Colorado Ski Holidays

Colorado Skiing Holidays
Colorado skiing holidays, the most popular North American leading ski area, with 24 major skiing resorts, offering more ski terrain, runs and lifts than anywhere else in the country. Skiing has come a long way since the days of the early 19th century, when it was introduced as a necessary mode of transport, and with the boom in recreational skiing within the last 30 years and the  developments of its’ resorts, Colorado has earned its’ reputation as one of the key ski destinations in the world. Acres of powder snow, vast uncrowded slopes and lifts systems, authentic Wild West towns set against the breathtaking scenery of the Rocky Mountains and over 300 sunny days a year – all reasons why 11.5 million visitors a year choose Colorado for their skiing holiday.

Skiing holidays in Colorado – The Resorts
Colorado offers visitors many different kinds of skiing holidays. Choose from charming turn of the century mining towns steeped in history and tradition, such as Breckenridge, with its’ vibrant Main Street, or Aspen, the glitzy resort attracting the rich and famous, or stay in one of the purpose built resorts – cosmopolitan and luxurious, such as Vail or Beaver Creek, or low-key and family-orientated, such as Keystone. You could visit more remote resorts in the southwest region of Colorado, such as Telluride or Durango, where real cowboys and ranchers still have a large presence. Wherever you decide to stay in Colorado, the natural beauty of the mountains will dominate and the skiing will be excellent. Colorado skiing is characterised by huge mountains filled with wide open bowls offering above and below tree-line skiing, long smooth immaculately groomed cruising runs, and a wealth of exhilarating back-country skiing. There’s the added advantage of little or no lift queues and an abundance of perfect snow (here in Colorado the term “champagne powder” was coined), an average of 300 inches a year. The skiing in Colorado reaches an altitude of 3700m and the high peaks are all accessed by extremely swift high speed lifts, efficiently transporting skiers around the resorts, the majority of which are made up of a combination of mountains, meaning a great choice of terrain for all levels of skiers.

Colorado Ski holidays – The Lifestyle
Colorado ski holidays offers visitors a chance to relax and enjoy the mountain way of life. The attitude here is casual and comfortable, with the possible exception of the few glamorous resorts, and the general pace of life is slow and laid-back. Whilst staying in many of the smaller resorts of Colorado, you’ll find a mixture of local bars, saloons and breweries, and in the larger more popular resorts these sit happily next to piano bars, lounges and nightclubs. Dining in Colorado is the same, plenty of local fare, barbeque joints and steakhouses, but with a large number of gourmet restaurants catering to both the tourists and the local communities. There is a wealth of things to see, do and experience in Colorado during the ski season, from ice-climbing and snowbiking to Wild West evenings and Historic Walking Tours. If you can tear yourself away from the slopes, that is.