Twenty-two years ago, when Jake was 14, he came to Telluride from the north suburbs of Chicago as part of Telluride Academy's winter exchange program. Even at a young age, Jake was immediately enamored with the town's beautiful mountains and the pace of small town living. When the ski season was up, he knew one thing: he didn't want to leave. A year later, his whole family moved to Telluride, and 21 years later he has never left.