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Between the Covers
This charming shop, specializing in guidebooks, maps, journals and prints, with a section dedicated to Telluride and Colorado, also stocks major fiction titles. It also has a cozy espresso bar in the back with a tiny deck.
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Black Bear Trading Co.
Black Bear Trading Co.'s owners, Robert and Valerie Franzese, capture the essence of ranch attire in this clothing and accessories boutique. The store specializes in customized cowboy hats and offers a wide range of leather boots, jackets (fringe included), accessories...
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Gardenstore
Tucked away off of the main street, Gardenstore is a flower shop that designs stunning bouquets and sells lovely gifts. Pop in on the weekend and you will see the shop filled in floral pieces ready to be whisked away...
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Over the Moon Fine Foods
This rustic mother- and-daughter-owned fromagerie and elevated general store stocks specialty condiments and other luxury pantry items like Bellocq teas and Vosges chocolates. The gorgeous cheeseboards keep customers lining up, but they often depart loaded with jars of bourbon maple...
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Scarpe
Perfect for an après-ski retail fix, Scarpe was originally opened as a shoe boutique. Its selection of boots and heels is still the best in town, but over the years owner Jennifer Difiore has added handbags, jewelry, sunglasses and jeans...
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Telluride Music Company
Alumni of the Blues & Brews and Bluegrass Festivals know that Telluride’s summer population takes its instruments as seriously as the winter population takes its skis. This family-owned establishment supplies the music-obsessed town with new, used and vintage guitars, banjos and mandolins,...
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Telluride Truffle
This candy lovers’ heaven carries triangular delights made of Belgian chocolate, organic Colorado cream and liqueur, with names like Snowcapped, Black Diamond and—my favorite—Rocky Top.
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Turquoise Door Gallery
Opened in 2015, the Turquoise Door Gallery celebrates contemporary Western art, and particularly highlights the rugged landscape and lifestyle of Telluride and Southwestern Colorado. The artist owners (the same people behind Black Bear Trading Co.), display their own pieces—including striking...
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Two Skirts
The festive cocktail dresses, make-up palettes and colorful costume jewelry on offer at Telluride’s most feminine boutique may be a bit glamorous for this decidedly low-key corner of Colorado, but the luxurious cashmere wraps and cozy cable-knit turtlenecks pair perfectly...
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Wagner Custom
After hearing founder Pete Wagner's pitch, serious skiers will reconsider buying their next pair of skis off the rack. At his buzzed-about eco-friendly workshop on the outskirts of Telluride, Wagner's team uses solar power and computer algorithms to craft one-of-a-kind...
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Courtesy of Telluride Tourism Board, Ryan Bonneau
Telluride offers true “vacation shopping,” in which you make purchases, like flowered shirts in Hawaii or professional hiking boots and fishing tackle here, that you may never use again. That said, the offerings are more than sufficient for a proper afternoon of retail therapy, and the lack of chain stores means that many finds are unique.