Telluride Day 14 - Snowing....just

I cooked pancakes for breakfast. Chair 7 is literally right outside our door as I think I've mentioned, and with the lifts not starting until 9am it makes for a rather leisurely morning pre ski. Hence the pancakes.

There was talk of an inch or two of fresh snow on top, and as we crested the Coonskin ridge it became apparent that there was indeed some new snow. Unfortunately not in the quantities to go crazy about.
The weather had closed in, it was very cold, snowing lightly and visibility was not that great. I hadn't layered up sufficiently but my Spyder Bromont jacket still did a pretty decent job of keeping the chills at bay.

Mason and Jim weren't so fortunate and headed down after a couple of runs to get some additional layers.

I stuck with it and chanced upon a most enjoyable double blue run called Lookout. The pitch was steep but not overly so, and the slope was coated with a soft layer of fresh snow.

In the gondola with Telluride town below

Lookout was so much fun that I lapped it 3 times.
As I've mentioned Telluride is really cool. It's also very different from just about any other ski resort I've ever been to. One of the notable differences is the on mountain dining. Where Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Niseko are dotted with large modern or extravagant cafeteria style buildings, Telluride has a number of very small log cabins strategically placed around the mountain.

During my travels today I stopped in at one such place called Giuseppe's for a hot chocolate. The cabin perched atop a ridge was about the size of a bus.

Giuseppe's

I skied a few more runs and decided to head down to Gorrono for lunch. Gorrono is a massive log cabin with an expansive deck situated below the Village Express lift about halfway up the mountain.
It is the closest Telluride comes to the restaurants you find at other resorts. But it still has its own unique flavour. There's live music on the deck most afternoons, and terraces have been carved out of the snow slope surrounding the deck to create a natural amphitheatre. Chairs line the terraces, and as the afternoon wears on, people swap their skis for a chair on the terrace, grab a drink and enjoy the entertainment.

As I was heading down to Gorrono I bumped into Jamie. Apparently when they went back to the condo to layer up, Mason had fallen asleep on the couch and that was him done for the day.

Lunch at Gorrono was great, they were all out of the stuffed baked potato, so I had the chilli and it was pretty good, although I would've preferred the baked potato.

Jim and I skied a few more runs. The snow kept falling, at times quite heavily but no significant accumulation. We even ventured into some smallish bumps which was fun.

Started to feel a bit achey so pulled the pin at 3pm. Thought about skiing this run on the way down, but decided might wait until tomorrow when hopefully there's softer snow on it.

Caught up with the kids back at the condo, went to a local gym for a workout, and then we headed out to Floradora Saloon for dinner. Dinner was great. Awesome food, typically large servings, and reasonably priced.

Hopefully we will have some pow tomorrow.

I wanted to include a shot of down town Telluride. I snapped this on me iphone while jaywalking hence it's not very good and doesn't do the town justice. But until I snap a better one it will have to do.