Whether you are a seasoned veteran or new to the mountains, you'll find the keys to improvement, the inside lines of the resort, a guide and friend in your ski & snowboard instructors. The ski & snowboard school is the most important link and relationship many resorts have with their dedicated customers, and the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School has established itself as one of the finest in the world. Telluride Ski Resort stands behind its promise of unparalleled instruction. Book now and get ready to experience the world-class instruction of the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School.
All lessons must be reserved at least 7 days in advance.
Child Lessons (ages 3-14)
For the 2022-23 Winter, Telluride is focused on creating great experiences for our children while maintaining a safe and healthy environment during the global pandemic. To this end, as a parent you can expect:
Small Group Lessons: Max 3 for Otters and Max 5 for Bears. Eagles lessons will have up to 10 children per instructor.
Full Day Lessons Only- Half Day lessons will not be available this season
All age groups will meet and stay outside for the lesson and will avoid crowded indoor spaces
No lunch offering for this season
Advance reservations will be required; due to small group sizes, limited inventory will be available.
Ski lessons are available for ages 3 - 14, Snowboard ages 5 - 14
All lessons must be reserved at least 72 hours in advance
Kids MUST be potty trained. Face Covering Required
Lift Ticket Valid All Day
Children Ski and Snowboard Rentals Sold Separately
Otters (ages 3 - 4)
Full Day Lesson Package, $370
Includes: lesson, lunch & lift ticket.
For children ages 3 to 4, the Otters program is geared toward our youngest guest by keeping the energy fun and light. We emphasize appropriate pacing so that our Otters have the best chance at a positive experience sliding on the slopes. Ski only. 3 to 1 student to instructor ratio.
Lesson: 9:00 am -3:15 pm
Check-in: 8:45 am - 9:00am
Pick-up: 3:15 pm
Bears (ages 5 - 6)
Full Day Lesson Package, $370
Includes: lesson, lunch & lift ticket.
The Bears program is aimed at getting your 5 to 6 year old youngsters on the slopes for good times and the ideal learning experience. This children’s adventure is a half day of learning how to navigate the mountain. 5 to 1 student to instructor ratio.
Lesson: 9:00 am -3:15 pm
Check-in: 8:45 am - 9:00am
Pick-up: 3:15 pm
Eagles (ages 7-14 )
Full Day Lesson Package, $295
Includes: lesson, lunch, & lift ticket.
The Eagles program is designed to take your 7 to 14 year old kids to the next level. Whether they are a first-timer, advanced level skiers, or anything in between; let the Children’s Ski & Snowboard School show your child a fun filled adventure.
Lesson: 9:00 am -3:15 pm
Check-in: 8:45 am - 9:00am
Pick-up: 3:15 pm
Adult Lessons (ages 15+)
Spend half of a day (AM 9am-12pm or PM 1-4pm) with an instructor to learn the sport or advance your skills. Our small class sizes will ensure you receive plenty of personal attention. Please note that high level (Blue, Double Blue, and Black) classes will explore both groomed and ungroomed terrain due to the terrain available here in Telluride. You may purchase the lesson only or build a lesson package that includes lift access and rental equipment.
Advance reservations will be required; due to small group sizes, limited inventory will be available.
Adult Mountain Adventure Max 5 (ages 15+ )
Half Day Lesson, from $150 (Beginner - Advanced)
Lesson Only: $220 Morning / $180 Afternoon
Lesson + Full Day Lift Ticket: $240 Morning / $200 Afternoon
Lesson + Full Day Lift Ticket: + Equipment Rental:
$290 Morning / $250 Afternoon
A lesson experience in a fun and social setting. Choose expert instruction in your choice of discipline on cruisers, bumps, steeps, trees, or terrain park—the choice is yours!
Early Season Rates Available.
Morning Max 5 Lesson: 8:45am-9am Check-in. Lesson is from 9a-12p.
Afternoon Max 5 Lesson:12:45pm-1pm Check-in. Lesson is from 1p-4p
All Day Adult Beginner Experience (ages 15+ )
Full Day Lesson Package, $305 (First timers only)
Includes: lesson, rental, & lift ticket
First time Skier or Rider? Introducing the new All-Day Beginner Experience. Instructors will be with you every step of the way, from gear fitting in the rental shop through your first turns on the mountain, in the stress-free environment of a small group setting. This Beginner Experience package includes everything the first timer needs to be set up for success in their new pursuit. Rental Equipment, Lift Ticket, and a Full Day of instruction.
Lesson is from 9:30am – 3:30pm.
Ski Trip Advisors is proud to be an offical wholesale partner of Telluride Ski & Golf Resort
Why Book with Ski Trip Advisors?
Ski Trip Advisors agents have the knowledge and expertise to plan and book the perfect Telluride vacation. Because of our exclusive relationship with local suppliers, we can guarantee you the best rate on all components we offer, including lodging, lift tickets, ski rentals, transportation and even ski school. If you ever find a lower pacakge rate we will match it plus give you $50 spending money to use on your vacation. Learn more,....
Telluride Ski Vacation
Telluride is one of the most charming in skiing, so historic and Old West that it is home to the first bank ever robbed by Butch Cassidy. It sits in a box canyon and is small but has everything you need: shops, restaurants, bars, etc. You can ski right to town, take off your skis, enjoy lunch and hop back on the chair or gondola without ever crossing a street. Telluride also has a second newer and entirely manufactured town, called Mountain Village, higher up on its slopes, home to most of the fancier hotels and countless ski-in/ski-out multi-million dollar homes. Mountain Village has a feel like Beaver Creek, with plazas and a skating rink and heated sidewalks. Because it was built for skiing, almost all the lodging, rental homes and condos in and around Mountain Village are conveniently ski-in/ski-out. It is linked to the Town of Telluride by a gondola unique in all of skiing, owned by the community of Mountain Village and operated as public transportation. It’s free for non-skiers and open until late at night, so people staying or living in Mountain Village can ride down to town to eat, drink and shop, or vice versa, keeping the Telluride visitor experience delightfully car free. You can even take your dog in the gondola and many locals use it to get to work. Book with Ski Trip Advisors and get access to amazing deals on lift tickets, ski & snowboard school, equipment rentals and complete vacation packages for great values throughout the season. .
Telluride Skiing
Rated the #1 ski resort in North America by Conde Nast readers, Telluride Ski Resortis recognized internationally as a premier ski and snowboard destination. Telluride’s terrain is legendary and has always been revered as the best of Colorado.
The region receives on average more than 300 inches of sno annually and offers more than 2,000 skiable acres for all ability levels. With 300 days of yearly sunshine and no lift lines, the skiing and snowboarding in Telluride is an epic experience. Telluride Ski Resort opened the new Revelation Bowl in 2008. This spectacular European-style terrain is situated above tree line and offers advanced and expert skiing in an unbelievably scenic setting. All told, the resort has recently expanded by nearly 400 acres, offering the most stunning skiing and riding on the continent.
So don’t go spreading this around… Prospect Bowl trees are the most under-utilized trees on the mountain. If you are a high-intermediate to advanced skier, take a wide right off the Prospect Lift (Chair 12), ski past High Camp warming hut, and drop in to the Prospect Bowl trees from the top of the run. Always great snow and you’ll be the only person there. Another spot off of Prospect Chair – Take a left off of the chair, pop off your skis and hike up to the first run called Confidence. Stay to the left on the run and jump into the trees to get back to the bottom of Prospect Lift (Chair 12).Shhhh, don’t tell anyone else!