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A hiker wearing black pants and a brick-red puffy jacket goes snowshoeing in Colorado.

The Best Winter Hikes Near Denver

If you hang up your gear in fall, you’re missing out on Colorado’s sleeper season. Solitude, snowy vistas, and new terrain await hardy hikers with a pair of snowshoes or cross-country skis.

A snowshoer crests the Continental Divide on a bluebird day.

Monarch: Old Monarch Pass Snowshoe Hike

Instead of sitting in I-70 traffic this weekend, head south to enjoy this mellow snowshoe or ski trail along the historic Old Monarch Pass road to crest the Continental Divide for big-time vistas.

Copper Mountain

How to Celebrate Copper Mountain’s Big 5-0

Regaled for its naturally divided beginner, intermediate, and advanced terrain, “the athlete’s mountain” commemorates half a century this winter with drink specials, a history book, and a 20-foot-tall snow sculpture.

Fitting a black-and-purple ski boot.

12 Burning Questions for a Professional Ski Bootfitter

Golden-based professional ski tech and bootfitter Chad Culler shares his insider’s tips and tricks for getting the most out of your gear this winter, whether it’s your first season or your fiftieth.

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