Telluride Compared to Three Other Major Colorado Ski Resorts

As a young ski resort community, Telluride has enjoyed remarkable growth in its relatively short ski history. Of course, Aspen and Vail are the "grande dames" of Colorado ski resorts. Every other ski resort aspires to their success. Crested Butte is closer to Telluride's size and volume of business.

The following 2007 chart gives a concise comparison:

Resort	Year Established	Beds	Skier Visits 06/07
Aspen	1947	14,850	1.44 million
Vail	1960	41,000	1.6 million
Crested Butte	1961	6,000	0.366 million
Telluride	1972	5,000	0.426 million

When you look at the next graph, it becomes evident that although Aspen and Vail's sales are much bigger, all of the growth patterns are very similar. Having started operations much earlier than Telluride, Aspen and Vail had a big head start, and these resorts are four to five times the size of Telluride in skier days, in bed base, AND in total real estate sales.

Aspen and Telluride have consistently followed similar growth paterns (as well as the same retraction with the economic down turn) while Vail seems to have grown a little faster and held steadier during the down turn.

 

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