Colorado Travel Experience Blog

Wolf Creek just opened this week to a natural snowpack thanks to recent snows in the Colorado mountains.  It is the latest ski area in Colorado to open, just on the heels of the Summit County resorts.  Wolf Creek is a high alpine ski resort in the south central part of the state.  This area has received natural snows over the past week that have allowed it to open and more snows are on the way later today and thru tomorrow.

At Wolf Creek, you’ll find the slope runs from 10,300 feet at the base to 11,900 feet at the summit.  Yes, this is true Colorado alpine skiing at it’s finest and receives some of the deepest natural snowpack in the state.  So, wear good clothing, beware of weather changes that occur rapidly, and use sunscreen and goggles when the sun is shining.

Other ski resorts will be opening soon.  Winter Park will open for skiing and riding on November 19th with Echo Mountain and Eldora looking to start their lifts on the 21st.  This week all the ski areas are expecting snow.

Here’s a couple of interesting blog links I found for those of you that might be thinking of skiing Colorado this winter…

The 2008 Ranking Ski Destinations with the 2008 Average Daily Hotel Rate: In this blog, you’ll find that 6 of the 10 top ranking ski destinations in the U.S. are in the state of Colorado.  Yes, Breckenridge, Aspen, Vail, Keystone, Winter Park and Steamboat make it into the 10 top ski resorts.

Colorado Ski Resorts At a Glance: Here you will find a full report on all the major Colorado ski resorts. This blog post will help you decide where you should plan your ski vacation for this year.  This one’s a really great, comprehensive overview of what Colorado has to offer skiers and boarders this season.

Aspen travel guide: You can obtain a nice travel guide for the Aspen area if this is where you intend to ski this year. And if you’re thinking of going off the beaten path to one of the best Colorado ski areas, Crested Butte, you might want to check out Skiing & Winter Vacations to Crested Butte.

Anyway, I hope these links will help you plan your ski vacation this year.  And when you get ready to book that vacation, I hope you check out Ski.com.

Tags: Aspen, Breckenridge, Colorado, Colorado ski resort, Crested Butte, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Keystone, ski vacation, Steamboat, Vail, Winter Park, Wolf Creek

A Colorado Winter Ski Trip may be exactly what you need. You and your family can hit the slopes for an adventure you won’t soon forget. Right now you are in luck as most Colorado ski resorts have once again put together their best early season deals so you can save on your Colorado Vacation.

Some of the best slopes that you will find are off-the-beaten-path, somewhat hidden from the mainstream, and they offer great value which can be found in the “less is more” theory which becomes visible from the moment you arrive.  These resorts are Colorado’s hidden winter treasures.

The resorts I’m refering to are Arapahoe Basin, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Loveland Ski Area, Monarch Mountain, Powderhorn Resort, Ski Cooper, SolVista Basin, and Sunlight Mountain Resort.  These ski resorts may be small, but they ski big. You’ll find some of the best moguls, glades, bumps, bowls, terrain parks, and abovetreeline skiing in Colorado.

Vacationers will find fewer skiers and boarders at these ski resorts, which equate to shorter lift lines for you. When lift lines are short and skiers and boarders are few, you can lay down more runs each day with more fresh powder tracks.

Each of these special resorts has its own particular, “down-to-earth vibe”. Skiers and boarders will be endeared by the unique character in the rustic lodges, the fixed grip lifts, and the locals who can  point you in the direction of the best hole-in-the-wall for après food and drinks.  While you’re enjoying your off the slope activities you can also consume the unique history that each of these skiing spots has.

Because each of these Colorado ski resorts require only a handful of lifts to access the entire ski area, keeping track of friends and family is a breeze.  Yes, you’ll love these “off the beaten path” resorts.  The less is more attitude found here will equate to one of the best ski vacations you’ll ever have.  Plus, if you plan to hit the slopes early this season, you’ll find some of the best ski vacation discounts ever.

Tags: Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, Colorado ski resort, Colorado ski vacation, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Loveland Ski Area, Monarch Mountain, Powderhorn Resort, Ski Cooper, SolVista Basin, Sunlight Mountain Resort

Those of you that have come to my blog before know that it was populated with an number of blog posts about skiing, camping, traveling and fishing in Colorado.

You might notice that there are no blog posts at the moment.  Somehow, the database associated with the blog disappeared!  Hundreds of posts and comments have thus disappeared too.  So, the only thing I can do at the moment while I’m diagnosing the problem is to start over.

This is a sad day for me and my blog to find this out.  Hopefully, I will be able to get the old blog posts back in the future.

So, for now, while I’m doing this, I should let you know that ski season has begun in Colorado with Arapaho Basin and Loveland ski areas open.  Others will be opening within the week.  Snow has fallen in the high country and more is coming this weekend and next week.

So, if you’re thinking of skiing Colorado this winter, now is the time to  plan your ski vacation and get your resort bookings.  This is a good year to ski Colorado.  The economy has made the ski resorts give all sorts of deals and bargins.

To aid you with your Colorado ski vacation you can request a free Ski Vacation Brochure to assist you with your planning and guide you to some of the best winter skiing possible in Colorado.

When I finish configuring this blog so that it looks and feels the way the old blog did, I’ll post more.  So come back and see what Colorado has to offer you and your family in the way of travel, events, and prime vacation spots.

Tags: Colorado, Colorado ski vacation, ski Colorado