March 13, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Before our family trip to Breckenridge last weekend, it had been 16 years since I'd skied at the resort -- the same Valentine's Day weekend in 1997, when my then-friend/now-husband and I kissed for the very first time. Needless to say, Breckenridge holds a [Read more]
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March 6, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
On a recent weekend stay in Winter Park, Colorado, where we skied, tubed and snowmobiled, my family and I enjoyed not one but two fabulous places to eat pizza -- and enjoy some good old-fashioned fun. Here's the scoop on two kid-friendly restaurants in Winter [Read more]
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February 28, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Ski season is in full swing here in North America. Colorado got some much-needed snow this week and spring break is approaching -- a hugely popular time of year for families to hit the slopes together. As much as I enjoy the hustle and bustle of mountain [Read more]
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February 22, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Just 67 miles from Denver, Winter Park Resort is incredibly popular among Colorado's Front Range skiers. After all, it's the largest ski resort -- 3,000 of skiable terrain -- closest to the Mile High City, and it's not difficult to access: from Denver, it's [Read more]
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February 1, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Headquartered at the stylin' new Westin & Wildwood Snowmass resorts, the inaugural Après Ski Cocktail Classic celebrates the union of upbeat après-ski culture and craft cocktails March 14 to 17, 2013. With grand tastings of everything from hot toddies to [Read more]
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January 30, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
I love this new family event at Snowmass this winter: Ullr Nights! Activities for the whole family take place at the top of the Elk Camp gondola Friday nights from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. For a $10 evening gondola lift ticket ($5 for children or season pass [Read more]
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November 12, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
The newest downtown Denver hotel, which opened in August, not only serves as a lodging option for Mile High City visitors, but it's a classroom for college students. Together with an adjacent 28,000-square-foot Hospitality Learning Center, the Marriott [Read more]
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November 1, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
My family and I own our ski gear, since we live 30 minutes from Aspen/Snowmass and we road-trip to other ski destinations around the state. But if I were flying into Colorado for a ski trip, I'd absolutely rent gear once I arrived. Between airlines' hefty [Read more]
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October 24, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
My husband graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins (eons ago), but we hadn't spent any significant time in the college town before last weekend. To be honest, if we're heading to the "big city," we usually drive to Denver for museums, [Read more]
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September 28, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
Exciting stuff happening in Vail, Colorado, this winter! First, the stellar ski resort is celebrating it's 50th anniversary. Indeed, the mountain officially opened in December 1962, and Vail Resorts will mark the special occasion all season long. Fifty years [Read more]
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