Places To See & Things To Do
Dealing with traction in the winter months of Colorado is often times challenging. The active lifestyles of most Coloradoans does not permit for downtime, even in the winter months you will see people out running and walking in the snow. Named after the Tibetan Yak, Yaktrax gives you superior confidence on snow and ice. Yaktrax […]
Boasting four distinct mountains, Aspen is sure to please to all skiers and riders. Each of the ski areas is located next to each other, along the Roaring Fork Valley. Snowmass Snowmass is the biggest of Aspen’s 4 mountains, and probably the most popular, in terms of crowds. It features terrain for everyone and endless […]
The Front Range has gotten plenty of snow the last couple days, and more’s to come. This means good skiing at Eldora. Today it was powder and packed powder riding. My late 12 o’clock arrival missed most of the freshies, but it was still a fun day. About the resort: Eldora is tucked away by […]
Steamboat celebrated it’s 40th annual Cowboy Downhill this past Monday, January 20th. Cowboy Downhill Professional rodeo cowboys are invited from all over, with this year’s contestants (over 100) from as far away as Canada and New York. Cowboys race each other two at time, with best overall time winning. It’s a typical ski slalom between […]
The Colorado ski season is well under way and only getting better. With around 30 ski areas to choose from, it can be daunting trying to pick one. Most visitors head to the big resorts along I-70, such as Breck, Vail and Copper. All are great mountains, but they often overshadow Colorado’s other gems. For […]
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This seasonal mountain highway connects Crested Butte with Paonia. The drive over Kebler Pass takes about 2 hours. It’s a fairly high pass at 10,007 feet that leads through spectacular alpine terrain. Peaks tower in the distance as your pass through aspen and evergreen forests. Although it’s a windy, dirt road, it’s smooth and should […]
Cottonwood Pass is a high mountain route over the Continental Divide. It’s an easy drive beginning in either Buena Vista or Almont. From Buena Vista the road quickly climbs to its summit of 12,126 feet. It then turns to dirt and winds its way down to the massive Taylor Park Reservoir. Camping, fishing and off-highway-vehicles […]
Taste over 160 different bottles of wine from around the world at The Wildlife Experience. Artists will be onsite demonstrating their techniques and talking about their process. All works of art will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefitting The Wildlife Experience. In partnership with Bubbles Liquor World. Saturday, September 28th, 2013 […]
Clear Creek Canyon is full of ruins from Colorado’s mining days. There are four remaining ghost towns in the canyon, which sits between Leadville and Buena Vista. Vicksburg and Winfield are the best preserved out of the four. They are located just past Clear Creek Reservoir on County Road 390 (off Highway 24). Clear Creek […]