Telluride is often ignored by skiers as it lacks the name of an Aspen or Vail, but what it lacks for in status it makes up for in skiing experience. Telluride is an old gold and silver mining town, famous for being the location of Butch Cassidy’s first bank heist, retaining its character through the remaining old red-brick and timber buildings. It is Telluride’s rich history, friendly atmosphere and small-scale, which provides the resort with a Wild Western type of charm. Historically the place to rush to for gold, now it is the skiing in Telluride that visitors rush to this old South-Western Colorado town for.