Mountain Village Center — Attraction in Mountain Village

Mountain Village, just up mountain from Telluride, is an amazing ski village! The gondola operates 24/7 except during May when maintenance is performed. Sadly, it is usually during May that the entire western slope of Colorado is continually drenched in mountain runoff, which results in dozens of impromptu waterfalls all over this area! The easiest road trip is the "million dollar highway." This trip can be completed in only a few hours (weather permitting). If you wish to overnight in either Telluride or Mountain Village, one of the best rates and info for available lodging numbers is (888) 998-6471. Mountain Village is where we always stay. The gondola down to Telluride is only a short trip, yet completely gorgeous scenery, oh, and it is always free! Not to mention, except in the month of May, it runs 24/7 334. If you wish incredible scenery to enjoy while sitting on your balcony, sipping your cappuccino Mountain Village should be your...

My husband and I love visiting Telluride, we have been multiple times since we only live 5 hours away.

Mountain village is always our first stop on the gondola and then we take the second gondola down to Telluride.

Mountain village is gorgeous! The location has multiple shops and places to get a bit to eat. We especially love it when they have live music in the center square. However, be prepared for prices to be on the higher end for food and apparel.

The area is very dog friendly - they even have dog specific gondolas. And depending on the season depends on your outside activities: snow season for skiing and snow boarding and off season for mountain biking. And yes, they do have a bunny hill for kids and newbies.

This is a MUST...

This is an amazing place to visit in the Fall and see Colorado’s gorgeous Fall scenery. It was not busy or crowded here at all during our week stay at the Madeleine, we had no problem finding a place to eat and there weren’t any long lines anywhere, I’m sure this won’t be the case during the ski season however. The gondolas take you everywhere from the peak of the mountain to downtown Telluride to the marketplace and back to the village. I definitely...