“Are you here for a tour?” I was standing at the check in desk at the Barn, Woodward Copper’s indoor training facility at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Holding both my helmet and ski boots, I was pretty sure I didn’t look like I just wanted a tour. Pointing to my husband and two sons, I clarified […]
Spring Fun With Kids & Canines At California Sno-Parks
We’re on Spring Break! So today, a guest post from freelance writer, Hilary Smith. California and neighboring Nevada have recently experienced near record-breaking rainfall along with some serious flooding. All this precipitation has brought a ton of snow up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and lifted the spirits of many snow-goers anticipating an enormous pile of fresh powder just […]
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Colorado Skiing’s North Stars: Eldora Mountain Resort
On March 8, International Women’s Day, I went skiing with women, a bunch of women, about 80-90 women, on the final day of a multi-week women’s program at Eldora Mountain Resort. It was also the final day of my six-day MAX Pass tour of Colorado’s northernmost ski resorts, or as I’ve been calling them, the North Stars. […]
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Colorado Skiing’s North Stars: Steamboat Ski Resort
Looking at a map of Colorado ski resorts recently, I was reminded that just four resorts lie north of Interstate 70: Steamboat, Winter Park, Eldora and Granby Ranch. Of these four, three of them are on the MAX Pass. You know what that means? Road trip. North Star #1: Steamboat Known as Ski Town, USA […]
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Keystone: Kidtopia, Cat Skiing and Colorado’s Longest Ski Day
At 4:30 p.m, we were still skiing. As we passed the mid-mountain snow fort at Keystone, we heard peals of laughter coming from children and parents alike. Our destination was the nearby tubing hill, where families of every age and groups of adults were whooping it up, enjoying the untamed thrill of spinning downhill, captive of […]
