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Turn Back the Clock: Vintage Ski Maps
by Katie CoakleyThe history of skiing is a very, very long one, dating back to the last Ice Age during the Paleolithic period. Don’t believe me? Cave drawings have been found suggesting that man used skis. More proof? The oldest ski artifacts,… Read More →

New High Speed Ski Lifts Coming To Colorado & Utah
by Kristen LummisIn 1981, Breckenridge installed a detachable high-speed lift, the Quicksilver SuperChair. Clipping along at over twice the speed of conventional fixed-grip lifts, this chair was the first of what would become the ski industry standard. This summer is seeing a… Read More →

The Season In Review: Top 10 Ski News Stories of 2014-15
by Eric WagnonThe winter of 2014-15 brought a season of change to the skiing and snowboarding world. More accurately, much of the news involved ownership shifts and agreements that would signal changes for the seasons to come. In other words, many of… Read More →

Don’t Forget Fido: North America’s Most Dog-Friendly Ski Towns
by Katie CoakleyPlanning a ski trip is an exciting process. Where will you go? How long can you stay? How many vertical feet will you rack up? Where will you stay? But: what about Fido? He’s currently making the “sad puppy-dog face”… Read More →

Summer Activities at Colorado Mountain Resorts
by Kara WilliamsMany Coloradoans who live near mountain ski resorts say they moved to the area “in the winter, but stayed for the summers.” I’m the opposite. I moved to Aspen in the summer of 1994… and stayed in Colorado because of… Read More →

Southwest Colorado Makes for a Majestic Trip
by Eric WagnonAlthough the “America the Beautiful” lyric about “purple mountain majesties” was inspired by Pikes Peak, the songwriter Katherine Lee Bates likely would have been equally impressed by the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. Extending above 14,000 feet in many… Read More →