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Home \| Travel & Leisure \| Outdoors Popular Alpine Skiing Destinations in Colorado By: Chris Hagdon If you love to ski, you may have heard about the wonderful ski hills and resorts in Colorado. These resorts draw celebrities and ski experts every ski season. Many Colorado ski resorts are situated in the Rocky Mountains, making for ideal ski conditions each year. If you are planning to visit Colorado for a ski or snowboard trip, you will have lots of options to choose from. Aspen is, by far, the most popular ski resort town in Colorado. Aspen offers visitors snowy hills, and challenging and varying terrain. But it also offers visitors the chance to people-watch, both well-to-do folks and famous celebrities flock to beautiful mountain resort each year. Aspen used to be a mining town, but is now one of the hottest vacation destinations in the USA. Aspen offers visitors a choice of spas, resorts, and fabulous dining. But it's the ski hills that bring in the most visitors. It's not a discount area; expect to pay $74 for an adult day pass at the ski resorts. Vail is another extremely popular ski resort. Vail is the largest ski resort in America and boasts 193 trails covering 5,289 acres. Constantly ranked number one in a variety of ski magazines, Vail is the place to be. The snow conditions in Vail are top notch, as is the terrain and number of challenging runs. Vail also offers great lessons for skiers and snowboarders. The town of Vail is also a popular destination for skiers, offering great shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. A local favorite in Colorado is Copper Mountain Resort. If you want to know the reason for this then go there. Copper Mountain has an impressive 125 trails and 22 lifts, no small feat. The trail system that has been developed here utilises all the benefits that the mountain provides. This has been awarded a few times. Though the rates are lower than Aspen or Vail, the trails are no less exciting. Powderhorn Resorts is a slightly smaller mountain with great value day passes. It offers a choice of challenging day outs or easy meandering and relaxing runs. There are 29 runs; ideally suited for beginners and intermediate skiers. The combination of world class accommodations and restaurants with world class skiing makes it an enjoyable visit. For skiers that look for an opportunity to ski all day and into the night, Keystone resort is the perfect place. Keystone offers the largest and best night skiing area in Colorado, in fact in all of North America! Keystone Resort is composed of three great mountains, which means there are plenty of great terrain and diverse trails, 116 of them in all. Keystone also provides many options besides skiing, including an exciting nightlife, fantastic restaurants, and great specials for those guests of the resort. Colorado has earned reputation as the home of North America's best ski resorts. New resorts continue to sprout up throughout Colorado, while the old resorts are upgraded and made even more fabulous. Many people would enjoy the opportunity for a dream vacation to live the lives of millionaires, and a lot of the resorts offer great deals which make it possible. Throw in world class skiing and top notch accommodations and you have the dream vacation. Article Source: PrimeScrolls \| FREE ARTICLES and WEB CONTENT About the author: Chris Hagdon is the your host at Fantastic Colorado, the web's premier location when you're after accurate up to date advice and ideas about Colorado. For more articles on Colorado why not visit: www.fcolorado.com/articles You can swap links with us by going to: www.fcolorado.com/links Click here to get your own unique version of this article. Receive Outdoors Articles Via RSS! Click this XML Icon: More Related Articles on Outdoors Cretaquarium - A Crete Tours Destination - By : Pankaj Mohan Towns For Your Crete Sightseeing - By : Pankaj Mohan Crappie Fish - By : David T. Crater Maui hikes - By : David Yuri Adventure sports make your vacation unforgettable. - By : David Yuri Adventure travel will spice up your life. - By : David Yuri The appeal of Landscape Lighting is growing faster than the flowers. - By : Dave Skully Camping Gear Checklist - By : Shannon Becki Why a Good Camp Grill is Important - By : Shannon Becki Popular Alpine Skiing Destinations in Colorado - By : Chris Hagdon .................................................................................................	SIGN UP for a FREE ACCOUNT or Learn More. Submit Articles Member Login Top Authors Most Popular Articles Submission Guidelines Ezine Notifications Article RSS Feeds HubPrime Your Hub on the Web! Free Web Content MadTomatoe MykleidoscopeWorld LinkChannels Web Directory Pinoy Jokes & Text Quotes Love Quotes & Sweet Text SMS GIO's Blog Top Hits Funny Videos Top RnB Music Videos CulturedShock StarSurface Friendster Master myspacelimbo euworx

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