Feb 11th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Breckenridge is celebrating its 50th anniversary this winter, by offering a number of great deals on lift tickets and lodging alike. Now that winter has finally arrived in Colorado, bringing plenty of powder along with it, it is a perfect time to hit the slopes at last.
As we mentioned last week, ski resorts across the western United States have finally been receiving healthy doses of snow, and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Celebrate 50 years of skiing Breckenridge with great deals on lodging
Feb 11th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Breckenridge is celebrating its 50th anniversary this winter, by offering a number of great deals on lift tickets and lodging alike. Now that winter has finally arrived in Colorado, bringing plenty of powder along with it, it is a perfect time to hit the slopes at last.
As we mentioned last week, ski resorts across the western United States have finally been receiving healthy doses of snow, and ...The Teva Winter Mountain Games begin today
Feb 10th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The first-ever Teva Winter Mountain Games get underway today in Vail, Colorado, where some of the top pro and amateur outdoor athletes have gathered to compete in a variety of sports. The event, which lasts through the weekend, will also feature a number of concerts, gear giveaways, clinics, and more.
Some of the sports that the athletes will be competing in including ice climbing, Nordic and ...Chile's Valle Nevado ski resort rolls out early-bird special
Feb 1st, 2012 at 3:00PM: Dedicated pow hounds tend to hightail it to the Southern Hemisphere once summer rears its sunny head. Chile is justly famous for its snow, as well as its lack of crowds, above-timberline terrain, and epic backcountry and vertical accessible via heli-skiing.
Valle Nevado, located 20 miles east of Santiago, is already the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere. This year, during its June ...Meet the coldest cities in America
Jan 26th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Feeling chilly? Chances are, if you're not a resident of the following five cities, you really don't have it that bad. The Weather Channel recently released a list of the coldest cities in America, according to NOAA National Climatic Data Center average annual temperature data from the last 30 years.
Caribou, Maine, came in fifth on the list. Dubbed the "Most Northeastern City in America", ...Epic Pass holders can ski Big Sky for free
Jan 10th, 2012 at 7:00AM: The Epic Season Pass is an amazing deal for avid skiers. For one fee, it allows unlimited skiing and snowboarding in some of the best resorts in Colorado and the Tahoe region, including Vail, Breckenridge, Heavenly, Arapahoe Basin, and more. The trouble is, those resorts haven't been getting their usual allotments of snow so far this winter, which has made for some less than ideal conditions on ...Denver's Union Station undergoing LEED Gold makeover
Jan 6th, 2012 at 2:00PM: The historic Union Station in Denver, Colorado, will soon be undergoing a major restoration project that will turn it into one of the most progressive transportation hubs in the United States.
According to Inhabitat, the project is aiming for LEED Gold certification and will preserve the train hub that connects the Amtrak system with regional modes of transport, like Colorado's celebrated ...Boulder's mixology scene the place for holiday spirit(s)
Dec 21st, 2011 at 9:30AM:
By now, we're well into the Third Wave of the mixology craze. Cosmopolitans begat new types of martinis begat the revival of pre-Prohibition-era cocktails (which begat bartenders donning suspenders or dapper suit vests).
The revival of classic cocktails and trending toward intelligent, seasonally-driven mixology made with craft-distilled spirits has been driven by America's mania for all ...Telluride's Hotel Madeline gives the gift of all-inclusive holiday ski packages
Dec 10th, 2011 at 11:00AM: I don't know about you, but all I want for Christmas is a ski holiday in Telluride, Colorado. Call me biased, but as an on-and-off resident for five years, I consider it the most beautiful, authentically Western ski town in the Rockies, and the top resort in the U.S..
When it comes to actual skiing, there's 2,000-plus acres, never a lift line, and if you love steeps, off-piste, moguls, and ...2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge route announced
Dec 10th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Organizers of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge have announced the dates and route for the 2012 edition of the race, which will once again take place in Colorado. This year, the state played host to the inaugural event, which saw some of the world's top cyclists competing on a course that involved plenty of climbing and altitude.
The 2012 version of the Pro Cycling Challenge will get underway on ...Horse slaughter: the meat of the matter now that Congress has lifted controversial ban
Dec 4th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
If you're of a certain age, you might recall that until the 1940's, horse was eaten in the United States--most notably during World War II, when beef prices rose and supply dwindled. By the eighties, dining on Mr. Ed definitely wasn't culturally acceptable, even if purchased for "pet food," and in 1998, California Proposition 6 outlawed horse meat and slaughter for human consumption.
