March 13, 2009
Hi Folks,
Good news, we're extending the ski season this April.
Our scheduled closing date was April 5, 2009. We're announcing today that Chair 7 and Chair 9 will continue to operate from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for an additional week, through April 12. Seven more days of wonderful spring skiing! The extended season will include all terrain off the Plunge and Coonskin lift pods. A gate located near patrol headquarters at the top of the Plunge Lift will allow hiker access to the USFS backcountry access gate at the top of Gold Hill. Hiking access will be along the See Forever trail only. All other trails in the other lift pods will be CLOSED. That means you can't ski the runs off Chairs 6, 14, 15, 4, etc. Please stay in the Chair 7 and Chair 9 pods only. Skiers caught outside of the provisional parameters and ski area boundaries could face strict penalties, which may include the loss of skiing privileges.
All valid season passes and cards will be honored. Also, the lift ticket prices will drop to $50 on April 6 through April 12, and just $25 for senior and child tickets. Additionally, during that week $25 tickets will be offered to season pass holders or employees from any other ski resort in North America. Proof is required.
Giuseppe's will be open for food and beverage throughout the extended week, with a much larger snow beach. We're going to bring up lots of additional chairs and tables, a BBQ, and have live music, weather permitting.
We're doing this to show appreciation to our valued customers, our employees who worked hard all season, and as a bonus to our wonderful ski community. Mostly year-round staff and managers will be operating the resort for the extended week.
We're still going to have the traditional season end party at Gorrono Ranch on April 5th, which is the last day all the lifts are scheduled to operate. We'll then have a final/final end-of-season party at Giuseppe's on April 12th. How cool is that - we get to have 2 closing day parties!
I have one favor to ask in return, please give the crew a big "THANK YOU" when you see them around the ski area, Town, and Village! I'm very proud of everyone's exceptional performance this year. It would be great if everyone would recognize the Telski Staff for their great work and results!
I hope you enjoy the opportunity to ski the north side that week!
Please feel free to post a comment or question. Just scroll to the bottom, type away in the dialog box, and hit submit. We love to hear from you!
Enjoy! - Dave
March 5, 2009
Hi Folks,
We're pleased to announce that all lift opening and closing times will move back 60 minutes starting Sunday, March 8, 2009.
It is clear that the vast majority of our guests, and employees, desire that the ski area make this change. I realize this negatively effects a certain number of guests and employees. This is a situation where we're trying to do the right thing for our customers and I appreciate everyone understanding the intent of the change.
Admittedly, not many ski areas I know of in Colorado are doing this. It will be interesting to see if others follow as a result of Telluride's initiative.
Please feel free to post a comment or question. Just scroll down to the dialog box, type away, and hit submit. Thank you. - Dave
March 3, 2009
Hi Folks,
First, I'd like to apologize for the huge gap of time since my last blog post. I'll try and be better about posting more frequently!
I've recently heard through the blog, emails, and by direct conversation, a request to change our operating hours as daylight savings arrives at 2:00 a.m. on March 8th this year. The idea is to push the operating hours back to allow the spring snow to soften and take advantage of the afternoon sunshine. We've started to talk about this internally and are still discussing it.
We have concluded we shouldn't simply add hours of operation. We realize some people would prefer that but it would not be the most responsible thing to do in this global economic situation.
But, we have been discussing the possibility of simply moving all the opening and closing times back by 60 minutes. So, under this concept, the lifts would open at 10:00 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. and they would close an hour later. As many of you know, lift closing times stagger. For example, a lift that is currently closing at 3:15 p.m. would close at 4:15 p.m. while a different lift that currently closes at 4:00 p.m. would close at 5:00 p.m.
I'd like to receive your feedback on this potential change. To do so, simply scroll down to the dialog box, type away, and hit "submit". We're interested in hearing your thoughts on this. Thank you for your input. - Dave