Cross Country Skiing
For anyone needing a break from the Ski Resort, there is plenty of cross country skiing available in Telluride. Cross country skiing is a great way to stretch the legs and see the backcountry and otherwise hidden wooden areas. Trails for all abilities wind all around Telluride and lessons are available daily.
Cross Country Skiing Listings: (add your listing)
Paragon Ski & Sport
Full service sports shop with alpine, snowboard, telemark and x-c sales service and rentals in the winter to specialty bike and mountain gear in the s
(970) 728-4525
San Juan Hut Systems
Hut-to-hut ski and mountain biking trips in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado.
(970) 626-3033
Telluride Ski & Golf Co
Telluride offers a truly unhassled mountain experience, with slopes and lifts remain uncrowded throughout the season.
(970) 728-6900
Telluride Sports
10 locations in Telluride and Mountain Village. Telluride Sports is your local headquarters for all your winter and summer gear rental needs!
(970) 728-4477
There are numerous cross country ski trail systems in and around Telluride. For the intermediate to expert skier, the Prospect Basin and Alta Lakes trail is accessible from the top of lift 10 in the resort. Ten km. of groomed trails offer a full day of touring and sight seeing. An extended route is available to the expert skier through Magic Meadows past old mining cabins to Alta Lakes. A special ticket just for lift 10 is offered by the resort for cross country skiers interested in this route.
The Telluride Valley Floor is a 5 km trail popular with beginner skiers. It winds along the valley floor only a mile west of town, providing flat terrain. From the Town Park circuit track, you can access the San Miguel River Trail which eventually connects with the Valley Floor trail after running through town. The Telluride Golf Course has 6 km of intermediate trails and is accessible from a few locations in town. Priest Lake is located eight miles south of Telluride on highway 145 and has 5-10 km of groomed trail. Group and private lessons are offered upon request daily at the Nordic Center in Telluride's Town Park. Equipment rentals are also available.
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Other pages you might find helpful:
National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation
The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation is dedicated to training and scheduling events and races for the US Cross Country Ski Team.
Telluride Nordic Association
Tellurdie Nordic Association grooms nordic trails and provides education and encouragement to nordic skiiers of all ages.
