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Mtn. Village/Telluride, CO

Double Cabins DGC

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2.55(based on 7 reviews)
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Surge5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 9.8 years 167 played 167 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Elevated 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 28, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This ski run course offers beautiful views of the mountains, especially from the high half of the course (7-15). 

The first tee is easily accessible from the gondola station and it's parking lot.  Just a quick road crossing and maybe 100 feet down the street.  The end of the course is even closer to the lot.

The course itself is quite good for having to be smashed mostly into the sides of the ski run.  A little more distance could be desired, but the challenge level is still there.

The Chainstar baskets are all in really good condition and catch very well.

As for the course itself
- A quick overview: the bottom half (1-6, 16-18) seems to have been an original 9-hole course, while the top half (7-15) was added more recently and really hugs the treeline on both sides of the ski slope.
- There are several interesting tee positions.  Holes 5 and 16 are both off all berms giving you a downhill shot back toward the heart of the lower course.  Hole 9 is a hard-bending dogleg right to a basket slid halfway up the hill.
- Tons of difficult greens due to it being on... you know... a mountain.  1 is made difficult by the trees directly behind the basket.  8 is difficult to access with some trees guarding the backhand line and the forehand gap being pretty small as well, 9, 13, 15, and 17 are all on hills with big rollaway potential, and 10, 12, and 14 have drop offs behind the basket that make a comeback putt quite difficult.

Hole 18 is just fun.  A forehand S-curve is required to get close to the basket as you throw underneath a bridge with the basket just past the end of the right-hand wall of the tunnel.

Cons:

The main con is the dirt/rock tees.  Framed with 2x4 planks, these tees are on the small side and hold water really well, and since it rains almost every day during disc golf season that doesn't bode well.

The tee signs are poor.  The hard dogleg on 3, 9, and 17 aren't well noted.  Walking the hole is really the only way to know exactly where you're shooting from.

None of the holes get over 350', and some of those are only that way due to being downhill.  There is plenty of space on the top half to have some more length.. and even one or two 600' bombers.

The climb from 6 to 7 is long, and at this elevation will have most out-of-towners sucking for air.  The lack of benches (there are none whatsoever) is also a big con for the same reason.

Some of the holes are rather bland.  4, 7, 11, and 16 have a little bit of elevation, and basically nothing else.  Only two holes are truly wooded (13 and 14) and they are under 200ft each.

Other Thoughts:

This is definitely a course worth playing if only for the views, and if you're vacationing to the Telluride area this is a great way to acclimate to the elevation before hiking.

There's several amenities lacking, including g length, but the quality for the land that's there is beyond what I expected.  If you're nearby, give this course a run.  Definitely worth it.
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Cujo
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.9 years 254 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun to be had in Telluride 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 4, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I love mountain disc golfing. Gives you a chance to bust out some understable discs and watch them fly.

I'm struggling with the rating of this course. When rating a course I think of 3 things....how good the course is, how good the course is relative to my immediate options and lastly (and most importantly) could this have been done better.

There are many courses when you think the designers bit off more than they could handle (like forcing 18 holes where an awesome 9 hole course with 2 distinct pads would be much better)

I think the designers did well with what they were allowed to do for this course and where they had to confine the course. The part of the mountain used for disc golf is quite small and the land has to be shared with other activities.

Throwing at altitude makes even 300ft dead straight shots challenging with the wind and stability issues. I do not fault the designers for having mainly open shots. You have to remember, this is a mountain. You cant have people going off into the dense woods just for disc golf and unfortunately the only part really accessible year round for DG is the part they used for the course.

You can't compare this to say Breck or Crested Butte which have so much cleared land for trails and thus better potential for disc golf.

Here you also have access to the course right from the public transportation Gondola vs needing to buy a lift ticket or having a very long hike like some other mountain courses.

Cons:

I don't think more holes could have been carved out into the woods however I do think the baskets could have been hidden a bit in the woods on some of the holes.

I think a long 9 holes course would have been fun but not family friendly. 18 shorter holes makes it more playable for families on vacation and yet a little bland.

Other Thoughts:

I threw the farthest shot I've ever thrown here with a beat up DX Innova Archangel I found on the mountain. For giggles I threw from behind hole 14's pad and just launched the disc on a stupid hyzer angle. It flipped all the way over and disappeared out of view over the basket for 14 and then I saw it comes back into view following the ski run before it disappeared into the woods on the left side of the ski run. Judging from how far hole 14 is and I was behind it and where the disc vanished I'd have to guess it was over 800 feet away before it vanished into the trees and it was still 100+ feet in the air. it was amazing
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garrettfreberg
Experience: 29.4 years 57 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Elevation 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 15, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful views.
Decent markings.
Hard to get lost.
Pins are in good shape.
Lots of elevation.

Cons:

Wide open.
A bit of the same shot over and over.
Playing on a ski slope so there is rough footing everywhere. Be careful with your lies.

Other Thoughts:

You can park near the gondola and walk across the street. Some friendly folks were there who let me play through and then the last batch of folks, I hooked up with and played out 16-18. Typical lovely ski locals stretching out on a spring day. Windy conditions often and the high elevations make for a OVER stable kinda day. make sure you have some drivers and mid range that are stable to increase your chances here.
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RipHausser
Experience: 26.9 years 104 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Gorgeous 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Awesome views and pretty easy course. Pretty much open.

Cons:

All up hill and high altitude, dont carry a heavy bag it will wear you out!

Other Thoughts:

Very scenic, the town of telluride is awesome. Brin 150 weight class discs.
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