Telluride Live

About

The nonprofit Telluride Nordic Association runs this center for cross-country ski lessons, rentals and trail information. It's in the Town Park Pavilion next to the Hanley Ice Rink, and groomed trails wind through Town Park right outside the door. It also rents ice skates, snowshoes, sleds and tubes, and does ski waxing and skate sharpening.

You can learn classic or skate skiing in a private lesson or a public group lesson that includes rentals. Guides also lead Nordic tours to Priest Lake and Trout Lake, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

History

Groomed Nordic trails have existed around Telluride since the mid-1970s, first around the old log barn at Adams Ranch. The Telluride Nordic Association was incorporated in 1990.

When to go

This is a winter operation. When we checked in November 2026, the center was closed for the off-season except for skate sharpening and said regular hours resume in November. In season, rentals run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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Good to know

All the association's trails are free to use. They're paid for by donations, memberships and grants, and the suggested donation is $20 a day for an adult.

Return rentals by 11 a.m. the next day to pay for one day. Online lesson bookings need 48 hours' notice, so call for anything sooner. Private lessons take a $150 deposit.

Parking is in the Town Park lots. Dogs aren't allowed on the valley floor trails, and the trail map shows dog-friendly trails in Town Park.

Price

• Ski package (skis, boots, poles), adults / youth, per day$40 / $20
• Public group lesson, rentals included, per person$100
• Private lesson, per person, up to four skiers$150
• Ice skates, adults / youth, per day$15 / $10
• Snowshoes, per day$25
• Sleds, per day$15
• Nordic trailsFree

The center's site doesn't name a season for these prices. Guide tips aren't included in lesson prices.

Prices checked November 2026 on the website of the Telluride Nordic Center. They can change, so check before you go.

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