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Challenge Aspen and My Best Day on the Hill

April 9, 2019 by braveskimom

Adaptive skiing and snowboarding programs serve adults and children across North America and throughout the world. For more information and adaptive sports programs listed by state, visit Disabled Sports USA. By Rich Silver We hopped off the chair lift on what was another beautiful Colorado ski day. Heading down the mountain in front of me […]

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Filed Under: Colorado, Good Stuff, Guest Posts, Learn to Ski, Skiing, United States Tagged With: Adaptive Skiing, Aspen, Aspen Skiing Company, Skiing in Colorado

Snowmass Focuses on Sustainability for World Snow Day 2018

January 24, 2018 by braveskimom

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On January 21, 2018, World Snow Day, the Aspen Snowmass Ski and Snowboard School featured tours of an on-mountain microhydroelectric plant at Snowmass Resort, with the added bonus of a free lunch — regular and vegan hot dogs. “We wanted to do something for World Snow Day this year,” explains organizer Kevin Jordan who is […]

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Filed Under: Good Stuff, Ski School, Skiing, Skiing With Kids, Sustainability Tagged With: Aspen, Colorado, learning new stuff, ski, ski resorts, skiing, Snowmass

Tips for a Memorable 2018 Colorado Ski Season

January 18, 2018 by braveskimom

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Ski seasons can be memorable for many things. They can be memorable for a lot of snow or a lack of snow. They can be memorable for frigid temperatures or balmy spring days. They can be memorable for the progress you or a loved one made, for the hard terrain you skied (when you never […]

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Filed Under: Colorado, Cross Country Skiing, Ski Resort Reviews, Ski School, Skiing, Skiing With Kids, Telemark Skiing, Travel, United States, Winter Driving Tagged With: Aspen, Colorado, Crested Butte, Family Skiing, ski, ski resort reviews, ski resorts, skiing, Skiing in Colorado, snowboarding, travel

“The Best Square Mile in Skiing”: Aspen Mountain Highlights

January 30, 2017 by braveskimom

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I don’t know who first called Aspen Mountain “the best square mile in skiing.” But I was reminded of this phrase last season when a friend, and former Aspenite, pulled it out. Was it a marketing slogan? A clever localism? Or something he made up? I have no idea. But it fits. For what Aspen […]

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Filed Under: Colorado, Ski Resort Reviews, United States Tagged With: Aspen, Colorado, Family Skiing, ski, ski resort reviews, ski resorts, skiing, Skiing in Colorado, travel

Element: Affordable Luxury Lodging in Basalt (Near Aspen)

April 4, 2016 by braveskimom

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As everyone knows, we love skiing Aspen Snowmass. We have a lot of reasons why. The mountains are convenient to our home. The ski company offers a  reasonable season pass to kids in our school district. And the skiing (at least in our opinion) is super fantastic, ranging from some of Colorado’s steepest terrain at Aspen Highlands, to […]

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Filed Under: Colorado, Travel, United States Tagged With: Aspen, Colorado, Family Skiing, Skiing in Colorado, travel

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I'm Kristen, a western Colorado mom, wife and trail boss in a busy outdoor family. Our family has a passion for skiing and my goal is to provide information to help other families enjoy their skiing adventures. Whether you have tiny toddlers just learning to slide or grown children with whom you're planning a reunion, you're in the right place. Cheers!

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