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Colorado Ski Resorts

Colorado is a very popular winter sports destination and known for its high number of sunny, blue sky, skiing days.  Despite the long Rocky Mountain winters, Colorado enjoys a dry climate and an average of about 300 sunshine days per year.  It is not unusual in Colorado to find that it dumps snow all night but you wake up to a brilliant blue sky and several inches of champagne powder.  So, whether you like to leave your tracks in fresh powder, ski trees  or wide-open bowls, hit the bumps, or cruise the groomed runs, you are certain to find it all in Colorado.

There is a wide range of accommodation available, from budget motels to luxury ski in/ski out hotels and condos.

Most skiers arrive via Denver International airport and transfer to their resorts with one of the shuttle bus companies.  From Denver (aka ‘The Mile High City’) most of the major resorts are within two or three hours’ drive.  However, there are also many ski areas closer to Denver, such as Echo Mountain and Loveland ski area.   Taking a direct, or connecting flight into Eagle County Airport can save time, as it is situated between Vail and Glenwood Springs (not far from Aspen).  Aspen has its own Aspen/Pitkin County airport, which is serviced by some airlines and popular with those who own their own private jets.

Interstate 70 (I-70) takes skiers west from Denver, passing through the Eisenhower Tunnel (and the Continental Divide) at Loveland Pass, emerging above Lake Dillon.  Skiers can then head south to popular resorts such as Arapahoe Basin (A-Basin), Breckenridge, Keystone, Ski Cooper and Monarch.  Stay on I-70 and you will arrive at Copper Mountain, or carry on over Vail Pass to Vail, Beaver Creek, Sunlight, Aspen (encompassing Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Buttermilk and Aspen Highlands) and Crested Butte and Powderhorn.  Further south are the ski areas and resorts at Wolf Creek, Durango, Telluride, Kendall Mountain and Silverton Mountain.  To the north of I70 are the popular resorts of Winter Park and Steamboat Springs.

If your hotel or resort doesn’t provide a pool or Jacuzzi you can always head to Glenwood Springs (midway between Vail and Aspen) to soak your sore muscles in the outdoor hot springs or relax in the vapour caves.