After living in Breckenridge for 18 years, my wife and I decided to move to Telluride. The main reason was that we now have a son and wanted to move to a small, safe town with a good school district and a kid-friendly environment. Telluride was our first choice for many reasons, however the main reason was the excellent school district empowered by some of the happiest teachers we have ever met.
My daughter was born in 2008 and as new parents we started exploring the school system in Summit County and were very disappointed in their offerings. The director of the gifted program at the time was a very good friend and she gave us an insight into what was going on in the Summit County School District. My wife and I were shocked to learn that the Summit County School District did not measure up to other nearby school districts. Some of our friends with children suggested that we enroll our daughter in a school in Vail, Colorado. Good idea, however, driving 80 miles round trip five days a week was a huge burden that we couldn’t meet without being out of our comfort zone. So we started exploring Vail as a new home for our family, however my wife was not happy with the fact that Vail is located directly on I-70, regardless of how great the city is. A very good friend who moved to Telluride years before recommended that we rent a house in Telluride for a few months and explore the possibility of calling Telluride our new home, so we did and have never felt the need to leave the area since.
The village of Telluride is isolated and truly a village located at the end of the road. Telluride locals have consistently proven that they are some of the friendliest people we have ever met. It’s no wonder Telluride has been named the friendliest ski town in North America. The first thing we noticed was the speed limit set at 15 miles per hour, allowing families and children to roam the city as if it were an extension of Town Park located on the eastern edge of the city. It was summer when we moved to Telluride and we were able to explore the nearby towns, hiking trails, Ouray hot springs and fell in love with the town.
As winter approached, we decided to explore a ski school program for our daughter who was 4 years old at the time and had never skied before. We decided to have him join the Telluride Ski Squad program so he would have a fun outdoor activity at least twice a week during the winter months. Time goes by and our son is skiing every weekend and then one day we get an invitation to attend a ski birthday party for one of my daughter’s friends, so my wife and I decided to take our ski team and join in the fun by attending. the party and lend a hand and keep the kids safe on the slopes. We fell in love with Telluride Mountain that day, unlike the Summit County and Vail ski resorts, we were surprised to see that there were no lift lines and the number of skiers on the mountain was about 10% of what we are used to . My wife and I stopped skiing in 2004 due to unpleasant time spent waiting in lines at the lifts and constantly trying to dodge thousands of skiers who covered the slopes like a carpet of moving death where my wife and I suffered. few injuries caused by skiers who like to ski. go fast but not really know how to ski.
Skiing Telluride was a reminder of how Breckenridge used to be in 1994 and we fell in love with the sport all over again. Telluride Ski Resort is unique and more suitable for a family ski vacation than any other ski resort in Colorado. It truly is a hidden gem tucked away in the heart of the southwestern Colorado slopes offering incredible views and safe skiing for all.