Why, ...Copper Mountain brings superpipe to Colorado
Dec 2nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: Much to the delight of snowboarders everywhere, Copper Mountain ski resort opened the first 22 foot Superpipe in the state of Colorado last week, paving the way for future Olympians to hone their skills on its massive walls. The addition of the new pipe further bolsters Copper's reputation as a great place to learn how to snowboard and ski, with unprecedented facilities that aren't found anywhere ...Great apres ski locations
Nov 28th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
While we love to enjoy the winter weather, our favorite part about a long weekend in a ski resort isn't the slopes but the time spent apres ski. Here are a few of our favorite luxe locations around the western US:
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
After taking in any of the 146 runs available in the area, unwind by sipping adult beverages in the Resort's Antler Lounge or dine on authentic Colorado ...Aspen offers $25,000 'Ultimate Ski Pass'
Nov 4th, 2011 at 8:00AM: The Aspen Ski Company is offering a very exclusive – and very expensive– option for anyone who wants to hit the slopes in the Colorado mountain town this season. Skiers and snowboarders with deep pockets can opt for the Ultimate Ski Pass, which grants them a bevy of special privileges but comes with a hefty $25,000 price tag. Before you experience cardiac arrested brought on by ...Learn to snowboard at Copper Mountain Ski Resort
Oct 27th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Located a short drive from Denver, Colorado, Copper Mountain Ski Resort is amongst the premiere ski destinations in all of North America. With 125 total runs, spread out across nearly 2500 skiable acres, and an average snowfall of 280 inches per year, Copper Mountain truly is a fantastic winter playground that is set to open for the 2011-2012 season on November 4th.
One of the top attractions ...Breckenridge celebrates 50 years of skiing
Oct 23rd, 2011 at 8:00AM: One of the top ski resorts in all of North America is preparing to kick-off a season-long celebration of a half-century of operation. Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort will turn 50 this year, and the iconic destination has big plans to commemorate the occasion.
The hill will officially open November 11th (11/11/11) and to get skiers and snowboarders excited, they've already launched 50 Days of ...Photo of the day - Colorado hikers
Sep 23rd, 2011 at 5:00PM:
We've all been there, right? We've all embarked on a hike somewhat carelessly, having paid only distracted attention to the weather report, only to encounter the threat of really terrible weather ahead--and usually far too late to take normal precautions. Or we've done our weather forecast research with nerdy focus only to find that it was all wrong and the weather patterns have changed ...Fall festivals: five delicious ways to celebrate
Sep 21st, 2011 at 10:00AM: There's something really depressing about seeing the last of the tomatoes, corn, and stonefruit at the farmers market, the withering vines in my neighbor's gardens. But fall is also an exciting time for produce geeks, what with all the peppers and squash, pomegranates and persimmons.
If you love yourself some good food and drink, here are five reasons to welcome fall. No matter where you live ...October is American Cheese Month!
Sep 18th, 2011 at 11:00AM: It's amazing it took this long, what with national hot dog month, ice cream month, and clogged artery month (okay, I made that one up), but now we have a new reason to check in with our cardiologists.
The American Cheese Society ACS) has announced the launch of American Cheese Month, an annual celebration of America's artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheeses, and the farmers, cheesemakers, ...A brief history of Telluride and its surrounding ghost towns
Sep 7th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Telluride. The name alone conjures a variety of associations, from the debaucherous (Glenn Frey's "Smuggler's Blues") to the elite (Tom Cruise is the other inevitable mention). But this isolated little town in Southwestern Colorado's craggy San Juan range has a truly wild past and a lot to offer. It's not the only mining-town-turned-ski-resort in the Rockies, but I think it's the most ...Gawker's Worst 50 States
Aug 25th, 2011 at 11:30AM: I've been following Gawker's newest series, The Worst 50 States. I've been enjoying following this series. In an effort to pin down not only the best states in the US of A, but, more importantly, the worst states, Gawker compiled a Gawker-invented rating system in order to rank our fair fifty. Granted, this rating system consists solely of the viewpoints of those on staff for Gawker, so the ...
