Winter Beyond the Slopes / COME TO LIFE 4 SNOWMOBILING Combine the thrill of a high-speed ride with the beautiful scenery of the snowy alpine environment. With miles and miles of trails in nearly every region of the state, you won’t have trouble renting equipment and taking a ride. Where to Go: Grand Lake Winter Park Leadville Monarch Buena Vista South Fork Steamboat Springs Breckenridge Grand Junction Glenwood Springs Krem-mling Gunnison Crested Butte Pagosa Springs Meeker Creede Lake City Vail Copper Mountain Durango Telluride Estes Park Hayden Silverthorne More: COLORADO.com/Snowmobiling 6 5 SNOWSHOEING & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Backcountry trails lead to fluffy-snow-covered valleys and peaceful stands of evergreen and aspen trees, where the only sounds you hear are chirping birds and your own heartbeat. Dozens of Nordic centers, including many at the ski resorts, are a great way to get started with rentals, trail maps and warming areas. For more intense endeavors, try a hut trip! Where to Go: Nordic centers in Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Keystone, Vail, Aspen/Snowmass, Tennessee Pass in Leadville, Frisco, Never Summer in Walden, Eldora (near Nederland), Gunnison, Beaver Creek and Grand Lake, Vista Verde Ranch in Steamboat Springs TopAten Snowshoe & Nordic Area in Telluride Vail Nordic School Ski Granby Ranch in Granby Winter Park Resort Steamboat Resort Purgatory Resort in Durango More: COLORADO.com/NordicCenters & COLORADO.com/HutTrips FAT BIKING Also known as snow biking, fat biking allows exercise-zany Coloradans to keep their wheels spinning, no matter the season. Those fat tires keep you atop the snow, and though they aren’t built for speed, they can go just about anywhere. Many trails are open to fat bikers whenever there’s snow, but here are a few sure things. Rent/Tours/Trails: BootDoctors and Paragon Outdoors in Telluride The Hub Bicycle Shop in Colorado Springs Orange Peel Bicycle Service in Steamboat Springs Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash Golden Bike Shop Colorado Bike Service in Vail A Culture of Speed in Idaho Springs Rocky Mountain Ski & Raft in South Fork Kokopelli Bike & Board in Cortez University Bikes in Boulder Cycles of Life in Leadville Pagosa Mountain Sports Absolute Bikes Adventures in Salida Front Range Ride Guides in Boulder Breck Bike Guides in Breckenridge Fat Bike Adventures in Fort Collins Durango Nordic Center Winter Park Resort Steamboat Resort Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash Latigo Ranch in Kremmling Howelsen Hill Nordic Center in Steamboat Springs More: COLORADO.com/SnowBiking CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SNOWMOBILING NEAR SOUTH FORK, JEFF CRICCO; FAT BIKING NEAR FRISCO, LISA SEAMAN; SNOWSHOE, ISTOCKPHOTO; 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION HUT SYSTEM’S FOWLER-HILLIARD HUT, JASON J. HATFIELD. COLORADO.COM / 27
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