Author Archives: Stacy Ostromecki
Your Guide to a Week in Telluride
Recently named the #1 in US News’s Best Small Towns to Visit in the USA, Telluride’s scenery, cultural events, sunshine, and charm make it a summer favorite. The TREC Team has put together a list of our favorite Telluride activities for every day of the week. MONDAY 18 Holes at the Telluride Golf Club The natural beauty... Read More
Telluride Expanding Mountain Bike Trails
Telluride Bike Park to Expand to 15 Trails and 17 Miles of Terrain At a community meeting last week, Telluride Ski Resort announced plans to expand its bike trails. The Telluride Bike Park, set to open June 2019, is currently underway with Telski investing $1 million to build miles of bike trails. Gravity Logic of Whistler, a... Read More
Telluride’s Newest Restaurant: Wood Ear Whiskey Lounge & Noodle Bar
Wood Ear to Open This Weekend in the Roma Building Texas-flavored ramen joint, Wood Ear Whiskey Lounge & Noodle Bar, is set to open June 24. Matt Arnold — owner and general manager, and his employees “have resurfaced every inch except for the original walnut bar” (which was crafted by the Brunswick-Balke-Collener Company in 1860). Wood Ear... Read More
Luxury Market Update
As revealed in our just-released in Christie’s International Real Estate’s Luxury Defined 2018 report on the global luxury real estate sector, sales of million-dollar-plus properties in second-home and resort lifestyle destinations worldwide soared in 2017. Luxury sales in second-home markets grew by 19% year-on-year in 2017 with Telluride exceeding with 37% growth in 2017. Telluride... Read More
Mountainfilm Celebrates 40 Years
The summer festival season in among us and starts with Mountainfilm. Started in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals and a locals’ favorite. Through the years, in and out of trends and fads, the festival has always been best described by one unchanging word: Inspiring. Mountainfilm has evolved into a dynamic organization and... Read More
Telluride’s Summer Lineup
Summer is just around the corner! The Telluride events calendar is packed with activities for every age and interest. From iconic musical festivals to farmer’s markets to evening family movies under the starts, there’s something for everyone. Read More
Telluride Market Update: First Quarter 2018
TREC is pleased to present its First Quarter 2018 Market Report. The first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarters of 2014-2016 was up 18%, but down 21% compared to 2017 – an anomaly. $110.3M in contracts closed in the first quarter with the number of transactions down 27%. Local influences on slowed sales include... Read More
Three Telluride Athletes Compete in the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang
Raised on the slopes of Telluride, locals Gus Kenworthy, Keaton McCargo, and Hagen Kearney traveled to PyeongChang, South Korea to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. This is Kenworthy’s second Winter Olympic Games as a member of the Freestyle team, first competing in Sochi in 2014 and winning the silver medal in Slopestyle. Suffering... Read More
Telluride Joins the Epic Pass
Vail Resorts and Telluride Ski & Golf jointly announced today that the Telluride Ski Resort will join the industry-leading Epic Pass in a long-term alliance beginning with 2018-19 winter season. This partnership opens the Epic Pass to 46 resorts including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and... Read More
Telluride Real Estate Market Finishes 2017 with Record Ten-Year High
The Telluride real estate market’s total sales for 2017 finished at a ten-year record high. Sales were significantly better in dollar volume and number of transactions compared to 2016. With $616.1M in contracts closed, sales are up 36% over 2016. The number of sales is up 10% with 618 closed transactions. The Town of Telluride’s... Read More