Elite Traveler HRS 2020-2021

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Mountainside dining at Bon Vivant

Cordova Telluride

High dining Situated 11,220 ft above sea level, the views at Bon Vivant are spectacular. This open-air, on-mountain eatery serves comforting French cuisine. Come for the all-French wine list; stay for the atmosphere. Allred’s Restaurant serves contemporary American cuisine and can only be accessed by gondola. It has the San Juan Mountains as a backdrop and looks over the town below; book the private dining room with a roaring fireplace for a special evening. tellurideskiresort.com; allredshost@tellurideskiresort.com

convertible paneled ski suit, $1,280, cordova.co

Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color in Telluride, $32, obbibrown.com b

Alpine style After a career designing custom golf clubs, Peter Wagner rallied a team of ‘engineers, ski bums, woodworkers and designers’ to provide the same custom options to skiers, and so Wagner Skis was born. Head to Mountain Village, where the magic happens, and pick up your own pair of custom skis — the options are seemingly endless, and you can use your own artwork to decorate the skis to your liking. Cordova ’s Telluride ski suit is fashioned from a shell material that is both insulating and waterproof, and has a detachable jacket with cuffed sleeves. The subtle ecru shade cuts a striking silhouette on the slopes, but freshen it up for après-ski with Bobbi Brown ’s seductive crushed lip color in Telluride.

Arc’teryx Macai jacket, $999, Macai pants, $575, arcteryx.com

Wagner custom skis from $1,995, wagnerskis.com

Beyond the slopes The main street’s architecture reflects Telluride’s history as a mining town, and there are a number of independent boutiques and art galleries. The aptly named Between The Covers has been operating since 1974, and the bookseller is ‘fiercely independent.’ You’ll find titles from local authors on the double-height shelves as well as over 10,000 books — grab a cappuccino from the store’s cozy cafe, High Alpine Coffee , while you peruse. Be sure to visit the Telluride Arts District , which is both a location and a nonprofit organization that supports local artists and hosts events. Here, you’ll find Gallery 81435 , an exhibition space displaying creations from the region’s most accomplished artists. between-the-covers.com; telluridearts.org

Abom HEET ski goggles, $289, abom.com

On and off piste Telluride has over 2,000 acres of skiable terrain and 148 trails, and is suitable for skiers of all abilities (there are no lifts exclusively for advanced terrain, as there is an easier trail down for every single lift, so beginners can still soak up the fantastic views). For something high octane, Telluride Helitrax can create a tailored itinerary for heliskiing or snowboarding on untracked terrain in the San Juan Mountains. Arc’teryx ’s Macai jacket is down-insulated yet breathable. It has a removable hood that comfortably fits over ski and snowboard helmets, and was designed to rotate with head movements. If you’re heliskiing, you need goggles that can keep up: Enter Abom . The goggles use a patented technology that has an electronically heated, transparent thin-film layer between two poly-carbonate lenses, making foggy lenses a thing of the past. Plus, they’re extremely hard-wearing; some products meet the US Army’s standards for ballistic protection. helitrax.com

Photos Ben Eng Photography