TelSki provides free gondola rides for mountain bikers to access these trails.

The trails will cross Misty Maiden, See Forever and Butterfly ski runs and will be about three miles long. The existing Full Tilt trail graded as a “double black” according to the International Mountain Biking Association will be augmented by an as yet unnamed “single black” trail and the third will be a “blue” trail tentatively named No Brainer.

Telluride has an advantage over most ski areas insofar as our gondola that accesses these trails is free and stays open later than ski lifts that access trails in other resorts. The bike trails park will be open from 7 am until sunset. This is another piece of new infrastructure that keeps Telluride on top in North America. Email buzz@fedorka.com for further information.

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