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Winter Park, Colorado’s oldest Ski Resorts and
full-service ski resort, officially
opened in 1940, evolving from Companies
a small tourist village founded Aspen Skiing Company
in 1932. The resort’s five ski (Aspen-Snowmass)
mountain areas offer downhill Tel (970) 925-1220, (800) 308-
terrain for every skill level, and 6935. Open late Nov–mid-Apr:
there are also numerous cross- 9am–3:30pm daily (Snowmass:
country trails nearby.
from 8:30am). & ∑ aspen
snowmass.com
Max altitude: 12,060 ft (3,676 m)
Geared to: experts Breckenridge Ski Resort
Tel (970) 453-5000. Open early
Nov–late Apr: 8:30am–4pm daily.
Ski level: 9% 21% 70%
& ∑ breckenridge.com
Copper Mountain
Keystone, with its 12-hour ski Tel (888) 219-2441. Open mid-
day, is now famous for being
Steamboat Colorado’s best night-skiing Nov–mid Apr: 9am–4pm Mon–
Springs Fri, 8:30am–4pm Sat & Sun. &
resort. Open eight months a
Mount Werner year, it has three ski mountains ∑ coppercolorado.com
(10,564 ft/3,220 m) Park View Mt. and offers a variety of activities
(12,296 ft/3,748 m) such as snowboarding, ice-skating, Keystone
Pyramid Peak sleigh rides, and indoor tennis. Tel (800) 427-8308. Open Nov–
(11,611 ft/3,539 m) late Apr: 8:30am–8pm most days.
& ∑ keystoneresort.com
Steamboat Ski Corp.
Winter Park Copper Mountain offers Tel (970) 879-6111. Open mid-
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some of the most advanced Nov–mid-Apr: 7:30am–5pm daily.
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Berthoud Pass
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(11,315 ft/3,449 m) & ∑ steamboat.com
terrain in Colorado, as well
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Keystone intermediate skiers. Once
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Vail maligned, the re-designed Tel (800) 778-8581. Open late
Vail Pass Breckenridge village now brims with shops, Nov–mid-Apr: 8:30am–4pm daily.
(10,666 ft/ bars, and restaurants. & ∑ tellurideskiresort.com
Aspen Mt. 3,251 m) Copper Mt.
Copper (12,440 ft/3,792 m)
(11,210 ft/3,417 m) Mountain Vail Mountain
Mt. Elbert Tel (800) 404-3535, (970) 476-
Snowmass Aspen (14,433 ft/4,399 m)
Snowmass Mt. Leadville 5601. Open late Nov–late Apr:
(14,092 ft/4,295 m) Independence Pass Leadville, at an elevation 8:30am–3:30pm daily. &
Maroon Peak (12,093 ft/3,680 m) ∑ vail.snow.com
(14,156 ft/4,315 m) Closed in winter of 10,152 ft (3,094 m), is the
highest incorporated city
Crested Butte in the US. This boom-and- Winter Park
Kebler Pass Crested Butte bust mining town was once Tel (970) 726-5514. Open mid-
(10,007 ft/3,050 m) (12,161 ft/3,707 m) the site of the richest mines Nov–late Apr: 9am–4pm Mon–Fri,
in the country – its story is 8:30am–4pm Sat & Sun. &
Cumberland Pass told at the National Mining ∑ winterparkresort.com
(12,000 ft/3,658 m)
Hall of Fame and Museum.
Montrose Today, it has a small, crowd-
free ski resort.
Cerro Summit
(7,958 ft/2,426 m)
Breckenridge boasts an interesting history, recreation
facilities including ice-skating (above), and nightlife. The
Sneffels Peak resort is spread across four peaks on the west side of town.
(14,150 ft/4,313 m)
Palmyra Peak Max altitude: 12,998 ft (3,962 m)
Telluride (13,319 ft/4,060 m) Geared to: all levels
Red Mt. Pass
(11,018 ft/3,358 m) Ski level: 13% 32% 55%
Key
Vail, the largest single-mountain ski resort Major road
in the US, attracts skiers and snowboarders Minor road
alike. The domain of Native Americans until Good for beginners
the 1870s mining boom, the town actually Good for intermediate skiiers
developed when Vail Mountain opened to
skiers in 1962. It has more than 2,000 trails Good for advanced skiiers
and a 3,450-ft (1,052-m) vertical drop. Peak
Max altitude: 11,570 ft (3,527 m) Pass
Geared to: all levels
Ski level: 18% 29% 53%
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