Hey Guys, I am back from a long hiatus.
I live in Telluride. It is a great airport, I did my primary training here. I would not be afraid of this place. It can get nasty though. The basic local rules are: if it is blowing out of the South, watch out and consider MTJ. Anytime you are taking off, which is 99% of the time on 27, use every inch of the runway. While taking off keep your speed above Vx (basically go as fast as you can while gaining a bit of altitude) until you have past the over the cliff on the W end of the runway. While landing straight in on 9, keep your speed up and watch every sock all the way down the runway, it can be switchy. DO NOT GO FULL RICH ON THE MIXTURE FOR LANDING, if you do you will most likely stall the plane on the runway. This is seriously high density alitude.
Airport fees: $4 for a single/day
Listen to the AWOS for noise abatement procedures while flying in.
Don't fly over the ski area and the adjacent homes.
Have a great time, it is so beautiful here, like no other place.
Catch a ride into town the taxi ($8) and grab a burger at Fat Alley or go to La Cucina del Luz for Mexican.