Telluride sits in the San Juan Mountains with 2,000 skiable acres and is known for steep hike-to terrain such as Palmyra Peak (13,320 ft). Pass access for 2026/27: Epic Pass, 7 total days for the 2026/27 winter season; 50% off lift tickets once all seven days are used; physical pass card required.
Key takeaways
- Telluride has 88 km of marked pistes, 809 hectares of skiable terrain, 1,155 m of vertical and 17 lifts.
- Epic Pass 2026/27: 7 total days for the 2026/27 winter season; 50% off lift tickets once all seven days are used; physical pass card required.
- Our estimate: about 3 days to ski every marked run; plan 3 to 5 ski days.
Telluride at a glance
- Marked pistes
- 88km[1]
- Skiable area
- 809ha[2]
- Vertical drop
- 1,155m[1]
- Top elevation
- 3,815m[1]
- Base elevation
- 2,660m[1]
- Runs
- 149[3]
- Lifts
- 17[3]
- Season: November 26, 2026 to April 4, 2027[4]
- Nearest major airport: Montrose-Telluride Regional Airport (MTJ), about 75 minutes by road[5]
Our take
- Time to ski every marked run: about 3 days, at the 35 km of piste a confident intermediate covers in a full day.
- How long to stay: 3 to 5 ski days, enough to cover most of the mountain without repeating yourself.
- Data for the trip: a United States eSIM covering about 7 days, the ski days plus a travel day either side. Lift apps, trail maps and avalanche bulletins all need it.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
Mountain statistics come from each resort's own facts page where it publishes one, otherwise from Skiresort.info's trail-map data, and every figure links to its source. Pass access for the 2026/27 season comes only from ikonpass.com and epicpass.com, read on 26 October 2026; check the operator's page before you buy, because access and blackout dates can change.
Days to ski every marked run, how long to stay and how many days of data to buy are our own estimates, not resort figures. We assume a confident intermediate covers 35 km of marked piste in a full day, lifts included, and add a travel day either side for the eSIM. North American resorts publish skiable acreage rather than piste length, so where we rank them we rank by skiable area.
Sources & references
We verify carrier and regulator pricing directly from primary sources before publishing. Pricing is current as of the article's last update — always confirm rates on the carrier's site before you travel.
- Ski resort Telluride (skiresort.info) — Skiresort.info
- International | Telluride Ski Resort — Telluride Ski & Golf
- Snow Report | Telluride Ski Resort — Telluride Ski & Golf
- Ski | Telluride Ski Resort (passes, season dates FAQ) — Telluride Ski & Golf
- Travel | Telluride Ski Resort — Telluride Ski & Golf
- THE MOUNTAIN | Telluride Ski & Golf — Telluride Ski & Golf
- Telluride Ski Resort (Wikidata, coordinate location P625) — Wikidata
- Epic Pass 2026/27: Telluride — Epic Pass
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About the author
Lotsotravel Team
Edited by Cho Yin Yong and Mahmoud Halat
The Lotsotravel team writes guides and cost comparisons for international travelers. Carrier prices are read from each carrier's own page, eSIM prices come from our live catalogue, and posts list the sources they rely on and the date they were last updated.
Last updated: October 26, 2026