Telluride, CO
March 1-8, 2008
by Sally Evans

WE TOOK 28 HAPPY SKIERS and SNOWBOARDERS to Telluride with the JSC March 1-8.  Telluride has to be one of the most picturesque ski resorts on earth.  It is in a box canyon and surrounded by the majestic San Juan Mountains.  

 The Telluride Lodge, our home away from home, was conveniently located approximately 200 yards from one of the main lifts, Chair 7, to the mountain.  This is where many of us met each morning to begin our day on the mountain. 

 We began our week with a pizza party Friday night and a guest from Telluride Mountain, Beau, he gave us tons of information on the area, ski school, great places to eat and play.  Beau was also our personal tour guide on Monday for a Mountain tour. 

 We couldn’t have asked for a better week of skiing/snowboarding, fresh snow every day, Blue Bird skies all but one day and Telluride grooms over half of their green and blue slopes.  The hard core skiers/snowboarders had plenty of black runs, moguls and extreme terrain to experience.  Most of us were on the slopes at least 5 days from 9 AM until a 3:00 or 4:00.

 The group met everyday for lunch at a different restaurant either on the mountain or in the Mt Village.  This was a great time to re-group rest and plan our afternoon on the slopes. 

 Early in the week we discovered Telluride passes out Milk Chocolate Truffles between 3:00-3-30 at chair lift 4.  This became our final meeting place before either skiing or taking the gondola to town and our condos and making plans for après ski.

 We ended our week in Telluride Friday night with a farewell dinner and birthday party for Patsy.  The week was great and this lead to a great party with everyone telling stories of all the wild and crazy fun we shared on and off the slopes.

 Jacksonville Ski Club
P.O. Box 551352 Jacksonville, Florida 32255-1352
Phone: 904-350-1615 or email JaxSkiClub