Located in the spectacular San Juan Range, the Bridal Veil Backcountry Ski Camp began operations in February. The guided trip takes skiers from a back-country access gate at the Telluride ski area to a camp with heated tents at 12,500 feet in the Upper Bridal Veil Basin. Sleeping bags, down jackets, insulated boots and hot meals await skiers who only need to carry lightweight packs with their incidentals.
A national travel and leisure website described it as “luxe winter camping,” and some might see it as glamping, but co-owner Bill Allen views it as falling in the middle of a spectrum with glamping at one extreme and hard-core mountaineering at the other.
