OnTheSnow.com’s visitors and app users have chosen Telluride as the ski resort with the best après-ski in North America in its annual Visitors’ Choice Awards for the 2025-2026 season. OnTheSnow’s users, who take millions of destination ski trips each winter, rate and review the resorts they visit for characteristics such as terrain, après-ski, family friendliness, terrain parks, and more. Telluride was rated the no. 1 ski resort for après-ski.
In Telluride you’ll find everything from casual après-ski spots and family-friendly eateries to historic dives to award-winning restaurants featuring locally sourced ingredients. On-mountain highlights include Bon Vivant, perched 11,000 feet at the top of the Polar Queen Express, where you can enjoy Champagne, a great selection of handcrafted cocktails, and French cuisine. Alpino Vino, the highest elevation fine-dining restaurant in North America at 11,966 feet, features an incredible four-course prix-fixe Italian menu and equally incredible views of the Wilson Range. Highlights in Mountain Village and Telluride include Tomboy Tavern, Black Iron Kitchen and Bar, Oak, Last Dollar Saloon, and Van Atta.
Telluride Reviews From OnTheSnow Users
“I think that Telluride is the best Mountain and Ski Town I’ve ever visited thus far and I would love to visit it again and would recommend it to anyone who loves the winter outdoors and skiing.” – Tim
“Great lodging, great places to eat and drink, Bon Vivant on the mountain was the ultimate place to be on the mountain!” – Rose
“Such great terrain, amazing food on and off mountain.” – Dan
OnTheSnow wants to continue to hear from skiers and snowboarders about ski resorts they’ve recently visited. Leave a review here for any ski resorts you’ve visited this season. Congrats to Telluride and all of the 2025-26 Visitors’ Choice Award winners.
2025-2026 Visitors Choice Award Winners
Best Overall Resort: Banff Sunshine
Best All-Mountain Terrain: Jackson Hole
Most Family Friendly: Winter Park
Best Ski Area for Beginners: Purgatory
Best Terrain Park: Copper Mountain
Best Small Ski Area: Wolf Creek
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