A-Basin was the first mountain to start spinning lifts, but a handful of other mountains are getting their seasons started now that snow is flying. Here, we’ll keep you updated on all the upcoming festivities for the most wonderful time of the year.
Peak Mountain Guides in Ridgway is the latest company to launch a clinic to guide indoor climbers on how to take their practice outdoors.
Many people dream of ditching the daily grind and striking out toward the mountains. In Colorado, you can do that on the (relative) cheap—if you know what you’re doing. Here’s how one nomad pulled it off.
How Charlie Craven was inspired to start creating false fish food.
A new guidebook for the 71-mile path just came out. We read all 238 pages so you don’t have to.
Ridgway Old West Fest celebrates the town’s starring role in True Grit—and offers a good excuse to explore the Western Slope town.
The White Rim gets all the glory, but this 50-plus-mile trail is a jeeper’s paradise.
The small Leadville company’s fleeces have become the Beanie Babies of the outdoor-gear world.
This short walk in the woods is ideal for hikers looking to stretch their legs or beginner mountain bikers.
With prime fall foliage just around the corner, we’ve got all the details of when the colors will be popping, and where you can peep ’em (with fewer crowds).
Once a landmark for passing wagon trains, East Spanish Peak is now a superb excursion for modern-day adventurers.
This hidden gem to our north is full of lush mountains, nearby desert canyons, and one of the world’s longest caves.
As more than 300,000 people visit the Maroon Bells and its surrounding forest each summer and fall, one of Colorado’s most beloved scenic areas is under stress. Here’s how it became so popular and what we can do to offset our impact.
River flows have created some ideal, last-summer conditions for exploring Colorado waterways and camping on their banks. Here’s a primer on what to expect, what to pack, and how to stay safe out there.
All 26 of Colorado’s gorgeous scenic and historic byways—some unpaved—and how long it takes to travel each one.
A playlist for your next road trip.
With impressive fourteeners in the distance, this 57-mile road trip delivers you to plenty of places to play on the trail or on the Arkansas River.
Go on a geological tour with this 103-mile trek starting in Pueblo.
An epic loop that extends into Utah, the Colorado section of this road (134 miles) features sites with dinosaur bones and ancient art.
This epic 55-mile road—that dates back more than a century—delivers you to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.
