TELLURIDE SKI RESORT'S HIKE-TO TERRAIN IN PRIME CONDITION

With one of the deepest snowpacks in the state this year, the skiing in Telluride has eclipsed other resorts in Colorado. Depending upon the weather, ski patrol is opening different hike-to terrain daily. This winter, Palmyra Peak, Gold Hill Chutes 1 and 9, and Black Iron Bowl have all opened. This European-style skiing and snowboarding provides rare access to bowls and chutes with soft turns and incredible views.

Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is accessible via an access gate located on Upper Galloping Goose in the Lift 12 area. This local's favorite includes both Jacpot and Audrey and is home to some of the best and longest lasting stashes on the mountain. Be sure to look to the south at the summit for a view of the historic mining town of Alta just below. The gate to Bald Mountain will close promptly at 2:00pm daily in season.Estimated hike time: 20 - 25 minutes.

Black Iron Bowl
Black Iron Bowl is accessible via Lift 12 (Prospect Lift) and a short hike out Prospect Ridge. Skiers and riders will be able to drop in anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes hiking time along the ridge. Dropping 1000 vertical feet on the primary pitches, terrain includes the expansive Mountain Quail couloir, European-style faces, open glades and steep chutes. The Mountain Quail couloir had previously been accessible as guide-only, but now the full expanse of Black Iron will be open for public access as conditions allow. Other new runs include Westlake, Lakeview, Review, Dihedral Chute, Dihedral Face, Jello’s Bowl and Nice Chute. Black Iron Bowl, named for an old mining claim, is an excellent addition to the existing inbounds hike-to areas of Bald Mountain and Prospect Ridge, where advanced skiers and boarders enjoy fresh tracks virtually all season. The gate to Black Iron Bowl will close promptly at 2:00pm daily in season.Estimated hike time:Genivieve: 5 - 10 minutes*Lakeview: 20 - 25 minutes*Mountain Quail: 30 - 45 minutes*

Gold Hill Chutes

Gold Hill Chutes 1
To ski this epic chute on the flip side of Revelation Bowl, you can access it one of two ways. 1) Through the gate at the top of Revelation Bowl Lift (15), or 2) Traverse across the top of Little Rose and Andy' s Gold, through the gate adjacent to Andy's Gold. The chute will not be open continually, so check for current information on the signs before go. The expert-only chute directs you away from the cliffband by taking you to the traverse to skiers right and back to Andy's Gold. You can also egress via the new goat trail traverse into Gold Hill 1.5 and into The Fans and the egress from Black Iron Bowl and Palmyra basin.The Gold Hill Chute 1 will close promptly at 3:00pm daily in season.

Gold Hill Chutes 2 - 5
NEW FOR THE 2009-10 SEASON! This newly opened terrain completes the Gold Hill expansion. To access, stay left off of Revelation Lift (15) and continue up the new Gold Hill access road. Enjoy the grand vistas before skiing the 1900' vertical feet to the base of Prospect Bowl or Gold Hill lifts. The chutes will not be open continually, so check for current information on the signs before you make the hike.The Gold Hill Chute 2 - 5 will close promptly at 1:30pm daily in season.Estimated hike time: 15 - 20 minutes*.

Gold Hill Chutes 6 - 10
Offloading Revelation Lift (15) take a hard left and hike the new Gold Hill access road. Be sure to check out the NEW bridge and staircase accessing Golf Hill Chutes 9 and 10! Chutes 6 - 10 will not be open continually, so check for current information on the signs before you make the hike. The expert-only chutes go down below the skyline saddle and dump into Palmyra basin below.The Gold Hill Chutes 6 - 10 will close promptly at 1:30pm daily in season.Estimated hike time: 20 - 30 minutes*.

Palmyra Peak
On the heels of Telluride’s opening of Black Iron Bowl to public access, the resort has gained approval for skiing and riding Palmyra Peak this winter. Located east of Black Iron Bowl, this unbelievable hike-to terrain includes well over 200 acres and almost 2,000 vertical feet on the north face of 13,320 foot Palmyra Peak.What can be considered some of the most spectacular in-bounds terrain in the country, the runs Tram Shot, Sunrise and Electric Shock drain into Upper Moraine, and Lower Palmyra Ridge which lead back into Black Iron Bowl.The access gate to Palmyra Peak (located at the upper edge of Mountain Quail) will be closed promptly at 1:00pm in season. Estimated hike time: 1 - 1.5 hours past Black Iron Bowl*.

* Hike times are approximate and may take shorter or longer based on your personal level of fitness and weather conditions.

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