My husband and I made a choice to live on the Western Slope of Colorado. I often say we are lucky. We are. But we’ve also chosen to make sacrifices to be here. Once we had kids I found myself
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If you know us, you know that we love to ski. And, our kids’ favorite mountain to ski is Beaver Creek. Not only that, but their favorite run to ski is Jack Rabbit Alley. Their second favorite run to ski
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Our family has made Vail, Colorado our hometown by choice. And, the holidays in Vail is one of the reasons. Vail is truly an alpine winter wonderland with lights twinkling in the snow covered pine trees all winter long. With majestic
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Nestled at the base of Vail Ski Mountain, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and surrounded by White River National Forest, Vail is a spectacular mountain town with bountiful recreational opportunities from skiing, snowboarding, ski biking, tubing, sledding, ice
7 Colorado Alpine Coasters to Visit this Summer!
Way back in 2005 the first alpine coaster in the United States was built in Colorado by the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. Thus it is fitting that Colorado is at the forefront of the alpine coaster craze, just over a
How to Prevent Altitude Sickness Skiing
You’ve booked your dream ski vacation (or your summer mountain beat-the-heat getaway) and taken care of every detail. Even if all of the arrangements are made and you have all the equipment that you need, there is one detail you
Take a Dip: Warm Winter Pools in Snowy Colorado
Winter in Colorado is special. Snowflakes drift from the clouds to create a magical winter wonderland. Twinkling lights shine through the snow at night. Adrenaline inducing ski slopes abound. Heart rate raising snowshoeing, nordic or back country skiing may be
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We live within 30 miles of two of the best ski resorts in the country — Vail and Beaver Creek. Our ski passes are valid for both Vail and Beaver Creek. Before children our obvious choice of ski resorts to
Snowmass Base Village & Limelight Snowmass Debut Ski Season 2018-2019
All of the Colorado mountain ski resorts regularly invest in infrastructure and improvements. Many ski resorts are seeing new lifts or other exciting investments come to fruition this ski season. But Snowmass, Colorado may be seeing the most significant improvements.
6 Tips for a First Family Ski Vacation
You and your significant other used to enjoy skiing together but you’ve since had kids and haven’t yet skied as a family. When is the right time to get the kids on skis and how can you make it as