Fun Facts

Telluride is known for its quirky charm. Here’s a sampling of what makes this place so interesting:

• Telluride has the only free gondola public transportation system of its kind in North America.
• At 9,078 feet above sea level, the Telluride Regional Airport is the highest commercial airport in North America.
• At the east end of Telluride, Bridal Veil Falls is Colorado's tallest free-falling waterfall at 365 feet.
• Ski Magazine rates Telluride Ski Resort in the Top 10 ski resorts in North America.
• Telluride Helitrax is Colorado's only helicopter ski company and has been in operation since 1982.
• Telluride was the first city in the world to have electric streetlights. Once called the “City of Lights,” the world's first alternating current (AC) power plant was built here.
• Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank in Telluride on June 24, 1889, walking away with over  $24,000.
• The Galloping Goose's oldest bus, #101, runs on non-toxic, biodegradable, vegetable oil-based biodiesel fuel.
• There are no chain restaurants or shops in Telluride.
• The nearest stoplight is 45 miles away.