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  "name": "Telluride",
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/telluride/",
  "summary": "A ski area above the town of Telluride in southwest Colorado, with some terrain reached by hiking above the highest lifts.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "latitude": 37.94,
    "longitude": -107.82
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3815,
    "village": 2659
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Late November",
    "closes": "Early April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://tellurideskiresort.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
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        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.2,
          "mean": 0.1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 6,
        "windKmh": 10,
        "gustKmh": 35,
        "freezingLevelM": 4700
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 37,
          "freezingLevelM": 4650
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 4500
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 48,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 44,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 28,
          "freezingLevelM": 4400
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 23,
          "freezingLevelM": 4450
        }
      ],
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        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 8
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        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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          "temperatureC": {
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            "max": 10
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        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
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            "min": 0,
            "max": 8
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 6
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        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 6
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        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 11
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        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 7
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        }
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      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "15:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
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      },
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.2,
          "mean": 0.1
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      },
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        "temperatureC": 15,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 30,
        "freezingLevelM": 4750
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 15
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          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 4700
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        {
          "day": "Fri",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
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        {
          "day": "Sat",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 17
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          "maxGustKmh": 45,
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        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 4250
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 4400
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4450
        }
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          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 15
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        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
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            "max": 16
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 14
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        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "15:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 11.2,
      "february": 9.6,
      "march": 12.6,
      "april": 10,
      "may": 7.1,
      "june": 1.1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2.4,
      "october": 5.3,
      "november": 7.5,
      "december": 9.1
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Telluride Ski Resort trail map (mountain facts)",
      "url": "https://tellurideskiresort.com/wp-content/uploads/2425_TSR_Trail-Map_web.pdf"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia: Telluride Ski Resort",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Ski_Resort"
    },
    {
      "label": "SnowBrains: the highest ski areas in the United States",
      "url": "https://snowbrains.com/the-9-highest-ski-areas-in-the-united-states/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Colorado Ski Country USA: Telluride",
      "url": "https://www.coloradoski.com/resorts/telluride/"
    },
    {
      "label": "J2Ski: Telluride season dates",
      "url": "https://us.j2ski.com/american_ski_resorts/USA/Telluride.html"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}