| There are several quaint mountain towns with | | | | enjoy this great activity. |
| excellent ski resorts located throughout the state of | | | | Some other great activities to do here in the warmer |
| Colorado. One that is often overlooked by people | | | | months are great fly fishing in the various rivers and |
| that go to aspen or Vail is Telluride, Colorado. This | | | | streams and lakes in this mountain valley. Another |
| one is a farther drive from Denver and tucked in the | | | | adrenaline rushing activity that takes place on the |
| San Juan mountain range making it one of the most | | | | rivers here is river rafting that is usually great from all |
| beautiful places you will ever see. The steep | | | | of the snow that melts in the mountains into the |
| mountain peaks drop directly down into the Victorian | | | | rivers. If the sky is more your liking try a glider ride |
| styled buildings in town and make it a favorite | | | | off of the top of the mountain to overlook the |
| destination for many celebrities such as Tom Cruise. | | | | valley below or take a horseback ride on the plentiful |
| This article will touch on the various things to do | | | | trails. |
| while in Telluride, whether it is in the winter for | | | | The majority of the visitors do visit Telluride in the |
| learning to ski with great ski instruction from ski | | | | winter to hit the slopes for skiing and snowboarding. |
| instructors or in the summer or fall. | | | | Just like the summer, there are a variety of other |
| The joke about this great town is that a visitor will | | | | activities to do in the winter besides just skiing. For a |
| come during the winter to ski and never leave | | | | one of a kind experience take a sleigh ride pulled by |
| staying there all through the summer and loving it | | | | horses or be pulled by dogs for a dog sledding |
| just as much as the winter. There are many things | | | | experience too. If you are an extreme skier you can |
| going on in the summer here and something for | | | | go helicopter or cat skiing taking you to remote |
| everyone. The mountains offer wonderful trails for | | | | untouched terrain. The Nordic ski trails are beautifully |
| backpacking and hiking and wonderful spots to pitch | | | | groomed as well as areas for some heart pumping |
| your tent if you wish to camp here rather than stay | | | | snowshoeing as well. |
| in some of the various accommodations in town. One | | | | Telluride is known for some famous festivals and |
| of the fun activities to do here is to play disc golf | | | | events that have been happening for over 30 years. |
| with a great free course set up in mountain village. If | | | | Some of the better known events are the Telluride |
| you are a cyclist, this area has world class mountain | | | | Film Festival, the Bluegrass Festival and the Jazz |
| biking and offers trails for every level. There are a | | | | Celebration. If you want to see fall foliage go in |
| few places to rent top of the line mountain bikes to | | | | September during the Blues and Brews event. |