Colorado Ski Resorts

Chuck Mumford explains his new brand of eyewear.

Four small ski manufacturers share their favorites

How to blow off steam with Colby James West

Winter makes its way to ski country.

Copper Mountain lets us get a peek at their world class training facility.

Starting Wednesday, the US Ski Team's speed specialists get a jump on training.

The search for lovers of snow and microbrews at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival.

A skier’s guide to the greatest event in beer.

SCOTT just picked up one of the most well-rounded skiers on the slopes.

Arapahoe Basin opened today for ’12-’13 ski season.

A behind the scenes look at last week's Indie Ski Test at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado.

An inside look at the The Meeting's eighth birthday in Aspen, Colorado.

A new youth alpine racing facility is underway at the ski area outside of Denver

Arapahoe Basin and Angel Fire to offer season passes that are valid for two years. Let's hope this trend continues.

Iconic resorts Jackson Hole, Squaw, Aspen, and Alta join forces

Reflections on summer sports we love, but don’t entirely understand.

Long term ski town living takes more than just access to pow and a few cheap bars. Which is why we think we could settle down in Durango for awhile.

Nothing like fresh snow and the afterglow of Valentine's Day.

The Atlantic's Derek Thompson takes an inside look at Whistler, Vail, and the economics of the mega-resort.

The ten snowiest resorts in North America at this point in the season. All numbers are as of February 10.

With twenty-four inches in 24 hours at Eldora Mountain Resort, we sure as hell weren't going into the office.

For a week in January, Aspen becomes the center of the jibtastic universe when the Winter X Games comes to town. With 80,000 spectators (heavy on the park rats), dozens of free events, and parties—i.e. free booze—galore, Aspen is going to go off. Here’s your insider’s guide to the 2011 Winter X Games.

Kevin Rolland and Tom Wallisch won pipe and slope at this weekend's Dew Tour stop at Breckenridge.

Bode Miller won the Downhill and Ted Ligety came in second in GS at Beaver Creek.

Kestone rolled out the white carpet with top-to-bottom skiing and 25 features in their park.

We stopped by Breck's opening day. A serious crowd was on hand to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

While Lindsey Vonn visited the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy last week, a brave 16-year old boldly asked her a question. She said yes.

One of our editors was on the news this morning talking about gear technology. Check out the clip.

A new Telluride brewery continues an old tradition: Good beer for thirsty skiers.

Just because there are only a few resorts open right now doesn't mean there isn't deep snow to be found. Here's what 14 inches looks like right now at Loveland.

After only being closed for just 100 days Arapahoe Basin opened up for the season. We braved the white ribbon of death.

Wolf Creek Ski Area, in southern Colorado opened for the weekend, kicking off an early start to the season. They've already seen 44 inches of snow. If this is La Nina we're all about it.

Couloirs, corn snow, and serious cornices in Colorado.

Hut-to-hut touring is well known in the world of backcountry skiing. But more and more of these mountain refuges are opening their trail systems to mountain bikers in the summer months. So why not trade in your skins for wheels, and deep powder for single track?

Summer is road trip time. Load the car, crank the music, and head out on one of our favorite trips through ski country.

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The end of ski season doesn’t need to be the end of your adrenaline rush. We followed the melting snow downstream and uncovered the best spots for white water rafting in North America.

At these resorts the lifts run through the summer to access some of the best high-altitude disc-golf courses in the country.

Mary Jane—named for a mining-era lady of the night—and its sister area, Winter Park, offer plenty of prospects for good skiing, including bumps and powder-filled bowls. Forming one of the closest major resorts to Denver, the two areas spread across five mountains and 3,078 acres. Add 3,060 feet of vertical, 30 feet of snowfall, and a direct train from Denver and it’s no wonder why the Front Range packs the place on Saturdays.

Need to know where to find singletrack or lift-accessed downhilling? Here's a directory of all the mountain bike parks at ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada.

Bike parks in Colorado.

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A week of backcountry ski-mountaineering and camping in the Weminuche Wilderness of Colorado.

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Apparently spring didn't get the memo. It's still stormy and deep across the mountains. Here's where to go for "spring" skiing.

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Aspen is just as famous for its sky-high prices as its expert terrain, but there are some tricks to getting a good deal if you know where to look.

Whoever said, “you can never go home again” clearly wasn’t a skier.

Colorado's had one of it's best seasons yet. And with recent dumps at Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, Beaver Creek and Copper Mountain, winter's not ending any time soon.

Scientists find human remains, possible evidence of skiing during excavation at Snowmass.

Questioning how tough you are? Got something to prove? These races will put you to the test. Here are some of the most intense skiing events out there. Be prepared, your competition might be wearing a diaper.

Leif Borgeson, the snow safety director at Arapahoe Basin, and the Chuck Norris of snow science, passed away recently. Calling him a legend isn’t an overstatement.

Vermont, Vail, and (obviously) the land of love.

As touring gear gets more sophisticated and bomber, backcountry skiing is gaining popularity across the country. But, for a variety of very good reason, it can be intimidating. And finding appropriate entry-level trips can be hard. To help make the transition to touring, we’ve got some beta to get you started. Each month, Donny Roth, owner of Alpine Ambitions, will share a few destinations that are great starting points for skiers looking to get out and explore. The first installment is from Colorado, check back soon for ideas from other states.

The city of Denver is taking it back to the concrete streets. Over the past few years, the Ruby Hill Rail Yard has shattered the mold for urban skiing and set the bar for other cities around the country. Did we mention it’s free, and it opens this weekend?

It was a snowy day in Breckenridge as the world's best superpipe skiers battled it out on a massive 22-foot pipe. Simon Dumont, Justin Dorey, and Kevin Rolland skied the cleanest runs in the pipe to earn them first, second, and third.

Today was prelim day at the Nike 6.0 Open stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado. Kevin Rolland is first going into tomorrow's superpipe, and Russ Henshaw is leading in the slopestyle department. Check back tomorrow for shots from the finals.

Catskiing returns to some of Colorado’s most snow-stacked slopes.

The holidays are all about family, togetherness, and good food. So, cancel your dinner reservations at that restaurant you’ve been to countless times. These dinner sleigh rides will add a nice, hom-ey touch to your holiday ski vacation.

Skiing on the cheap this season? Or maybe every season? Hostels can offer quality experiences at a price significantly below the soaring rates of ski town lodging. Here are a few of our favorites.

After one of the snowiest Novembers on record in the West, resorts like Steamboat and Summit at Snoqualmie are still racking up the inches. Here is where the storms are heading this weekend.

Copper Mountain and Keystone Resort opened on November 5th. Arapahoe Basin also had top-to-bottom skiing by opening terrain under Norway lift.

Just 25 miles north of the historic mining town of Durango, Colorado.

What does Coolio’s line “Gotta gotta get up to get down” have to do with 2-3 inch-per-hour snowfall rates during the latest western storm?

Monday, the USSA announced the Denver Big Air, a new competition that will take place right before a major industry tradeshow and the X Games. However, is that schedule packed just a little too tight? We talked to reigning X Games champ and unofficial Denver Big Air spokesman Bobby Brown about competing multiple times in one week.

Breck adds four feet to their pipe for the winter.

On Monday, Vail Resorts announced a location-based mobile and web app, called Epic Mix. The company's Interactive Director, Mike Slone, sat down with us to discuss check-ins, pins, and where digital experience collides with a typical ski day.

Here are five Labor Day activities throughout ski country. Enjoy music festivals, beer and wine, and celebrate the last few days of summer.