From here it's just half an hour to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, less than an hour to Cuchara, and about an hour and a half to Monarch Pass. Two rental car companies now operate inside the airport, and the airport recently installed metal detectors and X-ray machines. United Express, America West Express, and American on a small turbo prop plane or a midsize jet. It's only 45 miles from here to Powderhorn, a cozy ski resort located on the world's largest flattop mountain, and not much farther to the snowy slopes of Sunlight and the soothing waters of Glenwood Springs. America West Express, Delta Connection, and United Express.
Shuttle services run to numerous ski areas.
Colorado's northernmost ski resorts are served nonstop from Dallas, Phoenix, Houston, Newark, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Denver. No worries - just fly to Montrose. Jets and props come in nonstop from Phoenix, Houston, Cleveland, Newark, and Denver on America West Express, United Express, United, and Contin- ental. From here it's just an hour's drive to Telluride and a two-hour trek to Purgatory. Rental cars are available to take skiers to Cuchara, two hours to the south.