The Peaks at Telluride Ski Area
Easy · 585 m long with 50 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.
9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
585 mlength
50 mvertical
2898 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
The Peaks is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to The Peaks
Lifts that reach the top: Meadows Magic Carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Village Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Plunge Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Polar Queen Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Chondola
- Ski Meadows (easy)
- Ski The Peaks (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Meadows. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunshine Express (1 min), Chondola (2 min).
See The Peaks on the 3D mapAll runs at Telluride Ski AreaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.