It was around 3 p.m. on Friday, and a group of local skiers was heading uphill for an after-work schuss.

This is where local skiers head when the powder is high, when they want to avoid crowds and when they simply want the challenge of the unexpected.

Telluride Ski has greatly increased its skiing area in recent years much to the enjoyment of local and international skiers.

The ski area caters to local skiers and large groups.

In 1948, the Sheridan Ski Club was started and local skiers set up a rope tow near the present-day Mews Apartments.

Or so the local skiers swore to my friend Andrew and me after our arrival last February.

The new "Hannes Trinkl valley descent" honors its namesake, one of the world's best local downhill skiers in recent years.

On a recent trip to the resort, a group from England shared the slopes with local skiers.

Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain, producing a bowl which is popular with local backcountry skiers.

One local backcountry skier, Jeb Griffiths, said he was on the slopes the day before the avalanche.