1 SNOW TUBING Get a giggle-inducing thrill of a different sort — one experienced while zooming down a hill on an inner tube or sled at the speed of light. Several Colorado ski resorts have lift-served hills that save your energy for more runs. Where to Go: Copper Mountain Resort Snowmass Mountain Winter Park Resort and Snow Mountain Ranch Frisco Adventure Park High Country Tubing Park in Pagosa Springs Purgatory Resort and Ski Hesperus in Durango Adventure Ridge in Vail Steamboat Resort Keystone Resort Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Grand Junction Ski Granby Ranch Colorado Adventure Park in Fraser Kendall Mountain Recreation Area in Silverton Winter Wonderland in Aspen More: COLORADO.com/SnowTubing WINTER BEYOND THE SLOPES Create Your Winter Vacation Wish List Skiers and snowboarders aren’t the only outdoor adventurers doing snow dances in anticipation of white winter months. Colorado’s brilliant sun-soaked skies, pristine powder-filled valleys and iconic snowcapped peaks make it a proverbial winter wonderland, beckoning all to discover its spectacular landscape. 3 HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH RIDES Warm blankets, crisp winter air and the gentle jingle of bells tinkling to the stride of the horses are hallmarks of Colorado sleigh rides. So are elegant dinners, local wines, roaring fires and decadent desserts. Dude ranches are some of the best places to find fun sleigh rides. Where to Go: Beaver Meadows Ranch in Red Feather Lakes Snow Mountain Ranch and Dashing Thru the Snow Sleigh Rides in Winter Park 2 Below Zero in Frisco Saddleback Ranch in Steamboat Springs Winding River Resort in Grand Lake 4 Eagle Ranch in Wolcott and Bearcat Stables in Edwards, both near Vail Rapp Corral and Buck’s Livery in Durango Astraddle A Saddle in Pagosa Springs M Lazy C Ranch in Lake George Keystone Resort Lazy F Bar Ranch in Crested Butte Breckenridge Stables and Nordic Sleigh Rides in Breckenridge More: COLORADO.com/SleighRides 2 ICE SKATING From ice-skating locales with only sun-soaked winter skies and far-as-the-eye-can-see mountain views to urban and resort settings surrounded by busy shops and restaurants, Colorado’s outdoor ice rinks bring back-to-basics joy to this classic winter pastime. Where to Go: Arcadia Park in Colorado Springs Skyline Park in Denver Evergreen Lake The Rink at Belmar in Lakewood Teahouse Plaza in Boulder Rotary Park in Ouray Stanley Park in Estes Park ski-resort villages of Keystone, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Winter Park and Crested Butte Colorado State Parks: Yampa River in Hayden, Golden Gate Canyon in Golden, Highline Lake in Loma, Jackson Lake near Fort Morgan, Cherry Creek in Aurora and Eleven Mile in Lake George Kendall Mountain Recreation Area in Silverton River Center ponds in Pagosa Springs Aspen Ice Garden Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash NedRink in Nederland More: COLORADO.com/OutdoorIceSkating 26 / COLORADO.COM CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SNOW TUBING, ASPEN SNOWMASS; SLEIGH RIDE NEAR KEYSTONE, VAIL RESORTS/BOB WINSETT; ICE SKATER, ISTOCKPHOTO.
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