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Aspen/Snowmass Beaver Creek Buttermilk Steamboat Travel Vail

10 best ski resorts for families includes Colorado gems

Forbes has put together a great photo gallery describing some of the best resorts for families. Of course, Colorado dominates the list with five well known spots: Beaver Creek: escalators, kids teaching area, and most importantly warm cookies Crested Butte: single base area means less lost kids, reasonably priced Aspen/Snowmass: no greens but Buttermilk is […]

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Photography Vail

Sunset over Chair 26 on Vail’s “Opening Day Eve”

Found on Vail Mountain’s Facebook Wall.

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Aspen/Snowmass Eldora Mountain Events Vail

THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Eldora and Vail open toda…

THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Eldora and Vail open today with Aspen/Snowmass starting the season on Saturday. See you up there?

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Environment Resorts

Ski Area Recreational Opportunity means more year-round fun

Last month a fairly important piece of ongoing legislation was passed by Congress that describes how resorts can use U. S. Forest Service land. From Vail Resorts PR: The bill will allow ski resorts to add new jobs during the summer and will help increase employment in rural mountain communities across the country. This opens […]

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Aside Recommendations Technology

Top tech tips for the trail

Here’s a quick article by yours truly over on the Buzz blog talking a bit about how to be tech savvy on the slopes: GPS apps, touch screens, and EpicMix . Expect to see a few more guest posts this season.

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Aside

THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Breckenridge (Friday, 11/…

THIS WEEKEND’S OPENINGS: Breckenridge (Friday, 11/11) and Winter Park (Saturday, 11/12, 4 days early!).

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Aside

UPDATE: Aspen/Snowmass has moved up their opening …

UPDATE: Aspen/Snowmass has moved up their opening day from Nov 24 to next Saturday, November 19th.

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Events Winter Park

UPDATE: Winter Park is moving opening day 4 days e…

UPDATE: Winter Park is moving opening day 4 days earlier to THIS SATURDAY, November 12. Check the events calendar for the latest.