Day 1: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Arrival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Welcome dinner with tour guide. We recommend you plan to arrive in Santa Fe one or two days early to have time to explore this jewel of a southwestern city. Hotel: Santa Fe Courtyard by Marriott.

Day 2: Santa Fe -Taos
Leave early for Taos Ski Valley and our first day of skiing. Après ski, the town of Taos with its many bars and twelve months a year live entertainment all over town. Treat yourself to sweets at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory that’s always open late.

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Another great day of skiing in Taos. When you are ready we move on to Durango, Colorado and stay at the Best Western Durango Inn & Suites. This historic mining town boasts with great restaurants, galleries, saloons, bars and three brew pubs.

Day 4: Durango – Silverton
Take it easy this morning and explore the Durango’s coffee scene. Toward noon we’ll drive to Silverton on Highway 550, the Million Dollar Highway, worth its name in scenic beauty. Step back in time in the old mining town of Silverton. En route you will have a chance to take a snow mobile tour on the majestic Molas Pass. In the evening, we hit the bars and enjoy night life of Silverton. Stay at the Grand Imperial Hotel or The Teller House.

Day 5: Silverton
Choose your today’s highlight from these four options: ski at the Silver Mountain Ski Area with a local guide on this hardcore mountain; book a whole day or single drops with Heli-ski at Silverton Mountain; cat-ski with the Silverton Powder Cats at Molas Pass; or book a snow mobile adventure on Molas Pass with Durango Ice Pirates.

Day 6: Silverton
Another fantastic day in Silverton with the same choices as yesterday: Heli- or cat-skiing, guided skiing, or snowmobiling.

Day 7 : Silverton – Telluride
This morning we head north on the Million Dollar Highway for Telluride, with stops in the old west towns of Ouray and Ridgway. The afternoon is yours to do with as you please, exploring beautiful Telluride and resting your legs. Stay at the New Sheridan Hotel or The Victorian Inn.

Day 8: Telluride
Two options for today: hit the world-class Colorado ski slopes at Telluride Ski Area, or book a heli-skiing day with Helitrax. Telluride is ranked tops for “most scenic” ski area with its summit elevation of 13,320 feet or 4050 meters.

Day 9: Telluride
Same options as yesterday – enjoy the day on the mountain. Telluride has more than 2000 acres of skiing with 18 lifts, 127 runs, so you could easily spend a week exploring all options on the mountain.

Day 10: Telluride – Crested Butte
After another day of skiing or heli-skiing in Telluride, we move on to Crested Butte in the Elk Mountains, the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Crested Butte is a historic coal mining town that turned into a ski vacation town, famous for outdoor adventure without limits or crowds. Here you will experience some of Colorado’s best in-bounds extreme terrain among many intermediate runs. The town itself has a great feel with its Victorian store-fronts and true heritage. We stay at The Grand Lodge.

Day 11: Crested Butte
We will spend this day in ski paradise on “The Butte,” as the locals call it. Evening fun awaits you in this picture-perfect snowy town illuminated by white lights with over 35 restaurants, live music, bars and late-night dancing.

Day 12 : Crested Butte
Last day on skis for this ski tour. This evening we’ll celebrate at the bars of Crested Butte.

Day 13, Crested Butte – Denver
At the end of the day, we arrive in Denver (not before 3 pm, possibly much later). From here, you will fly home. The ski tour ends today. We recommend you book your flight for the following day. You could, of course, extend your stay to ski in Vail or Aspen. We would be happy to help you with these arrangements.

Day 14: Tour ends
Fly home from Denver, or extend your stay. We are happy to assist you with your travel plans!