Trip Report
Another year, another family ski week at Telluride!!!
February 19th – 24th, 2018
It was no secret that the San Juans were having a less than stellar winter for the 17/18 season but as luck would have it, upon arrival in Telluride, we were met with cold temps and daily accumulations of Colorado’s finest white gold. Ultimately, we endured great mornings on Chair 9 while timing the opening of Chair 15 for high speed, scenic, open bowl laps in the sun. At the end of the day, most of the mountain was open (other than the Gold Hill Chutes, Mountain Quail and Palymyra Peak)…thoroughly enjoying impeccably groomed steep runs like Bushwacker and the Plunge to name a few. Of course, regular visits to Giuseppe’s and a sunny lunch at Bon Vivant can only improve a day on the hill.
Highlights of the trip included a few days of fresh tracks on Revelation Bowl with hoot and hollering embedding the wintery atmosphere. Also, the 9 year old enjoyed exploring runs like Cat’s Paw on Chair 8 to Runaway Train off Chair 10 and everything else in between. Temperatures were cold…like 6F cold. However, this kept the fresh snow in stellar shape and the NASTAR course even faster…the ideal conditions for true sibling skiing rivalry.
Part of the mountain, certain run or area not included in this report? No problem. Check out 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014.
Flying through Los Angeles is always a sight to be seen…
Long story short, after some mechanical issues that delayed us by a day, we finally gazed upon the San Juans…
On Day One, skiing with my son, we were greeted by the snow gods…
Being a bit protected by the weather, we decided to stick to Chair 9 for most of the morning…
The snow was accumulating nicely and we were working up an appetite…
Alright, now its time to warm up the body and the belly…
The next morning, Revelation Bowl was the place to be…
Wide open terrain, new snow and some sun? Ok, I’ll bite.
Of course, we ended up taking multiple laps skiing all aspects of the bowl…
After heading down Little Rose, we found some nice turns in the glades…
After a great day on the hill, its time to head into town for some dinner…
The following day, mom joined us and ended up totally slaying the piste…
Palmyra Peak even made an appearance…
Why not a few sunny laps in Revelation Bowl?
Not a bad place to load onto a chairlift…
Mt. Wilson and Wilson Peak putting on a show…
There’s a reason they call this run See Forever…
Revelation Bowl shadowed by the San Joaquin Couloir…
Pro tip: Each day they groom something steep off Chair 9…
The 9 year old was never far behind…
Remember, you can ski right to Alpino Vino off See Forever…
Nothing better than a classic triple chair…
Windbuff and minimal moguls…works for this old guy!
On the first day, I met Zach…a skier from Los Angeles who loves Moment Skis and Telluride. Thus, we became best friends instantly.
C’mon, look excited for a hot chocolate! I’m writing a blog!
Some hot minestrone soup has never tasted so good…
After a bolt of sugar to his system, the little guy slayed Bushwacker without stopping…
Over on Chair 12, far off Genevieve, I found my lost GoPro from the day prior…WINNING!
Gold Hill has some steep terrain below Dynamo…
]Yeah, you need to make sure you eat lunch here…
Nice views of Palmyra Peak!
Someone’s stoked on skiing Telluride!
The next morning, we had some freshies for family ski day!
Parker wasn’t far behind…
Dad heads over to the walls of Happy Thought and finds some fun…
He then migrates over to check out Rockslide off of Ute Park…
It’s a fun little zone with steeps on the upper portion…
Oh, I also found some untracked POWDER!
Chair 9 was looking stunning in a coat of white…
Nothing better than yelling a conversation to the chair behind you…
My daughter responded and said ‘SEE FOREVER TO NASTAR!’
However, Mom pulled a Shiffrin and beat all of to the course…
AND THEY’RE OFF!!!
After racing, my son and I took some laps in Prospect Trees off Chair 12…
The little guy loves his narrow mogul runs…
Near the end of the day, it was time to bring out the 21 month old!
Yes, he’s smiling but I believe its frozen that way…
When the oldest and the youngest go to battle…
Then, on the final morning, all the cards lined up for a sunny mini-pow day…
Even the bumps looked tasty for this old man…
We straightlined over to Upper Lookout and the wife was happy to get the token photo of the trip…
So fresh and oh so clean…
Even the kids were getting into the stoke…
It was one beautiful last day on the hill…
Enjoyment on Chair 6 was also on the agenda…
Of course, no day is complete without some Revy Bowl…
Looking down in Bear Creek on a Winter day…
One last lap down Little Rose and it was pretty tasty if I may say so…
What a perfect final day!!!!
And then it was a final race to the hotel…
Remember when YOU used to do this? I sure do!
Another year, another picture in the Montrose Airport ski chair…
