Telluride Recommendations?

[MsWax]

Thanks to the suggestions from Divas last spring, we booked a trip to Telluride for next month. I'd love some suggestions on how to ski the mountain (where to start, trail progressions, etc.), and any (casual) dining recommendations you may have. There will be 4 of us (me, DH, 14-year-old DS1, and 12-year-old DS2). We are all strong skiers who are comfortable on any black, and some double blacks. I love the trees out west (where there is actual snow and space between them), and DS1 loves to ski the craziest lines I'll allow him to. We'd love to do some "hike to" trails, but I also don't want to get in over my head. The kids are stronger skiers than us, so we push ourselves to not hold them back, but also don't want to injure or kill ourselves in the process!

Also, are tree wells a thing at Telluride? I have a healthy fear of them, though I've never really encountered them!

Thanks!

 

[MsWax]

Anyone?

 

[marzNC]

It's been a while since I went to Telluride to check it out. I remember the trail signs were some of the best. I wasn't really looking to ski trees back then so can't help there. No one in my crew was interested in hiking.

Here's the trip report from 2018:

Telluride, Feb 17-21, 2018

After a spending a ski week in Taos a crew of 3 Divas (@nopoleskier , @marzNC and me) as well as marzNC ski buddy Bill drove to Telluride for 3 days of skiing. We all had Mountain Collective Pass, so decided to check out Telluride this winter. Some impressions from Day 1 - the views! When you...

www.theskidiva.com

 

[MsWax]

Thank you, @marzNC ! That was VERY helpful!

 

[marzNC]

Thank you, @marzNC ! That was VERY helpful!

For what it's worth, my impression is that while there are lots of people who enjoy Telluride on a regular basis, most of them are not the type to be hanging around an online ski forum. Many ski clubs go to Telluride on a regular basis and get rooms in a Mountain Village condo complex.

Rode up with a mother and daughter while skiing solo that trip in 2018. The family was from Boston and included four kids. Once the kids were all skiing well after learning the northeast, they quit skiing in that region. Had a condo on the mountain and left their ski gear there. As we got towards the top of the Plunge lift, the mom asked the girl what trail she wanted to ski. The girl saw her father and siblings (probably boys) on Mammoth and wanted to go that way. There were so many people I figured not much risk for me to ski there solo and dropped in as well. There was a foot of fresh snow on top of big bumps underneath. Took a bit of work to finish the run.

Looking up and down from near where Mammoth and Joint Point (blacks) come together, the dots are people