With Rocky Mountains being Colorado’s defining feature, its signature activities are certainly snowboarding and skiing. Colorado is known as the top skiing destination in North America. Here’s a list of few of the best ski resorts in Colorado.
Arapahoe Basin:
This is popular for having probably the longest ski season (typically from Mid-October-beginning of June) in North America. It is also believed to be the terrain having the highest elevation in North America and it also has its own beach which is often home to concerts, tailgating and parties.
Aspen Highlands:
When aspen highlands welcomes enormous proportions of new snow, you’re to experience a classic day of light-and-dry powder, which known to be Colorado’s signature.
Copper Mountain:
It is much hyped about over its seemingly perfect layout. Its slopes are arranged so expertly, all thanks to Mother Nature. All runs are assembled with a levelled terrain which guarantees that beginners won’t be in for a surprise trip to the pinnacle of a sharp run.
Keystone:
This has three mountains filled with steeps, bowls, trails, probably the longest ski day in the state and a tubing hill which is lift-served. From here the skiers can witness the sun set at about 11,000 feet and ski as the night sets in. After spending a tiresome day on the slopes, you can ride a moonlit gondola to the top of the north peak and enjoy a romantic dinner at the famous Alpenglow Stube.
Powderhorn Resort:
This is located near the Grand Junction and homes the most distinctive views in Colorado. It is situated on the biggest flat-top mountain of the world, the Grand Mesa, so from here the skiers are bound to witness something as spectacular as the Grand Canyon instead of a usual mountainous view.
Ski cooper:
This is known for being the prior training spot for the tenth Mountain Division, which were the renowned WWII skiing troops. Its runs trail few of the same routes as used by the soldiers in WWII who skied up the mountainous battlegrounds of Europe. At present, it is well-known among families to be a spot for a joyful holiday.
Snow mass:
This is a gigantic mountain and boasts that it could approximately fit 36 Disneyland’s within its boundaries. It is also the highest vertical rise in the country, standing at a whopping 4,406 feet. It also has a stretched run of 5.3 miles, which is one of the lengthiest runs in any ski resort in the
country.
Steamboat:
Its powder is so well-established that it’s trademarked as such that you would automatically know where to look for the original Champagne Powder™. The powder is oh-so-special: it’s smooth, dry and light and present only in this western town which is 112 years old. It has six massive peaks, yet it still entails a sense of homeliness.