One of Telluride's two bookstores, this "Main Street" store specializes in guidebooks on Colorado and the West. There's an espresso bar in back.

Open Mondays through Fridays 8 am to 9 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 9 am to 9 pm.

An institution for almost three decades, this European-style boutique sells technical and casual skiwear, hats and gloves, jewelry, and even home furnishings—plus a full line of skis and boots. Gorsuch also has a store in nearby Beaver Creek (138 Beaver Creek Place, Tel: 970 949 7115).

Must have the perfect pair of Lucchese boots or the Stetson hat that fits your head just so? Kemo Sabe is the place to look. From belts and belt buckles to leather chaps and lassos, your inner cowboy will be sated.

Telluride is the type of place where dogs are de facto decision makers who govern the daily schedule of their "masters." Hence, Mountain Tails's $415 dog bed. An extensive canine snack collection includes Fido Fish Jerky and its optimal chaser, Good Dog Breath Mints.

Open Mondays through Saturdays 11 am to 5:30 pm, Sundays noon to 5 pm.

Altruists like Telluride's longest-running sports store for its ongoing sponsorship of local bike racers and grassroots ski competitions. Others come just for employee Herb Manning (who works at the store's Oak Street Branch), a frequently photographed ski model who's renowned as the town's best technician for mounting bindings. Paragon also carries gear ranging from cold-weather North Face apparel and K2 skis to Smith goggles.

Open daily 8 am to 8 pm.

Hand-blown glass is the specialty at this satellite gallery of the Denver Pismo. Here, you'll find everything from perfume bottles, whimsical sculptures, and intricate wall art to pieces by renowned glass artists like Dale Chihuly. A third location can be found in Vail (122 E. Meadow Drive, Tel: 970 476 2400).

Artisan jewelry by local and international artists is the specialty here—Burmese ruby necklaces, precious-stone rings, Victorian slide bracelets, Brazilian gold earrings—and the designs of in-house beadwork artists Katey Jenkins and Jill Koelhoffer.

The Toggery is a clunky name for the most venerable clothing store in town. Thirty-something years after its founding, it remains the place to buy Ugg boots, Levi's, or the swimsuit for the hot-tub fest tonight.

Open Mondays through Saturdays 9 am to 9 pm, Sundays 9 am to 8 pm.