18 Mountain Town Events You Can’t Miss This Winter
There are plenty of reasons to head to the mountains this season, but here are the events you should add to your mountain bucket list.
There are plenty of reasons to head to the mountains this season, but here are the events you should add to your mountain bucket list.
Skiing make you a little queasy? You’re not alone—and living in Colorado doesn’t make it any better. But there are lots of ways to counteract the nausea.
The best ski runs, dining options, and more you’ll find in Colorado’s high country this winter.
What’s more fun than slamming into family members and random folks with reckless abandon in a bumper car? When that bumper car is on ice.
Hiking is no longer necessary to reach the north-facing steeps of Tucker Mountain, which was formerly a quasi-backcountry experience at Copper.
Salida’s summer crowds thin when the snow starts flying. Come winter, you’ll find moderate temperatures and folks who are still skiing, riding, and soaking up the town’s burgeoning arts and restaurant scene.
If Carhartt and Under Armour had a love child, it would look something like Truewerk, the Denver-based online retailer that creates high-end apparel for trade workers—a group often overlooked by outdoor brands.
Three Colorado destinations where access to XC trails—and gear—is part of the deal.
Cross-country skiing—not downhill—is what brings one mother-son duo closest together.
I never liked Nordic until I swapped classic gear for skating sticks.
Bring your gear—and a sense of adventure—to these free trail networks.
At the Lake Catamount Touring Center, you’ll find more than 27 kilometers of trails just 10 miles outside of downtown Steamboat.
While you may encounter elite XC skiers in this part of Colorado, Crested Butte has something for everyone.
While there might be more blues and blacks than greens at the Breckenridge Nordic Center, the sweeping views are sure to please any kind of skier.
Devil’s Thumb Ranch, which offers 120 kilometers of cross-country trails, is the perfect destination for any beginner.
Selecting your preferred skinny skis—classic or skate—should be more about predilection than popularity.
John and Alyson Kirk are battling addiction by replacing alcohol with an all-consuming pursuit of summits.
The Never Not Collective set out to make a movie about women climbers—not to navigate gender politics. But as the trio of Western producers has discovered with its new film, Pretty Strong, you can’t do one without the other.
Skip ski resort mayhem for a weekend in Rifle where mystical ice caves, nearby hot springs, and a funky inn reveal a more serene—and fantastical—side of winter.
A Colorado company aims to keep skiers better informed with digital displays for chairlifts and gondolas.
